Gabe Valdivia - How to Thrive as an Independent Designer

I think we're entering a world where the market for fractional design is about to explode… So this week's episode is with one of my favorite people in the industry, Gabe Valdivia com/gabrielvaldivia). We're going to explore his independent journey → how he made the jump, how he's evolved the practice in year two, and all of the lessons he's learned along the way. Some highlights: - Gabe’s three-phase client model - How to sell a client on fractional design - Gabe’s rules of thumb for pricing himself - How Gabe’s new apprenticeship program works - How Gabe vibe-coded his personal Freelance OS - How he has redefined success from year 1 to year 2 - Gabe’s journey to figure out how to position himself as an independent - + a *lot* more - Charlie Sutton

originalSubdomain=au) who he worked with on VR team at Facebook - Team Human book by Douglas Rushkoff fm/book) Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:26 How Gabe's independent model works 5:30 Gabe's new apprenticeship program 7:49 How Gabe defines success 12:45 Why Gabe decided to go independent 17:40 Figuring out how to position himself as a candidate 22:06 Gabe's strategies for pricing 25:43 How to sell someone on fractional design 31:09 How Gabe handles the logistics of working with multiple clients 34:50 Vibe coding your own toolstacks 45:36 Other impacts of being independent Dive is where the best designers never stop learning 🤿 🌐

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