10x Management

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10x Management
Type Private
IndustryTechnology
FounderMichael Solomon and Rishon Blumberg
Headquarters39 W. 32nd St., Suite 1403 New York, NY 10001
Website 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]

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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]

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