Remember that prediction that was thrown around in pre-COVID times – something along the lines of “there’s gonna be more freelancers than employees at some point in the future”?
To be honest, I also had to pull it up again - this was actually a study by Randstad US, published in 2016 (!).
I actually don’t have a snarky subline for this one. The startup lore on this is captivating. Photo by Lagos Techie on Unsplash In this mini-series, we’ll look… Weiterlesen »Freelance Product Managers in: Startups
In this mini-series, we’ll look at utilization of freelance product managers in different environments; when it makes sense, and — yes, also when it makes less sense. … Weiterlesen »Freelance Product Managers in: Enterprises
You know it. Source: imgflip.com Let’s jump right in — I guess this topic doesn’t require much of an introduction (hence the title image). As the scene’s… Weiterlesen »5 Frameworks for Successful Freelance Product Management
I didn’t spend more time surfing since I became a freelancer — but drumming. (Photo of me, by Strangeworks Visuals) In 2016, Maxime Braud (who went on to co-found the… Weiterlesen »Why it’s Not Impossible to Be a Freelance Product Manager. And Why it Should Be Easier.
Because nothing says “success” like a corny stock photo. Photo by Zac Durant on Unsplash If you came to find a magic recipe here — sorry, you won’t find that here…because… Weiterlesen »Scoring Your First Client as a Freelance Product Manager
This would also be a great name for a Trap playlist on Spotify, actually. Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Did you come here because the title of… Weiterlesen »What Product Managers Can Learn From the COVID-19 Crisis
What makes anyone a “product owner”? What makes anyone a ”product manager” or a “product consultant”? As an employee, your employment agreement usually comes with a title. Soon enough, it… Weiterlesen »Entrepreneur or unemployed? Dealing with Impostor Syndrome as a Freelancer
Me whenever I see yet another “What a Product Manager does/should do/should not do”article on Medium. Photo by Christian Erfurt on Unsplash As a Product Manager, a vital part of… Weiterlesen »How Freelancing Brought Me in Touch With My Inner Salesperson
Getting into freelancing as a Product Manager usually doesn’t just happen ‘en passant’ — in our space, it usually follows some elaborate evaluation of your professional (and/or personal) life’s priorities and at least some upfront groundwork. Accordingly, there’s a spectrum of options to realize this foray, with the extremes being playing it safe with a side hustle and taking the plunge going all-in, as well as some middle ground in there.
