Essential tools for today’s digital nomad
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Essential tools for today's digital nomad
Almost 60 million workers plan to go mobile in the next 24 - 36 months
Dave Williams
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A serial entrepreneur in the digital marketing, advertising, and ad tech industries, Dave Williams founded and sold 360i, IgnitionOne, BLiNQ Media, and other ventures and is now the CEO and Co-founder of NOMADX, with his base in Lisbon, Portugal.
The world isn't ready for the digital nomad movement.
If projections are to be believed, the growing trend in how people choose to live and work is fast outpacing the service and policy enhancements needed to keep up with a borderless workforce bound only by its need for a reliable Wi-Fi connection. But that's not slowing down the nomads.
The Economist theorizes that there could be as many as one billion remote workers by 2035. Such a movement has implications for entities ranging from banks and insurance companies to national governments - but few organizations are in the habit of looking 15 years down the road and altering course appropriately. But even short-term, the numbers deserve our attention: about 59 million people are considering joining the digital nomad movement in the next two to three years.
Put another way: in the next 24 to 36 months, roughly the population of Italy plans to sever traditional workplace ties so they can go mobile. How are our global services and infrastructures going to accommodate these individuals?
Having spent more than six years as a digital nomad myself, I can tell you that there's a steep learning curve to this lifestyle. While it's one that I've found well worth the effort, tapping into the networks and services needed to sustain my professional and personal networks hasn't alwa