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The New New Deal
When it comes to benefits, a fitness instructor has different workers’ compensation needs than a designer who sits at a desk all day. Solo truckers can’t negotiate for fuel card discounts, but a software platform that aggregates demand could do so. There are also financial products that could be unique to solo workers, such as income-smoothing prod... See more
D'arcy Coolican • As More Workers Go Solo, the Software Stack Is the New Firm | Andreessen Horowitz
It leads to major cost savings for companies. Tech is evolving rapidly, and the truth is that some jobs might become obsolete, making specialized, temporary skills more valuable.
This shift aligns with a cultural change where people are less loyal to long-term employers and more interested in using their skills independently to earn more.
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This shift aligns with a cultural change where people are less loyal to long-term employers and more interested in using their skills independently to earn more.
This chan... See more
Michael Houck • Startups are Experiments
The notion of the “organization man”—a term popularized by William H. Whyte’s seminal 1956 book that describes the subsuming of individual agency in service of a large corporation—is giving way to the rise of “micro-entrepreneurs,” or free agents, creators, freelancers, and independent workers who utilize digital platforms to make a living by lever... See more