[Part-Time Tech Podcast, Episode 8] David Cherrie is CEO and Founder of startup Arcade.co. He hired Ernie as an interim and fractional engineering leader. We share our experiences on both sides of the engagement and how it worked out.

Show notes:

(0:00) Arcade and Background

(5:06) Struggles

(7:54) Turning to fractional hires

(13:06) Why fractional worked for Engineering

(14:55) Different levels of fractional

(18:26) Time forcing functions

(21:50) Compensation and Opportunity Cost

(27:30) Limitations and Candor

(34:12) Contract to hire and fractional

Part-Time Tech

· The Part-Time Tech Newsletter: https://parttimetech.io

· The Part-Time Tech Podcast (audio): https://bit.ly/part-time-tech-podcast

· Twitter: https://twitter.com/parttimetech_io

· Ernie LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ernestipark

· Ernie Twitter: https://twitter.com/eipark

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Arcade: https://arcade.co

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[Episode 7 of the Part-Time Tech Podcast] This podcast originally appeared on the Human Cloud Podcast and Matthew Mottola was the host.

Ernie is the founder of this podcast and the Part-Time Tech newsletter. He shares his personal story and insights on the freelance economy from his conversations with talent, hiring managers, and founders in the freelance and flexible work space.

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Show Notes

3:51, Why Ernie made the switch

5:11, Why working this way makes sense for top talent

11:18, Impact of the pandemic

14:31, The corporate disconnect

20:43, The future of fractional leaders

40:51, The real tradeoffs between 1099 & W2

41:49, What do marketplaces have to do

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Part-Time Tech

· The Part-Time Tech Newsletter: https://parttimetech.io

· The Part-Time Tech Podcast (audio): https://bit.ly/part-time-tech-podcast

· Twitter: https://twitter.com/parttimetech_io

· Ernie LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ernestipark

· Ernie Twitter: https://twitter.com/eipark

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Human Cloud: https://humancloud.work/

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This podcast originally appeared on the Human Cloud Podcast and Matthew Mottola was an incredible host. Their podcast and newsletter dive deep into the freelance economy and their audience is primarily businesses and freelance marketplaces. Check’em out!

[Episode 6 of the Part-Time Tech Podcast] Bradley Jacobs is the Founder and CEO of Mylance, a tool that helps fractional executives fill their pipeline and find their next lead, supported by a vetted community.

Bradley launched several markets at Uber as an operations guru. After executing that playbook several times for Uber, he realized he could do it on his own for other companies. After many rejections and ups and downs, he was able to grow a successful consulting business doing $25k/month. He eventually started Mylance to help other people with the challenges of consulting.

In our conversation, Bradley had some great insights on why consultants can be extremely valuable to companies, tactical advice on how to make the transition from full-time to independent, and great details on his own personal journey. This conversation is jammed with really practical advice, I think you’ll enjoy it.

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Show Notes

(0:00) Intro & Bradley’s Story

(3:20) Leaving the 9-5

(7:00) Becoming a consultant

(10:15) Positioning and value

(14:02) Experiments and side quests

(18:25) Starting MyLance

(21:35) MyLance today

(24:13) Focus on Needle Moving

(27:00) Specialize and Niche Down

(29:39) Everything’s made up

(35:25) Conclusion

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Part-Time Tech

· The Part-Time Tech Newsletter: https://parttimetech.io

· The Part-Time Tech Podcast (audio): https://bit.ly/part-time-tech-podcast

· Twitter: https://twitter.com/parttimetech_io

· Ernie LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ernestipark

· Ernie Twitter: https://twitter.com/eipark

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Bradley Jacobs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-r-jacobs/

Mylance: https://mylance.co

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