10x Management explained

10x Management
Type:	Private
Location:	39 W. 32nd St., Suite 1403New York, NY 10001
Founder:	Michael Solomon and Rishon Blumberg
Industry:	Technology
Homepage:	https://www.10xmanagement.com/

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

History

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Do you speak Python? You're IT. The Economist. 16 July 2016. 24 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624041252/http://gelookahead.economist.com/it-software-talent/. dead.
2. Web site: Why an Ex-Google Coder Makes Twice as Much Freelancing. Wang. Selina. 19 January 2016. Bloomberg News. 16 July 2016.
3. Widdicombe . Lizzie . 24 November 2014 . The Programmer's Price . . 16 July 2016.
4. Book: Hammond . Jeffrey S. . The (Social) Future Of Software Development . PDF . Forrester . 2016-05-04 . 4 . 2020-07-01 .
5. Web site: Younger. Jon. Small Can Be Beautiful: Three Up And Coming Curated Freelance Platforms. 2020-12-28. Forbes. en.
6. Web site: Game Changer: How to be 10x in the Talent Economy. 2020-12-27. HarperCollins Leadership. en-US.
7. Web site: Schwantes. Marcel. 2020-10-09. What Smart Companies Like Facebook and Amazon Are Doing to Attract, Retain, and Manage Top Talent. 2020-12-27. Inc.com. en.
8. Web site: Zimmerman . Eilene . 2014-09-08 . Representing Programmers as if They Were Celebrities . 2018-04-30 . You’re the Boss Blog . en-US.