Dan Pink on the State of Free Agent Nation in 2015 (And Beyond)

In 1997, a young man quit his job to become a writer. In January 1998, an article he wrote entitled “Free Agent Nation” appeared in a young magazine called Fast Company, and a career was launched.

That article proved viable demand and led to a book deal. The interesting intersection here is that another young man who had quit his job to become a writer was featured in the book version of Free Agent Nation, and that young man was Brian Clark.

Oh yeah … the first guy’s name is Daniel Pink. He’s written five provocative books, including three long-running New York …read more