We'll be selling our technical knowledge and skills in much the same way as an athlete. If we're superstars, we move to the highest bidder. If we're stars, we play in the major leagues. If we're good but not great, we play in the minors sharpening our skills. Well, the future is here.
Web sites are in development to auction techies to the highest bidders.
Instead of auctioning products, these sites auction the resumes of bright people. The implications are huge. We will become more of a meritocracy, where especially the technical best and brightest rise to the top and reap the millions. Loyalty among techie thoroughbreds will become a thing of the past as they roam from project to project, business to business, and finally deal to deal. These people will be courted by venture capitalists to create, lead, and manage start-ups.