What about the rest ?

Who are the top 10% developers ? Why do they even need a talent agency ?

An agent will help you: find the opportunities that are actually interesting to you, get the info from recruiters you really want (like compensation) upfront while keeping you anonymous, and help you negotiate salary.

Nobody has made this concept work long-term. Hope you can change the trend!

Thanks! Always in need of inspiration. Which attempts are you referring to specifically?

The usual suspects riding the PR machine:

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/11/24/programmers-pri...

http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/26/were-no-rock-stars-meet-si...

http://www.infoworld.com/article/2886735/it-careers/should-y...