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• Erik Dietrich

Summary

Erik Dietrich, the owner of Hit Subscribe, does a solo episode on the journey from freelancer to agency owner. He starts by defining three different roles in this journey, freelancer, business owner, and agency owner. He overviews the typical journey from freelancer to agency owner and evolution of roles and responsibilities that occurs on this journey. He then outlines his own journey. 

Erik discusses the possible motivations one might have for becoming an agency owner, money, equity, and time. He also addresses the struggles of being an agency owner. He lists questions to ask yourself before deciding to go down this path. He ends the episode by giving advice to those who decide this is something they want.

Links

• https://daedtech.com

• https://join.dynamitecircle.com/

• https://www.facebook.com/freelancersshow/

Picks

Erik Dietrich:

• Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You

• http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html

• https://www.hitsubscribe.com/