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6 Keys To Growing Your Career Through The Gig Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

The simple answer is that we all have to start thinking like entrepreneurs, rather than entitled employees. I’m not looking for a personal guess, but some real homework done via networking and the Internet to see what other companies pay for the same role. Don’t wait for your next company layoff to get you started.

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Freelancers Are The New Entrepreneurs For Services

Startup Professionals Musings

You don’t need to invent an innovative product to be a real entrepreneur. Many of these new entrepreneurs were regular employees a few years ago, focused on a skill specialty. Then your apps need to run on the new iPhone platform. We are becoming a society of entrepreneurs. Here are a few examples: Marketing specialists.

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Entrepreneurs Can Thrive on Services or Products

Startup Professionals Musings

You don’t need to invent an innovative product to be a real entrepreneur. Self-employed services specialists are just as important, and are a growing part of this new “ age of the entrepreneur ” that I discussed last week. Many of these new entrepreneurs were regular employees a few years ago, focused on a skill specialty.

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Entrepreneurs can be Specialists or Generalists

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs who run startups have to be generalists to survive. Yet I’m seeing another critical group of entrepreneurs, self-employed specialists, who are a growing part of this new “ entrepreneurial revolution ” that I discussed a couple of weeks ago. Many of these new entrepreneurs were regular employees a few years ago.