One A-player hire can change your business forever. We find them for you and you pay us $0 until you hire one.

We find, vet and interview top sales and marketing candidates for recently funded tech startups, and only send you A-players who are the right skill and culture fit. Once they're hired, we help onboard them and make sure their first 90 days set them up to win. You pay nothing upfront, our fee is one month of their salary, and if they don't work out within 90 days, you get a full refund and we find their replacement.

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No retainer. No exclusivity.

Exactly what we do, from first call to day 90

  1. Step 1: Day 0

    Discovery call about the role you need to fill

    Tell us about the role and your company. We’ll tell you if we can find this person or not.

    Your part: 15 minutes.

  2. Step 2: Same week

    We learn your company and the role inside out

    We learn how your company works, where you want to grow, and what this person needs to do. We go over their day-to-day work, the goals they need to hit, the skills and traits they need, and your budget.

    Your part: one 30–45 minute call.

  3. Step 3: Within 24 hours

    We send you the role, written down

    We send you a document that lays out the role, the requirements, and the qualities this person needs. You approve it and sign a short agreement. You don’t pay us anything yet.

    Your part: read it and reply “approved.”

  4. Step 4: Days 1–7

    We find candidates and vet them

    We start the search the Monday after you sign. We look for people who have the exact experience your company needs. Every candidate goes through our rigorous vetting process to check their skill fit and culture fit. We see how they think and how they solve problems, and we run a background check and a reference check.

    Your part: nothing.

  5. Step 5: Day 7

    We bring you your first vetted A-players

    You get a first round of candidates who passed every test and who we think would be a great fit at your company. We set up the interviews and help you through them.

    Your part: read their notes and do the interviews.

  6. Step 6: After interviews

    We help you pick the right person

    After the first round of interviews, we help you decide who the right fit is. If nobody is a clear yes, we keep looking. When you’re ready to hire someone, we help you make the offer.

    Your part: pick your hire.

  7. Step 7: If needed

    No clear fit? We search again.

    If you don’t want to hire anyone from the first round, we find and vet a new group of A-players for you to interview. We keep doing this until you find someone you’re happy with.

    Your part: the interviews.

  8. Step 8: Offer signed

    Your hire signs, and you pay us

    You only pay us once your new hire signs their offer. Our fee is one month of their base salary, and you never pay anything before that.

  9. Founding 10 bonus
    Step 9: Before day one

    We help you onboard your new hire

    Most new hires fail because their goals aren’t clear or they don’t fit in with the team, not because they lack skill. So before day one, we sit down with you and set clear goals for their first 30, 60 and 90 days. Then we make sure your new hire learns how your company works, who your buyers are, what their exact job is, and what they need to get done. That way they start getting results fast and are set up to win for their first 90 days.

    Only for the Founding 10.

    Your part: one 60-minute call.

  10. Step 10: Start date

    Your hire starts and your 90 days begin

    Your money-back guarantee lasts for 90 days from their first day.

    Founding 10: we run their onboarding and set goals for days 30, 60 and 90 with both of you

  11. Founding 10 bonus
    Step 11: Days 7, 30 and 60

    We check in to catch problems early

    We meet with you and your hire to check their progress against the goals, so we can fix any problems while they’re still small.

    Your part: about 30 minutes each.

  12. 90-day money-back guarantee
    Step 12: Day 90

    If it’s not working out, you get a full refund

    If they quit, or you let them go because of their performance within 90 days, we refund our whole fee within 5 business days. We also start looking for their replacement that same week.

    Founding 10: one last check-in and a plan for the next 90 days

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We help funded tech startups hire sales and marketing people.

Who we help you hire

Sales

  • Head of Sales
  • Sales manager
  • Founding salesperson
  • Account executive (AE)
  • Sales engineer
  • Partnerships manager
  • Account manager
  • Outbound specialist
  • Sales development rep (SDR)
  • more sales roles

Marketing

  • Head of Marketing or Growth
  • Founding marketer
  • Product marketer
  • Growth marketer
  • Paid ads marketer
  • Email and lifecycle marketer
  • SEO specialist
  • Content marketer
  • Social media marketer
  • more marketing roles
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Our rigorous vetting process. Built to bring you only A-players.

