Leaders, are we really grown up enough to be a venture backable space? According to Gale, absolutely, as her fund is focused on the future of work, and invests in a number of freelance economy startups each year. 

We'll talk about what the venture space looks like for the freelance economy, how she sees the freelance economy in the future (hint...2 to 3x growth), and how freelance models can be well positioned for venture capital (hint...not ALL companies should be venture backed, and that's a good thing). 

A couple themes that we think you need to know asap...

    The freelance economy will never be one large marketplace because it's an industry of people, nuance, and intricate user experiences 
    The freelance economy is a natural societal evolution of what people want out of work and what technology now allows for
    Consulting can be a lucrative business on it's own without venture capital

Learn more: http://humancloud.work/gale-wilkinson

Ep. 88: Gale Wilkinson, Managing Partner at VITALIZE, Investing In The Freelance Economy

Title/Song: Dear Lord

Artist/Songwriter: Yahng Toonz

Recording Studio: Human Studios
Website: www.endallproductions.com

Producer/Engineer: The Human - Owner and Chief Engineer
-- Almost two decades of audio recording and mixing experience with very distinct attention to detail and creative production. Familiarity with all genres, with a strong focus on production intensive music (modern rock, metal, and hip hop). Specialty skills include realistic drum programming for artists/bands without drummers (or that just want a more "larger than life" drum sound), Synth and orchestral accompaniment, and "radio ready" production.

Dear Lord

The Human Cloud Podcast

Where entrepreneurs, investors, and yes...even you corporate warriors meet to talk about the freelance economy. 

Each month we bring on an industry leader, corporate leader, and innovator of the month pushing the freelance economy forward.

Led by Matthew Mottola, 10+ year leader in enterprise adoption of freelance workforces, published author, prior venture backed founder and leader of Microsoft’s signature freelance product. 

In the words of Matthew, "let our inbox be yours".

Toonz mumbles poetry that trips over beats. Awkward midnight sessions in his room or at the homie’s couch-turned-studio barely pass for a mixtape. He unloads confusion instead of bars; his lyrics read like rejected diary entries from middle school, turning paper cuts into clunky rhymes that sound like someone arguing with a rattling window fan at full throttle.

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