Episode 10: Why the future belongs to the networked freelancer – featuring Matthew Mottola

The business landscape is changing. Even before Covid-19, the age-old assumptions about workflows, personnel and physical premises were open to challenge. Our latest guest on the Kitchen Table Community Podcast, Matthew Mottola, has been reading the tea leaves for some time. And he is happy to share his insights into the changing face of business, and how networked freelancers and kitchen table agencies might well be the solution to big business’ problems. 

Matthew is the author of The Human Cloud: How Today’s Changemakers Use Artificial Intelligence and the Human Cloud to Transform Work, published in early 2021. He's also co-founder and CEO of software company Venture L, which has produced a super-smart platform that designed to enable freelance collaboration.

Whether you’re a freelancer, a kitchen table agency owner, or just interested in where we're all heading, this is one you shouldn't miss. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Theme and intro
• 1:44 Matthew's journey as a freelancer and his mission
• 4:31 WhyThe KitchenTable method and his reflections on big business
• 13:32 Matthew's book The Human Cloud
• 19:59 The impact of COVID-19 for workplaces and freelancers
• 24:00 Networked freelancers, referrals, and autonomous hives
• 26:01 All about Matthew's software platform Venture L
• 28:27 Successful freelancing at scale
• 32:57 The importance of culture and community in freelance enterprises
• 36:52 Outro