The only go-to-market & people executive search firm built exclusively for emerging founders.
We help Seed thru Series C founders recruit transformative leaders.
Our Clients
• We match transformative leaders with founders who change the world.
• We match transformative leaders with founders who change the world.
OUR APPROACH
We run a founder and VC-approved search process that derisks hiring for all parties - including our candidates.
• We match transformative leaders with founders who change the world.
• We match transformative leaders with founders who change the world.
What emerging founders have to say…
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Collaborative, partner-driven approach to early-stage GTM executive search.
Their team submitted 8 pre-vetted candidates, and we ended up hiring an incredible sales leader in 69 days who is now leading the charge to build out our sales org across New York and San Francisco.
_Gil Feig, Co-Founder, Merge API
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We had a fantastic experience with Will Reed!
They helped us find a VP of Sales in under 60 days. Their process was super fast and easy, making scheduling interviews a breeze. Plus, the quality of the candidates they found was top-notch. We highly recommend Will Reed for their speed, simplicity, and great candidate pool.
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Ray Rhodes, Co-Founder, UserEvidence
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I was extremely impressed by the Will Reed search process.
When we initially hired the Will Reed team, we were internally thinking the search would take somewhere around 90 days. However, they were able to present us with a strong slate of sales leaders, and since their firm is led by former GTM Operators, we ended up hiring one of Partner Beth Gentile's colleagues from Box. From kick-off to close, it took us 35 days to complete the search and hire our head of Sales. The candidate has already made a substantial impact on our business, and we couldn't be happier. We look forward to working with Will Reed in the future as we grow.
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Sean Nathaniel, President & CEO, DryvIQ
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Will Reed did an exceptional job helping Coder.
It's a top notch team backed by a clear and thoughtful process. I was most impressed with their focus on the experience. That's in terms of both candidate experience, as well as our client experience.
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Rob Whiteley, CEO, Coder
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They understood who we were and the kind of workplace and culture we were trying to build.
They helped us map out a job description and interview process, and presented 5 very strong candidates for our consideration. They also did their due diligence to make sure we were offering a market-aligned compensation and equity package.
_Liza Nebel, Founder, President & COO, Blueocean.ai
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I consider Will Reed to be the “Business Class” of recruiting.
Will Reed did amazing pre-work in vetting the candidates which made it really difficult right away since every candidate they gave us was solid and could be a finalist… The pre-work in advance, the details, the responsiveness, and the interview prep for me was absolutely helpful.
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Brent Cline, Blues - Chief of Staff
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I really appreciated the organization's approach
From discussing ideal profiles, setting up Notion, and running through weekly meetings. It was very helpful to run a diligent process and stay on track. The team was great at keeping things moving and engaging with the candidates.
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Jack Hooper, Take Command - Founder and CEO
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Working with the Will Reed team has been great.
We found a great candidate. The process is very organized, fast paced, and the entire team is super supportive throughout the process.
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Becky Flint, Dragonboat - Founder and CEO
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I liked how easy the partnership was with Will Reed.
I went through their one-hour Talent Infrastructure program, which helped prepare us to make this big executive hire. Their team helped us scope and rescope the role, and after talking to nine solid candidates, we hired a total rockstar based in New York City.
_Jon Fry, Founder & CEO, Lendflow
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This was the first executive search we've run, and partnering with Will Reed was a super helpful and informative process.
Beth and her team were great to work with. They were true partners and guided us every step of the way. We had to make some tough decisions because they introduced so many high-quality candidates, and in the end, we're thrilled with our new hire.
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Oliver Taylor, COO, Govly
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With Will Reed it felt like we were one team.
We had deep alignment on our goal and vision. They helped navigate the search through a time when we were figuring out our real need around seniority and skills.
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Ivan Petrovic, Founder & CEO, Insightful
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GREAT process!
We could't have hied our founding Account Executive without your help.
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Michael Marmo, Founder & CEO, CurbWaste
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We could not be more excited about the leader that Will Reed helped us find!
They were extraordinarily responsive and supportive throughout the entire process. Would recommend!
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Jake Cronin, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Siro
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Went great!
Great pipeline, constructive feedback about our process and keeping up momentum.
Swaroop Jagadish, Co-Founder & CEO, Acryl Data
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Very well-managed program.
Communication was clear and consistent.
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Navin R. Thadani, Founder & CEO, Evinced
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You were just awesome!
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Ran Oelgiesser, Co-Founder & CEO, RightBound
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Process was super smooth and targeted.
We really enjoyed working with the entire team. Overall super impressed.
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Jose Bethancourt, Co-Founder & CEO, Method Financial
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Will Reed helped us get in front of the very best marketers in early stage fintech, and we would not have found our dream marketing leader without their guidance.
They were thorough, patient, and dependable. More importantly, they brought strong expert and market insight to the table to help us make a better decision. We are excited to use Will Reed for future key leadership searches.
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Basile Senesi, CRO, Arc