Indie Life & The Future of Work - Venkatesh Rao
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
English - November 23, 2022 01:28 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsCareers Business careers paul millerd unconventional paths digital nomad creator economy youtube twitter people Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This episode was a delight. Venkatesh Rao is the creator of Ribbonfarm and has been writing about the internet, technology, and gig life. This conversation focuses on his recently published book, The Art of Gig.
If you are thinking about working independently, becoming a freelancer, or are interested in consulting, you should definitely buy his book:
The Art of Gig, Foundations
The Art of Gig, Superstructures
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/KC63HrF8V4E
You can find Venkatesh:
on Twitter @vgr
on RibbonFarm (blog and substack)
His consulting website: venkateshrao.com
Links Mentioned:
How Karate Kid Ruined The Modern World (Cracked)
Lords of Strategy
What Theorising Is, Theorising Is Not
Tempo, by Venkatesh
Jim Keller
Squad Wealth
We talked about:
1:00 The scripts Venkatesh grew up with
5:05 Preparing for the leap, Dan Pink's books
10:48 Predictable income vs adventure
18:58 Is $100 enough to build confidence in a project?
21:08 Understanding the big consulting companies
27:18 The positioning vs people's school
33:34 "Avoid polished deliverables"
42:17 Helping the executives take a step back
47:54 Systematic doubt and systematic confidence
51:40 What is "the clutch class" and why does it matter?
59:34 "What the clutch class is doing on evenings and weekends everyone will be doing in 10 years"
1:01:54 Keeping a 10-foot pole between your public identity and freelance gigs
1:03:38 How does Venkatesh work with clients?
1:07:53 The Yak collective and the future of indie consulting
1:12:34 Why the gig economy will outgrow the paycheck economy?
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