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Here's something I could think of: Engineers might one day have agents to haggle with businesses. Those agents need to know a lot about engineering in the same

• iamdave 16y ago
  "many sports agents are former players"??? In some sports I can see this...
• nicholasjbs 16y ago
  That's an interesting thought. It's certainly possible. We see ourselves as a market correction -- engineers are in tremendous demand, but the market hasn't fully adjusted yet. Salaries haven't shifted dramatically and it's still a pain to find a new job, even for great engineers. My bet is that the scale will continue to shift in engineers' favor until we hit an equilibrium.
• adora 16y ago
  Yep, totally. And something like this also helps the other side. Case in point: have a couple friends who quit their high-paying engineering positions, and ended up consulting for companies as the first technical interviewer a candidate meets. Companies will pay a lot just to have that first filter. Interviewing is so time consuming!
• marciovm123 16y ago
  I think PG is already the agent that hacker-preneurs want representing them. His role reminds me a lot of Scott Boras in baseball.
• 100k 16y ago
  Hah, that would be awesome. I would love an agent.