Our Approach

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At early-stage companies, every hire is pivotal. That’s why our approach is built on precision—driven by trusted relationships, proactive partnership, and unwavering alignment between the founder, the business, and the hire.

We operate on three core principles:

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Lineage

The best leaders are shaped by the best leaders.

We track the talent trained by top CROs and CMOs in tech—high-slope lieutenants ready to step into first-time VP and C-level roles. Our network is built around these up-and-coming operators who’ve learned under elite leadership and are ready to own a number themselves.

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Capacity

Relationships aren’t transactional. They’re built in the quiet moments.

We stay close to our network even when we’re not actively hiring. Regular calibration calls, side-door offer conversations, and long-term candidate development allow us to move fast when a search begins—because the trust is already there.

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Alignment

It’s not about a job description. It’s about the one thing.

Every early-stage leader will wear many hats. But we go deep to identify the one or two hardest problems this hire must solve in their first 12–18 months—and we build the search around that. With this clarity, we filter noise, shorten time to hire, and dramatically increase the likelihood of success.