Who pays for
what you can do?

When AI makes solving at the desk cheap, work does not become scarce, but three things do.

For decades the answer was simple: you had an occupation, a degree and an employer. The employer bundled your skills into a job, found the customers and carried the risk. Since artificial intelligence has been making many desk tasks cheaper, this order has started to shift. Not everywhere and not overnight, but in enough places that it pays to look closely.

This book does the math from the side of the person who can do something. Its thesis: people get paid who recognize the right problem, earn trust and stand behind the result. That can be learned.

What you will find inside

• Paid for the skill, not the job title: what a résumé is still worth
• Every problem has its level: entry at Level 0, open-ended at the top
• The market of problems: accept first, then pay, and who controls the score
• School, prosperity and politics: what could change
• 55 ways to turn a skill into a business, and six tools to try out

Who the book is for

For everyone who earns, or wants to earn, their money with what they can do: employees, the self-employed, career starters, parents and teachers. And for business owners who want to know what their customers will pay for in the future. Every technical term is explained, and there is a glossary. Every chapter ends with seven lines "At a Glance"; the last one is always: What could I try today?

Written in Germany, for anyone who can do something

This is the English edition of Wer zahlt für das, was du kannst?. Like Volume 2, it stays in Germany: the examples take place there, the statistics come from German and European sources, and all amounts are in euros. The chapters on school and politics describe German structures and present scenarios; they recommend no party, person or political direction. The mechanisms are not specific to Germany: when solving at the desk gets cheaper, recognizing the right problem, earning trust and standing behind the result become more valuable everywhere.

About the author

Rüdiger Krause is a Certified Business Administrator (Geprüfter Betriebswirt, EQF level 7, equivalent to master's level) and the founder of Quantwohl in Germany. He spent his career in sales, in retail, wholesale and industry. His mission: value creation for small businesses.

Also by Rüdiger Krause: “Where Did the $4,950 Go?” (Volume 1), “What Is Your Problem Costing You?” (Volume 2) and “Not Jobless. Founder.”, the 90-day plan to your own business idea.