
Robin Rendle — Stop calling yourself an IC

Of all organization men, the true executive is the one who remains most suspicious of The Organization. If there is one thing that characterizes him, it is a fierce desire to control his own destiny and, deep down, he resents yielding that control to The Organization, no matter how velvety its grip he wants to dominate, not be dominated...
Venkatesh Rao • Be Slightly Evil
entrepreneur, freelance consultant, or even the newly emerging “creator.”