Journey To $100 Million

At Erik's last employer, the company explicitly forbid employees from freelancing. Many of the people at the company, Erik included, had a strong desire to freelance and thus were technically violating the company policy. What that meant was that many employees carried around two personas. The first persona was that of a loyal employee, and the second was that of a freelancer, but on the down low. It forced employees to sneak around, and they felt scared of getting caught for making a few extra bucks. Each freelance gig that Erik took on resulted in him actually getting better as an employee because he brought that experience back into the workplace. The skills he gained while freelancing made him a better at his job. When Erik started his company he decided to not play that game. He addressed the situation and explicitly allowed freelancing, and still allows it. There are caveats, but generally it's allowed. He believes freelancing is a good practice. A few employees do it, most don't, and it's fine a