For startups
A Head of Talent in a box.
At an early stage, every hire carries real weight, from the first engineer to the first executive. Team Theory gives founders the methodology, the process and the judgment of an experienced talent leader, before you've hired one.
The most important hires, run by the person with the least time.
No talent leader yet.
Executive hiring falls to the founder, between fundraising, customers and product. There is no scorecard, no structured loop, and no one to push back on a gut call.
Every hire starts from zero.
What you learned hiring the last leader lives in your inbox and your head. The next search opens on a blank page.
A miss costs a round.
At this stage, one wrong executive sets the plan back by quarters, and the runway doesn't wait for a do-over.
What's in the box
Everything a seasoned Head of Talent would bring to the search.
Role definition & scorecard
Define what the seat must deliver in its first twelve months, the competencies that matter, and the red flags that disqualify. A scorecard in minutes.
Interview plan
A structured loop for you, your co-founders and your board, with each interviewer owning one competency and past-behavior questions a candidate can't game.
References that tell the truth
A reference script with calibrated ratings, guidance on back-channel calls, and every call synthesized against the scorecard.
An advisor's read on the finalists
An evidence-grounded assessment of each finalist, with strengths, risks and a recommendation that pushes back when the evidence says otherwise.
Close & onboard
Closing guidance built on what motivates the candidate, and a 30-60-90 plan written from the interview record so your new leader starts fast.
It grows with the company.
Every scorecard, interview and reference is kept in a sealed company memory. When you do hire a Head of Talent, they inherit a working system rather than a blank page.
The next search starts from the last one.
Your bar, your language, and what worked before carry into every new role.
Board-ready from day one.
Share the scorecard and the evidence behind the decision with investors, in your own format.
An advisor when you need more.
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Make your next leadership hire the right one.
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