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The Gig Economy Is Failing. Say Hello to the Hustle Economy.
~14 min read · Paywall possible · 112 saves · Jul 29th · Caitlin Dewey · Unemployed teachers, cooks, dancers are turning to Patreon, Twitch, and OnlyFans
6 Traits That'll Make You Indispensable at Work
2 min read · 91 saves · Jul 28th · In my experience at all levels within large organizations as well as small ones, the team members valued the most, and usually promoted first,…
Why America Is Afraid of TikTok
~17 min read · Paywall possible · 59 saves · Jul 30th · Michael Schuman · The company’s founder says in an interview that he wants it to be “a window” on the world. A Republican senator says it is…
Why you should be thanking your employees more often
3 min read · 27 saves · Jul 22nd · Bruce Tulgan · While lots of people find plenty of time to complain when things go wrong, most do not take enough time to stop and appreciate…
Assessing the potential for a gig economy in education
1 min read · 19 saves · Jul 17th · Rish Joshi Contributor Rish is an entrepreneur and investor. Previously, he was a VC at Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI fund), co-founded a fintech startup…
Gig Economy Researchers Want Corporations to Stop Influencing Research
4 min read · 15 saves · Jul 30th · “In an open letter released on Thursday, dozens of academics proposed a set of principles to stop companies from influencing research with proprietary data…
From the Gig Economy to the Guild Economy
6 min read · 15 saves · Jul 21st · Category:Collaboration,Community,Connections,Creation Spaces,Flow,Institutional Innovation,Learning,Opportunity,Trust,Workgroups
Dumpling launches to make anyone become their own Instacart
4 min read · 13 saves · Jul 20th · Gig economy companies like to tout the flexibility and freedom they offer workers, but for the people finding work through companies like Instacart, Uber,…
Gig workers are finding it harder to make money as surging unemployment drives up competition
3 min read · 10 saves · Jul 26th · Annie Palmer · The $600 unemployment boost is set to end next week, which could add a new influx of jobless Americans to the already crowded gig…
COVID-19 highlights the stark difference between skilled freelancers and gig workers, but both need protections
3 min read · 10 saves · Jul 24th · Brent Messenger · A VP at freelance work marketplace Fiverr says that as the workforce continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear skilled freelancers are…