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Re:Expert Networks: A Secret World of $500 per Hour Consulta... by josephjrobison on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @11:53PM (#21143490)
“Information download” is a genius term. In the right industry a company can save years of failure by paying the right person for X amount of hours to glean a ton of knowledge very quickly, assuming they can’t just outright hire them.
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Re:Expert Networks: A Secret World of $500 per Hour Consulta... by WillPontificate on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:13AM (#21143938)
Mathematically this probably could never be justified as a permanent hire. Not enough steady demand.
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Re:Expert Networks: A Secret World of $500 per Hour Consulta... by ifoundthetao on Thursday October 03, 2019 @11:58AM (#21148484)
It can be justified in the context of hiring that person keeps that knowledge resource from competitors. Then it makes a lot of sense to pay them enough to stay, as it allows you to outpace competition in the marketplace.
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Re:Expert Networks: A Secret World of $500 per Hour Consulta... by HenryKissinger on Thursday October 03, 2019 @12:16AM (#21143651)
What does it take to become this kind of person in less than 10 years?
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Re:Expert Networks: A Secret World of $500 per Hour Consulta... by WillPontificate on Thursday October 03, 2019 @12:49AM (#21143828)
That's kind of the barrier to entry, no?
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