Jun 8, 2021What are the odds?How a band got me obsessed with their music, and making room for random coincidences for extraordinary creations. — Mark: Wanna start a band? Laura: I’m not a musician… Mark: Are you willing to learn? In 2007, Laura followed a friend to his place for lunch. In the living room, she saw Mark watching a documentary about Afghan music. What are…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Jul 30, 2019Five Services For Freelancers That May Emerge In The Next Five YearsThe gig economy is growing faster than ever, with Statista estimating the number of freelancers in the United States around 62 million. Within the next decade, that number is projected to jump to over 85 million — more than half of the total American workforce. In the past, freelancing was…Freelancing5 min readFreelancing5 min read
Published inCollective·May 6, 2019New Technology Has Sparked A Freelance Boom — Here’s What’s Coming NextThe future of work is freelance. From graphic designers and web developers to delivery drivers and home cleaners, American workers are increasingly embracing the freedom and flexibility of freelance life. At the same time, talent-starved employers are taking advantage of the opportunity to hire skilled workers located all over the…Freelancing4 min readFreelancing4 min read
Published inCollective·Jan 25, 2019Freelancer’s Guide to Paying Yourself a Salary From an S CorporationMany freelancers opt to own and operate their business in the form of an S corporation (also called a Subchapter S corporation), as doing so allows them to reap some helpful tax savings. Put simply, when your business is an S corporation (a.k.a. S corp), you become its employee for…Taxes12 min readTaxes12 min read
Apr 29, 20159 Unusual Ideas for Lyft to be David to Uber’s GoliathDear Lyft, where do you see yourself in 5 years? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and it doesn’t look very promising. …Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Apr 1, 2015How to Design Products — An Entrepreneur’s GuideBack in the day, I made a mistake. Like many of us, I prioritized work over myself. That came with a cost: 50 extra pounds. By changing my eating habits and mindset, I found my way back to health and wellness. Besides completing a triathlon, this helped me become more…Entrepreneurship15 min readEntrepreneurship15 min read
Jan 27, 2015Meet your closest friendDo you feel it? It’s always there. The closest friend you probably haven’t paid attention to for a while. There every second, minute, hour. And I promise it’s going to be there, until you die. Don’t you feel it? Then take a deep breath. Ah, there it is. Your closest…2 min read2 min read
Jul 4, 2014How to lose credibility and annoy your first time users in less than 10 secondsI’m a strong believer of meaningful and user centric work. I love and design products built on top of that belief. That became a rare quality in today’s conversion and retention obsessed growth hacking culture, which goes for the easiest way: Manipulation. Why? Because it’s easy and it works. If…2 min read2 min read