10x Management LLC is a talent management company based in New York City, with an additional office in San Francisco.[1][2]

10x Management
Company typePrivate
IndustryTechnology
FounderMichael Solomon and Rishon Blumberg
Headquarters39 W. 32nd St., Suite 1403 New York, NY 10001
Websitehttps://www.10xmanagement.com/

History

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10x Management was founded in 2001[3] when Altay Guvench, a musician and programmer, was approached by Michael Solomon and Rishon Blumberg to help negotiate a deal as a programmer. The founders are former entertainment industry managers.[4] That was the moment when they realized that the next rock stars were likely to be tech stars, which made them starting a new company.[5]

In September 2020 Solomon and Blumberg published the book Game Changer. How to Be 10x in the Talent Economy.[6] The book is about how to attract, retain and manage top talents especially in the tech field.[7]

Products and services

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Michael Solomon and Rishon Blumberg, the company's founders, were formerly managers of musicians.[3] The company represents programmers in their negotiations with companies and takes a percentage of the fees its programmers earn.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Do you speak Python? You're IT". The Economist. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. ^ Wang, Selina (19 January 2016). "Why an Ex-Google Coder Makes Twice as Much Freelancing". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b Widdicombe, Lizzie (24 November 2014). "The Programmer's Price". The New Yorker. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  4. ^ Hammond, Jeffrey S. (2016-05-04). The (Social) Future Of Software Development (PDF). Forrester. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  5. ^ Younger, Jon. "Small Can Be Beautiful: Three Up And Coming Curated Freelance Platforms". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  6. ^ "Game Changer: How to be 10x in the Talent Economy". HarperCollins Leadership. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  7. ^ Schwantes, Marcel (2020-10-09). "What Smart Companies Like Facebook and Amazon Are Doing to Attract, Retain, and Manage Top Talent". Inc.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  8. ^ Zimmerman, Eilene (2014-09-08). "Representing Programmers as if They Were Celebrities". You’re the Boss Blog. Retrieved 2018-04-30.