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by altay 12y ago
Thanks for the endorsement, Greg! Makes me incredibly happy to hear that you've had a positive experience with 10x. Re: the praise for Michael Solomon, for the record, I (the technical partner at 10x) was originally very wary about st
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by altay 12y ago
Really, you don't know THP? Lots of demand for it these days... J/K, yeah, I'm guessing that "P" happens to sound a lot like "T" on a fact-checking call. =P I sent them a note about the typo. Hopefully
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by altay 12y ago
I'm with you, it's certainly not the most elegant solution to the problem, but we're basically Doing Things That Don't Scale. ( http://paulgraham.com/ds.html ) As we grow, we identify bottlenecks, and we w
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by altay 12y ago
No, we're constantly evaluating people during and after each project. Thankfully we've only had to drop someone in one situation, but we're not afraid to do that if necessary to keep the quality high. Also thankfully, the pe
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by altay 12y ago
(Founder of 10x here.) Max* is right... we have spent literally zero dollars on PR. The New Yorker approached us for this article. (As did Mashable for their piece last week which interviewed a bunch of 10xers: http://mashabl
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Digital nomads travel the world(mashable.com)
4 points by altay 12y ago|0 comments
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by altay 12y ago
(10x Management cofounder here.) Yup, this pre-vetting is a key part of the service we provide for companies. (We work for the talent, but of course we need to provide value to both sides of the marketplace.) A large company, which will re
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by altay 12y ago
(Cofounder of 10x Management here.) Thanks for the shout-out, Aline! You point out the main difference in our models, which is exactly what makes our talent agency work: the key is the focus on contract/freelance placement. Recruiters
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The Irrationally Supportive Mentor(joyfulgrit.com)
2 points by altay 13y ago|0 comments
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by altay 13y ago
Worldwide.
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by altay 13y ago
We're open to talking to anyone, from web+mobile devs, to designers, to data scientists, etc. We even represent a guy who does bioinformatics. The one caveat is that obviously demand varies based on the skill. Our dealflow is steadily pic
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by altay 13y ago
(Altay from 10x here.) Not exactly sure what you mean, but if you're suggesting this is a problem that can be solved with software, I actually think one of our competitive advantages is that we're approaching it as a high-touch, people-orie
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by altay 13y ago
Well, you haven't met us yet. ;)
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by altay 13y ago
Hi everyone, Altay from 10x Management here. Happy to answer questions here or at altay@10xmanagement.com or via our website ( http://www.10xmanagement.com )
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by altay 13y ago
Hey ctide, I'm one of the founders. To be honest, I'm a little nervous about the fluff, too, but I do sincerely believe we're doing something different with 10x. First and foremost, our clients are the developers. (Admittedly, this nomencl
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Show HN: Announcing 10x Management(10xmanagement.com)
80 points by altay 14y ago|78 comments
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by altay 14y ago
We're doing this at 10x Management ( http://10xmanagement.com ). Long story short, I was freelancing as a full-stack (Rails) dev, and also playing in a couple bands. Through the music scene, I met some music managers in NYC. They've been
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by altay 14y ago
This is what we're doing at 10x Management ( http://10xmanagement.com ). I'm a YC alum and experienced web dev freelancer. I also play a lot of music so, through serendipitous connections in that world, met some music managers, and realiz
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by altay 14y ago
Thanks for the shout-out, Hang! Altay from 10x Management here. Yup, we're doing this, and ramping up quickly. Feel free to get in touch (email in profile) if you want to learn more.
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Arduino-assisted, mind-controlled TV using EEG(killerprojects.wordpress.com)
14 points by altay 16y ago|3 comments
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Musicians' brains keep time--with one another(sciam.com)
1 points by altay 18y ago|0 comments
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by altay 18y ago
How will you find them?
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Google Earth science experiment: Grazing cows align with Earth's magnetic field(blog.everydayscientist.com)
3 points by altay 18y ago|0 comments
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by altay 18y ago
>> Was it worth it? yes.
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by altay 18y ago
Fun fact, Terry Tao is an alum of this program: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=269717
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'Hell Week' for U.S. Teen Scientists(businessweek.com)
12 points by altay 18y ago|11 comments
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by altay 18y ago
The founder/CEO of this site is Fabrice Grinda ( http://www.fabricegrinda.com/ ), who was interviewed on Venture Voice a while back ( http://www.venturevoice.com/2005/12/vv_show_21_fabrice_grind... ). His interview was one of my favorites.
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by altay 18y ago
Or -- just playing devil's advocate here -- perhaps it's a matter of PR... e.g., Edison vs. Tesla.
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by altay 18y ago
I used DCU for a car loan a few years ago. The rate was great -- 4% better than I could find anywhere else -- and they were really friendly. My only complaint was that it was kind of a pain to get to a branch. (I think the closest one to
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by altay 18y ago
great interview, tony!

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