Field notes on hiring, retention, and what holds.
Short pieces from the work — what we see across VC-backed, PE-backed, and behavioral-health platforms. No clickbait, no ranking lists.
The true cost of a bad executive hire.
The CFO who walks at month seven costs more than a search fee. We worked the math on what a single mis-hire actually costs a Series B company over 18 months.
Read →Recruiting inside a PE-backed healthcare platform.
Sponsor timelines, multi-state operations, and value-creation plans that don't bend. What changes when the recruiting function reports up to the IC.
Read →Embedded recruiting vs. agency: what actually changes.
Same people, same tools — different incentive structure. A look at why the embedded model produces 2x retention without changing the candidate pool.
Read →The BCBA shortage isn't a comp problem.
Demand has outpaced board-certified supply for years — but raising salaries doesn't move the needle. Where the actual leverage sits.
Read →The first-year retention number nobody publishes.
Industry benchmarks live in the warranty window — 90 days. The interesting number is at month 12. Here's what we see.
Read →The founder's first ten hires.
Hires 1–10 set the company's bar permanently. A short piece on what we ask Series A founders to think about before the first job rec opens.
Read →Want to talk about your talent challenges?
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