{"id":4302,"date":"2024-09-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=4302"},"modified":"2024-09-11T05:05:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T12:05:42","slug":"take-inventory-monetize-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/take-inventory-monetize-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Inventory : monetize capital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"4303\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/take-inventory-monetize-capital\/blog-58\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blog-inventory.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016129032258065&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;blog&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blog-inventory.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blog-inventory.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blog-inventory.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blog-inventory.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/blog-inventory.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I start working with someone. I take inventory. I want to know what they have. I want us to be on the same page about what we have to monetize. If I were to work to sell pencils for a company, I&#8217;d want to know how many pencils they have in stock, ready to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This became really clear to me when I started working for a company that was in a major change. They had dozens of employees, yet had just had a major downsizing, so the CEO was in charge of a lot of stuff suddenly. I was trying to make marketing materials. While the boss was in charge of important meetings and big things at the company, I was also texting him to get the Youtube password. There was a ton on his shoulders because the organization didn&#8217;t have a clear organization of assets. They had a style guide, they had photos, they had lots of things, yet they weren&#8217;t organized in a way that a person like me could access them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This happens with freelancers also. 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