The Rise of the Experience Entrepreneur

Описание: In this solo episode of Self Funded, Chrissie shares an aha moment that’s been forming over the past few years: the rise of the experience entrepreneur. She walks through how this idea emerged from watching talented professionals leave traditional roles and start building businesses around their own experience — not by starting over, but by changing how that experience is delivered. Chrissie defines what experience entrepreneurship is (and what it isn’t), explains how it offers a third path out of the competence cage, and unpacks why this model is becoming more viable right now — from fractional work and shifting views on credentials to the leverage created by AI. This episode is about naming a movement, putting language to a quiet shift, and exploring how mid-career professionals can build something ambitious without abandoning everything they’ve already built.

(00:01:28) Expertise Entrepreneurship
(00:03:12) Expertise-based Sustainable Business Ventures
(00:08:50) Self-Funding Success in Innovation

Self Funded Links:
Substack: ⁠https://selffundedbychrissie.substack...
Apple: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5u4zA43...
YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxW6...

The Long Game:
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My Self Funded Tech Stack:
These are some of my favorite tools I use everyday in my business and podcast (affiliate links):
Collective: Powers my S-Corp from bookkeeping to paying contractors to tax prep. ⁠https://share.collective.com/mQHI7Bf⁠
Flodesk: The easiest email platform with clean, easy-to-customize designs and a simple workflow interface: ⁠https://flodesk.com/c/19VL1X⁠
Granola: I’ve tried several AI notetakers and this is my favorite. I take my own notes in the interface which are the enhanced after the call: ⁠https://go.granola.ai/chrissie-francona⁠
Airtable: I’ve built my business operating system in Airtable, including my CRM, content management tool, and to-do list: ⁠https://airtable.com/invite/r/uq7tgTC3⁠