THE FUTURE OF WORK
I’m Ivan LimCo-Founder of Brosa ivan@brosa.com @ivanmelvin
THE THINGS WE’LL COVER
My career journey1
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What work looks like in the future
How to succeed in this future
WHO IS THIS GUY ANYWAY?
WHAT I DO RIGHT NOW
GREAT THINGS ARE BUILT WITH GREAT PEOPLE
IT’S A CRAZY WORLD OUT THERE
OUR WORLD IS CHANGING FASTER TODAY
THAN AT ANY OTHER POINT IN HISTORY
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THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN TODAY WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE THE
SAME WHEN YOU GET MARRIED, HAVE KIDS, HAVE GRANDKIDS,
BUY YOUR FIRST HOME…….
DON’T OBSESS ABOUT HAVING A PLAN
EVERYBODY HAS A PLAN….UNTIL
THEY GET HIT“
MIKE TYSON
THERE WAS NO PLAN BUT THERE
WAS A DIRECTION
I FOUND AN OPPORTUNITY THAT MATCHED MY DIRECTION
WHEN OPPORTUNITY AND DIRECTION MEET
PLANS FEEL GREAT BECAUSE THEY CREATE A SENSE OF CONTROL
OPTIMISE YOUR LIFE FOR GROWTH NOT
SECURITY
THE THINGS YOU OWN END UP OWNING YOU
AN OVER RELIANCE ON MONEY AND POSSESSIONS FORCES YOU TO
MAKE PLANS THAT MAINTAIN SECURITY, NOT ENCOURAGE GROWTH OR REINVENTION
ANYONE WHO STOPS LEARNING IS OLD, WHETHER
AT TWENTY OR EIGHTY. ANYONE WHO KEEPS
LEARNING STAYS YOUNG.
“HENY FORD
TO SUCCEED IN THE FUTURE OF WORK YOU MUST
NEVER STOP LEARNING
WORK IS NO LONGER JUST WORK. IT IS ABOUT MEANING
SOME OF YOU MAY BE THINKING RIGHT NOW…. ALL I WANT IS A JOB. JUST
GIVE ME A JOB!
OUR GENERATION IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO JUST
WORK A JOB… YOU WANT MORE THEN JUST A SALARY
62% OF MILLENNIALS IN THE US ARE MORE LIKELY TO SEARCH
OUT WORK THAT HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD
TO FIND MEANING, MILLENNIALS ARE BUILDING
THEIR OWN FUTURES
THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THE BUILDERS
BUILDING YOUR OWN FUTURE HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER
PEOPLE ARE BUILDING THEIR OWN FUTURE VIA FREELANCING
34% OF THE AMERICAN
WORKFORCE FREELANCE 53M FREELANCERS
FREELANCERS ARE ADDING $715
BILLION ANNUALLY TO THE AMERICAN
ECONOMY
APPROXIMATELY 32% OF THE AUSTRALIAN
WORKFORCE ARE FREELANCERS
SOURCE - FREELANCING IN AMERICA REPORT 2014
FREELANCERS ARE ADDING $51
BILLION ANNUALLY TO THE AUSTRALIAN
ECONOMY
THERE ARE PLATFORMS DEDICATED TO HELPING YOU RUN YOUR OWN ENTERPRISE
GOOGLE SEARCH VOLUME FOR STARTUPS
GOOGLE SEARCH VOLUME FOR STARTUPS VS INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES
YOUR #1 QUESTION SHOULD NOT BE
HOW DO I GET EMPLOYED?
YOUR #1 QUESTION SHOULD BE
HOW DO I BUILD SOMETHING?
IN 2014 A STUDY BY THE EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION
FOUND THE AVERAGE COST OF STARTING A NEW BUSINESS FROM
SCRATCH WAS $30,000.
ANY GUESSES HOW MUCH IT COST TO
START BROSA?
KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO START IS EVERYWHERE
https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/
WE AREN’T ALL CALLED TO BE BUSINESS OWNERRS
BUT WE CAN ALL BE BUILDERS, NOT MERELY CONSUMERS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS NEITHER A SCIENCE NOR AN ART. IT IS A PRACTICE“
PETER DRUCKER
THE SIZE OF OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO YOU ARE AT LEAST 5X LARGER THAN WHAT
YOU SEE RIGHT NOW
THIS IS JUST ONE SMALL PART OF THE INTERNET
THIS IS THE POTENTIAL OF THE INTERNET
IT IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE WORLD
DON’T BE AFRAID TO TAKE RISKS AND TAKE THEM OFTEN
MY ADVENTURE IN TAKING A RISK
PLAY THE LONG GAME BE PATIENT
DO OR DO NOT. THERE IS
NO TRY “
YODA, MASTER JEDI
THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT THE FUTURE
IS TO CREATE IT“
PETER DRUCKER
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT BE AMBITIOUS
BE GREAT
I’m Ivan LimCo-Founder of Brosa ivan@brosa.com @ivanmelvin
I’m Ivan LimCo-Founder of Brosa ivan@brosa.com @ivanmelvin
Oh yes, and we’re hiring :)