Plenty of employees entertain the idea of going freelance. But one of the biggest barriers to entry is the perceived risk of doing so. Is there a way to jump to freelancing with minimal risk?

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Links of the week:

• CSuite Content published a practical guide to Gen-Z slang for business leaders.

• Enov8 shared a clear explainer on SAP data masking.

• InfluxData put together a getting-started guide to MQTT.

• Unusual Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on technical founders.

• Careflow is a referral management platform for healthcare organizations.

• Tricentis offers Oracle App Testing for teams running Oracle E-Business Suite.

In this installment, a question submitter wonders whether it would be better to earn promotions into leadership before leaving the salaried world, or whether to leave as an individual contributor. Which is the right path?

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Links of the week:

• CSuite Content published a practical guide on how often executives should post on social media, including benchmarks and strategy tips for staying visible without becoming noise.
• Enov8 shared a clear explainer on test data in auditing, breaking down what it is, why it matters, and how teams should think about it from a compliance and risk perspective.
• InfluxData put together a solid glossary entry on data lakes, covering what they are, how they work, and when they make sense compared to other data architectures.

Occasionally, you might find yourself with a whale client, or at least a profitable one, that treats you poorly and shows no trust in you. How should you handle this?

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Links of the week:

• Enov8 published a helpful guide to data masking tools (and they also define data masking, if you're interested).
• Our friends over at CSuite Content published an interesting guide to becoming a thought leader.
• And finally, Tricentis put out a round-up of AI testing tools.