GTM Recruiting Services for AI and SaaS Startups | s1
Services
Pick your play.
Whether you're making your first GTM hire or scaling a team, we have a model that fits your stage and budget.
Contingency
Founding GTM Search
Your first revenue hire, done right.
For seed-stage founders making their first GTM hire. Full search managed end-to-end. You pay only when a candidate accepts an offer.
Founding AEFounding SDRFounding Sales Manager
No upfront cost
Fast shortlist, no retainer
Best for Seed & Pre-Seed
Contingency
Scale-Up Search
Build out your full GTM team.
For Series A/B teams hiring across multiple GTM roles.
AESDRCSMSales EngineerSales OpsGrowth
Multiple roles in parallel
Fast shortlist, no retainer
Best for Series A – B
Retained
Executive Search
For hires too important to leave to chance.
When the role is your first VP Sales, Head of Revenue, or a pivotal senior leader, we go retained. Full attention, deeper process, guaranteed search.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROHead of Revenue
Dedicated search focus
Market mapping & intel
Series A and above
Advisory
GTM Advisory
Build the team, shape the strategy.
We help early-stage founders think through their GTM strategy and hiring roadmap, sequencing roles, defining comp bands, building the right org structure.
Playbook creation
Forecast structuring
Sales process design
Outbound motion building
Role sequencing & roadmap
How We Do It
No black boxes.
Just process.
We run a tight search, fast, transparent, and built around your stage. No armies of recruiters, no spray and pray.
01
Discovery call
We learn your stage, ICP, culture, and what great looks like. 60 minutes that set the whole search up for success.
02
Role scoping
We define the scorecard, comp benchmarks, and success criteria, so we're aligned before we touch the market.
03
Targeted search
We go deep, not wide, reaching into a network built over a decade in tech sales to find candidates who aren't actively looking.
04
Sales-led screen
Every candidate screened by someone who's personally managed sales teams. You only see the people worth your time. Typically 3–5.
05
Interview support
We coach both sides, manage the process, and keep momentum. No ghosting, no slow loops.
06
Offer & close
We help structure the offer, navigate counteroffers, and stay engaged through day one and beyond.
FAQ
Common questions.
What's your typical fee structure?
How quickly can you deliver candidates?
Do you work with early-stage startups?
What if the hire doesn't work out?
Do you work with companies outside the US?
How is s1 different from a traditional recruiter?
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