Every candidate goes through 9 stages before you ever see their name. We put real time into finding the right people, testing whether they can do the job, and checking whether they’ll work well with you. Only the people who pass every stage make it to you.

  1. We write your scorecard first.

    Before we look for anyone, we agree on what great looks like for this seat: the mission, the results they need to hit, the skills you need, and how you like to work.

  2. We find people who have done this exact job.

    We look for people who already did this work at a company like yours, not people who are just looking for a job. We search carefully and take the time to find the right ones.

  3. We learn what they’ve actually done.

    Before we spend time with someone, we ask for clear proof of the results they’ve gotten in past roles. If they can’t show that, we move on.

  4. We dig into how they think and work.

    We spend real time with each candidate. We go deep on their past work, how they solve problems, and whether they can do this job at your company.

  5. We go through their full career.

    We walk through every role they’ve held: what they were hired to do, what they got done, where they excelled, where they fell short, and why they left.

  6. We watch them do the job.

    They work through a real problem from your company in front of us. We give them feedback mid-way and see if they take it and get better.

  7. A culture-fit interview.

    This is not about whether we like them. It’s about whether they fit how you work: your pace, how you give feedback, and what you need from the people on your team.

  8. Reference calls and a background check.

    We talk to past managers and run a background check. We confirm what they told us, and we ask whether those managers would hire them again.

  9. We send you a short report on each A-player.

    For every person we send you, you get a clear write-up of how they did in each stage, why we think they fit, and any risks we saw.

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Here's exactly what you get, and why it costs so little.

We find, test and screen every candidate, and you only meet the ones who pass. Your first vetted A-players come within 7 days of the search starting. Our fee is one month of your new hire's base salary, paid only after they sign. On a $120,000 salary, that's $10,000.

Why make it this good? We're a new firm, and we want to earn your trust. So, we made it as cheap and as safe for you as we could. You pay us nothing unless you hire one of the candidates that we bring you, and we charge you nothing upfront. Our fee is much lower than what most recruiters charge. If the hire that we bring you doesn't work out within 90 days, you get a full refund. After you hire one of the candidates that we bring you, we save you the hours most founders lose by helping onboard your new hire and staying close to them during their first 90 days at your company to make sure they are performing and on track for success. We'd rather prove ourselves with results than ask you to take a chance on us. That's only possible for our first 10 clients. After that, our fee goes up and these bonuses go away.

Alex, Founder of Prestans Talent— AlexFounder

The hours we save you

Doing it yourself100+ hrsWith us2 hrs
Writing the job and posting it4+ hrs
Finding candidates20+ hrs
Screening applicants30+ hrs
Vetting and testing12+ hrs
Interviews and scheduling8+ hrs
Checks and the offer6+ hrs
Onboarding your new hire12+ hrs
First 90 days8+ hrs
Time you get back98+ hours
Only 10 spots available
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15-minute discovery call to learn about your company and see if we can fill your seat.

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What if we don't hire anyone?

You pay nothing. No fee, no deposit, no bill.

Is the fee on base salary or total pay?

Base salary only. Commission, bonuses and equity don't count. On a $120k base, our fee is $10,000.

Do we have to pay a retainer or work only with you?

No. There's no retainer (no deposit to start) and no exclusivity: keep posting the role and using other recruiters or your network. We'll just ask who you're already talking to, so we don't send the same people.

What if they quit or don't work out?

If they quit, are let go for performance, or back out before day one, within 90 days of starting, you get all your money back within 5 business days and we restart the search that week. You pay again only when a replacement signs, at the same rate. Not covered: layoffs, the role being cut, or a cut to the agreed pay.

Where do you work?

With tech startups in the US and Canada. The role can be in-office, hybrid or remote.