interesting article about how to hire and take care of artists...
http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2010/06/24/my-competitive-advantage-i-hire-artists/
also, this is probably why I no longer call myself an artist, because I rock the 9-5 :(
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Hiring artists FTW. I'm always amazed when "business"-type people make fun of artists for their supposed lack of business cred. I would argue that the artists I know are the most savvy people in the world, since they are able to make things that have absolutely zero tangible value and convince people to pay money for them.
don't worry jonbro, i'm working on the 9-5 conundrum. you're still an artist in my eyes.
Fellas, my excel skilz make Van Gogh hella jealous, yo.
Yann, I think you're right on about artists. I also think they make better employees because they are more tapped into doing things for passion--which leads to better quality work.
On passion, money and motivation (have I posted this already?):
I was thinking about this more as I was getting out of bed this morning...
The flip side of hiring artists is getting them to commit to your enterprise full time. Let's take the guy in the article that Jon posted. He's a startup and needed a part-time customer service rep. Let's say his company grows to the point where he needs a full time customer service rep, or grows to the point where he needs a full time customer service manager. Will the artist he hired come along for the ride?
It seems like no amount of money would dissuade the artist from giving up his passion. It seems like the entrepreneur would have to hire someone else--someone who hasn't been dealing with his customers and thus is not nearly as knowledgable.
Basically, you can hire artists, but can you grow with artists?
We will return to business chat after these messages...
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