Course Overview -Making Money as a Freelancer
Specialization Overview
Course Introduction
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About CalArts and Extended Studies
Course Overview -Course Communication & Academic Policies
Instructor Presence and Staff Support
Academic Integrity
Forum Guidelines
Requesting Peer Reviews
Course Overview -Meet some real-life freelancers
Get acquainted with our freelancers
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Introducing Rajib Karmakar
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Introducing Nick Rodrigues
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Introducing Socks Whitmore
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Personal and Business Finances -Set yourself up for health, wealth and success
Spreadsheet Basics
Personal Finances
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Runway 1: Your Personal Today Budget
Runway 2: Your Personal Tomorrow Budget
Personal Budget Worksheet Walkthrough
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Personal and Business Finances -Introduction to Business Finances
Definitions of Basic Financial Terms
Business Finance
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Nick on the reality of finances
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Making and Managing Money in Your Business -Design your business to support your life
Runaway 3: Design your business budget
Runway 3 continued
Business Inputs Walkthrough
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Making and Managing Money in Your Business -Is the price right?
Pricing Your Solution
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Socks on defining their business rates
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Testing additional assumptions
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Making and Managing Money in Your Business -Can your business scale?
Unit Economics
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Socks on setting rates for different businesses
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Adding more complexity to your inputs
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Making and Managing Money in Your Business -Selecting your business model
Business Model Selection
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Socks on finding clients
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Examples of Business Models
How are you doing? -Financial resources
How to Choose Key Resources
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Rajib on working with an accountant
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How are you doing? -Financial vocabulary
Understand Basic Financial Terms
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How to Analyze an Income Statement
Rajib on financial processes
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Making Financial Decisions -Avoiding the danger zone
Measure Everything
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Rajib on the value of having an accountant
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Could you give yourself a raise?
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Start Measuring
Making Financial Decisions -Is the money there?
Financing Your Business
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Shifting Financial Gears
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Rajib on having a mentor or advisor
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Making Financial Decisions -Week 4 Wrap-Up
Giving Useful Feedback
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Course Conclusion
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Next Steps