[phrotoma]

Your story is a nice succinct version of the "Business of Authority" strategy. Establish yourself as an expert, work finds you.

https://thebusinessofauthority.com/

[tomrod]

I never thought about these as different acquisition models. What others are there to learn about?

[phrotoma]

The last time I mentioned this I got downvoted into a crater, so maybe ppl hate it (I'm open to hearing counterpoints!) but there's an army of tech freelancers swapping advice in a slack called "Rands Leadership Slack". My old boss suggested it. I thought it was BS. It was surprisingly informative - case in point it's where I first heard of the above podcast.