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Freelancing and Consulting with Data Engineering - Adrian Brudaru

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We talked about:

  • Adrian’s background
  • Freelancing vs Employment
  • Risk and occupancy rate in freelancing
  • The scariest part of freelancing
  • Adrian’s first projects
  • Freelancing 5 years later
  • Pay rates in freelancing
  • Acquiring skills while freelancing
  • Working with recruitment agencies and networking
  • Looking for projects and getting clients
  • Freelancing vs consulting
  • Clarity in clients’ expectations (scope of work)
  • Building your network
  • Freelancing platforms
  • Adrian’s data loading prototype
  • Going from freelancing to making your own product (and other investments)
  • The usefulness of a portfolio
  • Introverts in freelancing
  • Is it possible to work for 3 months a year in freelancing?
  • Choosing projects and skill-building strategy (focusing on interests)
  • Freelancing in Berlin
  • Clients’ expectations for freelancers vs employees
  • Working with more than one client at the same time
  • Adrian’s freelance cooperative on Slack
  • Other advice for novice freelancers (networking)
  • Finding Adrian online


    • Links:

    • Github: https://github.com/scale-vector
    • Slack Community: https://join.slack.com/t/berlindatacol-szn7050/shared_invite/zt-19dp8msp0-pP4Av3_fVFBbsdrzPROEAg


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