Entrepreneurial You

Dorie Clark, an entrepreneur and author, lays out a blueprint for professional independence as work becomes more freelance, self-reliant and location-free. Many professionals want to go out on their own as consultants, freelancers or with a sideline, but struggle with how to earn money doing what they love. In short chapters Clark covers building a brand, monetizing expertise, extending reach online, developing several revenue streams and winning a steady supply of clients. She draws on the stories of consultants, coaches, podcasters, bloggers and online marketers who have built six- and seven-figure incomes. The goal is a portfolio of traditional and online income streams that brings financial freedom and control over one's career.

500 Startups partner Marvin Liao listed it among the books he was partway through reading in a Book-Talk interview.