Foreword
M
y first freelance contract was hard won. I’d spent
several months getting the hang of this new world of
finding projects and selling myself. Finally I landed
something I loved in a very cool internet startup. They offered
me a full-time job but I managed to turn it into a three-day-week
contract paying me the same amount.
I was hooked.
Since that point more than 12 years ago, freelancing has led
me into all sorts of interesting places and projects. I’ve worked
with award-winning startups, global corporations and household
names. I’ve worked on projects in Europe and Africa, written a
piece of software that ended up ...

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