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I find it interesting that so many people have a hard time comprehending Freelancing yet support entrepreneurs. An insurance or mortgage broker is ultimately a
by scottshea 13y ago
I find it interesting that so many people have a hard time comprehending Freelancing yet support entrepreneurs. An insurance or mortgage broker is ultimately a Freelancer who can sell their output to a corporation and I doubt any of them face the same strange stares.
- drjacobs 13y agoI think the difference is in the perception that entrepreneurs create jobs while freelancers work for themselves. Clearly a bit of both here though.
- tspike 13y agoEveryone in the tech startup scene belongs to the same social hierarchy, where certain behaviors are rewarded and others punished, with success measured in successful rounds raised and big exits. Freelancers are inherently part of the ecosystem, but they don't fit neatly into the hierarchy, much like senior engineers in large companies who have no interest in management. Insurance agents and mortgage brokers belong to a different social group, so they're accorded "other" status and not measured by the same metrics.
- csbartus 13y agoFreelancing is a startup. You have a market, you have a new idea and product and you go after customers. You do marketing, sales, development, design, accounting, networking. You grow your own business like your own startup. Moreover freelancing is a lean, slim startup. You don't spend time on investors and hiring. You won't change the world -- only yours. And that's good enough. You do only you know the best.