How Bearhug Recruiting CEO Kraig Ward grew to $231.5K revenue with a 4 person team in 2024.

Most early-stage founders who've successfully built their founding team will at some point hit a "hiring wall" once they realize a more experienced leadership team is required to take them to the next level.

Companies who lower their standards and settle for B-level talent at this stage will struggle to reach escape velocity, thereby disappointing their investors, their friends and family, and worst of all themselves, with a dream that went unrealized.

Bearhug is on a mission to change that.

We help early & growth-stage VC backed founders who are solving technical problems related to global sustainability, accelerated automation, and solutions that touch the physical world, to headhunt senior talent from their larger competitors who can drive the business forward faster.

These A-level passive candidates have the requisite experience, domain expertise, Rolodex, and drive to achieve, if not exceed the critical first-year outcomes decided upon before kicking off the search.

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