Manuel's Reviews > Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself

FAN provides a lot of insight on why and how a growing number of workers trade the security of a fixed paycheck, by the security of having a diversified portfolio of income sources, the opportunities ahead, the challenges they will face, and the benefits they will get.

Written at the start of the century, it foresaw many of trends that materialized later, and are still currently (2017) relevant, particularly in the context of globalization (and its impact such as a growing inequality, and the growing power of capital over labor), lower cost of means of production, and ubiquitous connectivity.

You should definitely read this book if you are considering switching from paycheck employment to working on your own, are starting a career and unsure which path you should take. For those already working on your own the book will provide some useful insights (although some are dated), and the comfort to know that you are sharing that path with a growing number of people.