WHAT IS A CO-FOUNDER SEARCH?
Taking a systematic and premeditated approach to the types of expertise founders may need to work effectively together on a business opportunity is rare. Applying the same diligence to senior leadership hiring through executive search processes at the earliest stages of company growth is critical to successful value creation for all stakeholders.
Founder augmentation
Domain context
Leadership personas
Ownership areas
Functional expertise
Leadership contribution
Aligned success
Focus areas
Achievement timelines
HOW TO APPOINT CO-FOUNDERS?
Effectively determining the expertise required in a founding team to comprehend the challenges ahead is inherently imprecise. The benefit of expert talent is to remove key parts of those ambiguous future challenges. Deconstructing this contribution and the means of identifying and appointing those leaders is often the biggest accelerator to early growth for founders.
Talent relevance
Growth value
Long-term impact
Detailed messaging
Unified pitch
Proactive assessment
Broad categories
Track record analysis
Adjacent winners
Tight sequencing
Defined timeline
Decision matrix
IMPACT OF SUCCESSFUL co-founders?
The qualities and contributions of the most effective founding teams are exponential. Sharing the challenges of growth, leveraging expertise and moving cohesively through growth phases efficiently are the core of overall success in creating and returning value from the early stage. With this traction, anything is possible.
Expertise impact
Valued experience
Problem resolution
Diverse thinking
Enhanced ownership
Decision velocity
Deeper understanding
Broader capabilities
Future fundraising