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Thanks, that's one example for sure, hope they are still doing it. Before posting this I read a previous HN article about 10x and their "negotiation as a servi

by biztos 5y ago

Thanks, that's one example for sure, hope they are still doing it. Before posting this I read a previous HN article about 10x and their "negotiation as a service" offering, and in that thread it seemed like indeed they were in the agent business, but hard to get as your agent. Which makes sense of course if they're good at it. But again I wonder -- if the business model is good, why don't we see more of it? Could it be that the people who make good agents are making better money doing something else, on average?

gregjor 5y ago
Yes, they are still doing it. You can visit their web site 10xmanagement.com to see for yourself. They still represent me. The same founders have a parallel company 10X Ascend built specifically around negotiating for full-time jobs, not the same as the full agent model. I don’t really know how hard it is to get taken on by 10X. The process wasn’t particularly hard for me (in 2013). I know they have a fairly long backlog of applications. I know they prefer people with significant experience and specialized or in-demand skills who already know how to work independently with customers. Agents will of course specialize in fields they understand, and an agent can only credibly represent a small number of clients. I imagine the agent model doesn’t scale as easily as recruitment or “body shop” consulting companies, because it’s more personal and tailored than a numbers game. Like I wrote I have heard of other agents in the software field, but I only have direct experience with 10X Management. I found out about them from a magazine article.