Free Report: The 27 Most Painful & Expensive Mistakes Early & Growth Stage Tech Startup CEOs Make Before Launching an Executive Search —And How to Avoid Every One of Them
Most startup CEOs don’t fail to hire great executives because they’re too early, too small, or too unknown.
They fail because they set the search up wrong — skipping critical steps that quietly sabotage results before the first interview ever happens.
In this video, you’ll hear Google’s NotebookLM's podcast duo debate my report: The 27 Most Painful & Costly Mistakes CEOs Make Before Launching an Executive Search — a field guide built from hundreds of post-mortems inside early & growth-stage tech companies scaling from ~$3M → $100M+.
You’ll learn:
→ Why “posting and praying” fails the higher up the org chart you go
→ How the Search Blueprint + Scorecard System turns chaos into a predictable process
→ What separates lucky hires from repeatable outcomes
→ How to cut executive hiring costs by up to $33K per search
→ How to pay as little as $2,500 per non-exec hire as you scale
💡 Whether you’re a Founder, CEO, or Investor — this isn’t theory. It’s the same system we use at Bearhug Recruiting to fill executive roles 2.5× faster than the industry average and help founders unlock $100M+ in revenue scale.
📥 Download the full PDF report, reference guide, and bonus case studies 👉 [here]
