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Validated learning. Product of me

Adam Townsend - February 12, 2017December 12, 2018

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools – Confucius I have written before about my pivot to lean. [ … ]

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The startup of me. Fat v. Lean. Pivoting

Adam Townsend - February 11, 2017December 12, 2018

In May of 2014. I was approximately 205 pounds +/- the weight of a pizza. There was no eureka moment that drove me to radically change my diet and lifestyle. [ … ]

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Operational excellence of me

Adam Townsend - February 11, 2017December 12, 2018

It is not easy to change inside out. You have to step away from yourself to get a better view. You have to chisel a block of stone. It should [ … ]

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Is a Gig an On Demand Job?

Adam Townsend - February 11, 2017December 12, 2018

I kept an old article bookmarked so one day I could look back at it, today I did. The Wall Street Journal Contract Workforce Outpaces Growth in Silicon-Valley Style ‘Gig’ Jobs [ … ]

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Are There Any Jobs in the Gig Economy?

Adam Townsend - February 11, 2017December 12, 2018

Since the year 2000 the number of jobs in the Part-Time Economy has steadily increased. But these jobs in retail, bars, restaurants, hotels, amusement parks, stadiums and temp agencies average [ … ]

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Creating Value and the Ownership of Work in the Gig Economy

Adam Townsend - February 10, 2017December 12, 2018

The Gig Worker creates value by completing processes. The higher the value of the processes completed, the higher the premium created by labor. Processes that are programmable can be done by machines [ … ]

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Excess Regulations in the Gig Economy…

Adam Townsend - February 10, 2017December 12, 2018

The gig economy is being chopped down by excessive, last generation regulations. Uber lost a first judicial battle in the United Kingdom. The California-based firm has been ordered to change the [ … ]

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ObamaCare and the ACA…built to fail. Explained

Adam Townsend - February 9, 2017December 12, 2018

In its last study of ObamaCare in 2014, the Congressional Budget Office (“CBO”) report “Budgetary and Economic Effects of Repealing the Affordable Care Act” (the “ACA”), and which can be [ … ]

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Pussy hats and parents gone wild

Adam Townsend - February 8, 2017December 12, 2018

  This post is too smart for me to have written. It connects the dots between Pussy Hats and Children. It is by Theodore Dalrymple He is a genius, the best I [ … ]

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Social Credit Score for the Gig Economy Worker

Adam Townsend - February 6, 2017December 12, 2018

Gig workers will have a difficult time in the current credit evaluation methodologies. Their earnings are volatile.  Social credit Google has an online reputation evaluation and tracking system run within [ … ]

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