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Myths of the Gig Economy, Corrected

Harvard Business Review

A fast-moving startup can secure talent as it needs it, outsource more quotidian tasks like payroll, and stay lean and mean; indeed, I see entrepreneurs employ this approach through my work at EY supporting creative, successful startups. The size of the gig economy and how fast it’s growing also seem to be over-imagined at times.

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Get Your Passion Project Moving Without Quitting Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

How to Stay Stuck in the Wrong Career. The biggest mistake people make when trying to change careers is delaying the first step until they have settled on a destination. Or pay a freelance consultant to do market research? They “carved out time on nights and weekends” to do research and market analysis.

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Law Firms’ Grueling Hours Are Turning Defectors into Competitors

Harvard Business Review

Counsel on Call was worth nearly $50 million as of 2013 , with over 900 lawyers; it serves one-third of the Fortune 100. Big Law’s commanding market lead in specific practices areas is also being challenged by boutique firms. Now even the overflow work from in-house departments has migrated away from Big Law, too.