01 / Operations
- Chief Operating Officer
- VP / Head of Operations
- Business Operations & Strategy
- Customer Success & Experience Leadership
Recruiting & Executive Search
The recruiters
we wish we had.Recruiting built by founders, for founders.
Full-time U.S. hires in Operations, Finance, Go-to-Market and Product, from senior individual contributors to the C-suite.
Trusted by founders at
- Right candidate
- About 4 weeks
- Start date
- 45–90 days
- Fee
- % of Year 1 cash comp
- Guarantee
- 6 months
Typically identified within 4 weeks of kickoff
Including interviews, offer and notice period
Plus a modest retainer at kickoff, credited toward the fee
Free replacement if the hire doesn’t work out
The process
How a search runs.
About 4 weeks to identify the right candidate
- 01 / Define
Kickoff
and rubric.A kickoff session on your business and the outcomes this hire needs to deliver. We define the role, or revise the job description, and write the candidate rubric with you.
- 02 / Calibrate
Confirm the
profile early.Our AI sourcing engine searches tens of millions of profiles against the rubric. You review calibration candidates before we go deep.
- 03 / Interview
Source and
interview.We run a live screen and a deep-dive interview with every candidate, and add a case study where useful. You get our detailed notes and assessments.
- 04 / Decide
Finalists
and offer.You meet highly curated candidates and run them through your internal process. We check references and support you through the offer.
Roles we fill
Head of function to C-suite.
Senior individual contributors, Director level and above.
02 / Finance
- Chief Financial Officer
- VP / Head of Finance
- Controller / Head of Accounting
- FP&A Leadership
03 / Go-to-Market & Product
- Chief Revenue / Marketing / Product Officer
- VP / Head of Sales, Marketing & Growth
- VP / Head of Product
- Product Marketing & Revenue Operations Leadership
Common questions
FAQ
How do you charge?
Our fee is a percentage of the hire’s Year 1 cash compensation: base salary plus any bonus or commission. We charge a modest retainer at kickoff, which is credited toward the final fee. We’ll walk you through the terms on our first call.
What if the hire doesn’t work out?
If your hire leaves or isn’t the right fit within six months, we’ll find a replacement at no additional cost.
How does the search improve as it goes?
One partner is your point of contact throughout. We debrief with you after every interview, and we use what we learn from each interview and your feedback to sharpen the candidate profile and how we evaluate. The search gets more precise as it goes.
How many searches do you take on?
Few, on purpose. Each recruiter carries no more than three searches at a time, so yours gets real attention.
Who will I work with?
One of our partners leads your search and is your point of contact from kickoff through your hire’s start date.
How do you find candidates?
We start with our own network: relationships across the tech ecosystem, built from founding and scaling companies ourselves. We pair it with our proprietary AI-powered sourcing model, which searches tens of millions of profiles for the specific mix of experience your rubric calls for. Our recruiters then review the matches, reach out personally, and interview candidates in depth before you meet anyone. We check references before an offer.
Do you only work with venture-backed companies?
No. Most clients are Seed–Series C, but we also work with bootstrapped and private equity-backed businesses.
What if we’re still defining the role?
That’s our specialty. Many of our clients are still figuring out the right role. As founders ourselves, we like to spend time understanding exactly what your business is trying to accomplish, then work backward to define the role and the ideal candidate profile.
Who’s the leader
your next stage needs?
Tell us about the role. We’ll tell you how we’d approach it and what to expect.
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