Why Founders Use Bearhug: The “Easy Button” Delivers Top 10% Talent Fast, Reduces Your Involvement by 90%, and Helps You Close Execs Who Can Actually Get You to $100M+ Revenue Scale.

Startup Recruiting Strategies
Written By Kraig Ward

Executive Search is broken — slow, expensive, and built for large enterprises. But startup founders don’t have the luxury of time or unlimited runway.

In this short video, Kraig Ward (Founder & Managing Director of Bearhug Recruiting) introduces The Easy Button — a reengineered search model built specifically for VC-backed startups that need to move fast while remaining capital efficient.

You’ll learn:

✅ Why traditional executive search fails most early-stage teams
✅ The real numbers behind how top candidates are identified, qualified, and closed
✅ How Bearhug reduces friction, accelerates timelines + delivers passive candidates pre-sold and ready to go
✅ What makes the Easy Button model 2–3x more valuable than traditional retained search — and 2.7x faster
✅ How to get started with zero risk

If you’re a founder or investor preparing for a mission-critical executive hire, this will change how you think about executive recruiting.

👉 Know a founder or investor who’s hiring? Share this with them.
👉 Want to learn more about our Easy Button model and how it works? Talk to us [here].

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https://www.BearhugRecruiting.com
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