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Another quick testimonial -- I've been working with Michael and Rishon at 10x for about two years ago, and these guys are fantastic. They supplement my own deal

Another quick testimonial -- I've been working with Michael and Rishon at 10x for about two years ago, and these guys are fantastic. They supplement my own dealflow (which is purely word-of-mouth) with their own PR/marketing operation and network, and have brought me several clients I never would have had access to on my own. They help with rate negotiation, back-office chores like billing, and even collecting delinquent payments. I'm earning more than I was as an engineer at Google, and enjoying a much more flexible lifestyle. I highly recommend them.

htormey 9y ago
Could you talk a little bit more about your situation and how you work with these guys? I assume you are a contractor, can you tell us a little bit about your background and give us an example of how they helped you find work? Thanks.
- sbrother 9y ago
  Absolutely, with the caveat that the service this link describes is different than the one they provide for me. I have an engineering background building machine learning/NLP services (think ad servers, chatbots, search engines etc), including at a few startups and on an ads quality team at Google (linkedin.com/in/sbrother). I had taken a few consulting gigs throughout my career, but I finally quit to pursue full time software consulting two years ago. At that point I signed up with 10x management in an effort to bring in leads to supplement those from my own network. They have a loose network of ~100 similar freelancers, running the whole gamut of software development niches. They do their best to match clients (that's us) with customers, but will send leads out over an email list if not sure. They'll set up the first meeting, and if that goes well they'll help with rate negotiation and later on billing. For all this they take 15% of each invoice. From my perspective it is a fantastic deal -- they helped negotiate my standard rate up by 75% and have brought in some very large contracts for me. Their business has helped me scale mine to the point I've been able to hire an employee and take some time off for "paternity leave" without losing my entire income stream. I highly recommend working with them if their services look useful to you.
  - htormey 9y ago
    That actually sounds pretty interesting. Thanks for adding more information about what these guys. I’m a mobile engineer who used to work at Apple/Facebook who’s gone down a similar path and now I work as a consultant/contractor. I think I’ve done a pretty good job sourcing work for myself but I’d love to talk shop with you sometime if you are interested.

htormey 9y ago

Could you talk a little bit more about your situation and how you work with these guys? I assume you are a contractor, can you tell us a little bit about your background and give us an example of how they helped you find work? Thanks.

sbrother 9y ago
Absolutely, with the caveat that the service this link describes is different than the one they provide for me. I have an engineering background building machine learning/NLP services (think ad servers, chatbots, search engines etc), including at a few startups and on an ads quality team at Google (linkedin.com/in/sbrother). I had taken a few consulting gigs throughout my career, but I finally quit to pursue full time software consulting two years ago. At that point I signed up with 10x management in an effort to bring in leads to supplement those from my own network. They have a loose network of ~100 similar freelancers, running the whole gamut of software development niches. They do their best to match clients (that's us) with customers, but will send leads out over an email list if not sure. They'll set up the first meeting, and if that goes well they'll help with rate negotiation and later on billing. For all this they take 15% of each invoice. From my perspective it is a fantastic deal -- they helped negotiate my standard rate up by 75% and have brought in some very large contracts for me. Their business has helped me scale mine to the point I've been able to hire an employee and take some time off for "paternity leave" without losing my entire income stream. I highly recommend working with them if their services look useful to you.
- htormey 9y ago
  That actually sounds pretty interesting. Thanks for adding more information about what these guys. I’m a mobile engineer who used to work at Apple/Facebook who’s gone down a similar path and now I work as a consultant/contractor. I think I’ve done a pretty good job sourcing work for myself but I’d love to talk shop with you sometime if you are interested.