First off, what exactly is a pyramid scheme?A pyramid scheme, also known as a “multi-level marketing” scheme or an MLM, is a popular form of direct selling that involves using one’s social connections to grow a business network. A 1996 academic journal defined direct selling as “face-to-face selling away from a fixed retail location”, usuallyContinue reading “Pyramid Schemes, or MLMs: what they are, the problems involved, and five questions to protect yourself + a totally unrelated talk about crypto.”
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A Conversation About Gig Work, in the African Context
So what exactly is this “Gig Work” everyone is suddenly raving about? “Gig work” typically refers to any short-term or part-time work carried out by temporary workers or employees; the term originates from the American word gig, which was used to refer to bookings and engagements by musical performers, and that concept of a time-limitedContinue reading “A Conversation About Gig Work, in the African Context”
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