Don’t hire your first sales rep based on gut feeling

Most scaleups waste $200K+ on their first sales hire because they don’t know what good sales really looks like. We find real closers who can operate in chaos and scale your business beyond the $5M ceiling.

Your scaleup sales hiring is broken

You’ve got product-market fit and funding, but every sales hire feels like rolling dice. Here’s why most scaleups fail at sales hiring.

Hiring based on charm, not performance

Your first sales hire talks a great game in interviews but can’t close deals when it matters. Smooth talkers rarely translate to revenue.

Hiring based on charm, not performance

Your first sales hire talks a great game in interviews but can’t close deals when it matters. Smooth talkers rarely translate to revenue.

Hiring based on charm, not performance

Your first sales hire talks a great game in interviews but can’t close deals when it matters. Smooth talkers rarely translate to revenue.

Hiring based on charm, not performance

Your first sales hire talks a great game in interviews but can’t close deals when it matters. Smooth talkers rarely translate to revenue.

The FOUND scaleup method

How we help scaleups build their first real sales team without expensive mistakes

Founder sales extraction

Before we find anyone, we decode your founder magic
Document exactly how you actually close deals
Identify what makes your approach work
Create repeatable elements for new hires
Design compensation that motivates closers
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Chaos-ready candidate matching

Find people who thrive in your environment
Startup DNA assessment beyond experience
Ambiguity tolerance testing
Scrappy closer identification
Culture and growth mindset validation
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Rapid integration framework

Get new hires productive in weeks, not months
Accelerated onboarding with your playbook
30-60-90 day milestone tracking
Continuous coaching and optimization
Performance guarantee with replacement
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Scale preparation

Build foundation for your next 5 hires
Document what works for replication
Create hiring rubric for future needs
Establish performance benchmarks
Build internal hiring capabilities
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Scaleup
success stories

FLOWIT

(Human Resources Services • 30+ employees)

80%

first call conversion rate

3x

better retention

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Bjorn Frohlich, FLOWIT

"FOUND wants to make sure that you hire the best person for your open position. For 80% of the profiles I get from FOUND, I go for a first call because I know they really have a chance to get the job."

Bjorn Frohlich, FLOWIT

EZRA

(Professional Services • 1000+ employees)

$4.3M

ARR reached in the first year

111%

quota attainment

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Dana Ianuzziello, EZRA

"FOUND made me feel really confident about our hiring process. When people come through them, they genuinely want to be here. They arrive with a strong understanding of our company and bring loads of positive energy to the organization."

Dana Ianuzziello, EZRA

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founder-led sales?

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