The best boss in the worlD

lessons learned from a decade of self employment

Helen Sherwood-Taylor

PyCon Namibia

February 2017

cycling adventures

A long bike ride

freelancing can be...

• On a team, or alone
• The specialist, or one of many
• Client's office or remote
• Client's hours or your own schedule
• Fixed price, or paid hourly / daily
• New project, or somebody else's mess (or nice code)
• Big or small company

Working anywhere

Setting your own schedule

• Find a schedule that works for you
• Discipline to both start and stop working
• Leave something for tomorrow

multiple clients

working alone

Be a good colleague to yourself

thank you!

@helenst