Overview
Flagship is a seed-stage startup with big ambitions, but like many early-stage companies, they don't receive a lot of inbound applicants. With the founders, including COO Alexandra Hine, handling all the recruiting themselves, time is a precious resource that can't be spent on lengthy outreach or sifting through unqualified candidates. Every hire is critical to the business, so they needed a solution that would connect them with top talent quickly and efficiently.
The Challenge
As an early-stage startup, Flagship faced several challenges in their hiring process:
- Limited Inbound Applicants: With a low volume of inbound interest, Alexandra Hine and the team couldn't rely on a steady stream of candidates from traditional job postings.
- Time Constraints: Alexandra and the founders were already stretched thin and didn't have hours to dedicate to recruiting each day.
- High Stakes for Each Hire: Every new team member was crucial, so they needed a reliable way to meet top talent without compromising on quality.
How Tofu Helped
Flagship turned to Tofu's marketplace to solve their hiring challenges. Here's how Tofu made a difference:
- Access to a Pre-Vetted Talent Pool: Tofu provided an easy way for Alexandra and her team to tap into an existing pool of active, pre-vetted candidates, ensuring they were meeting top talent right away.
- Time Savings: With Tofu, Alexandra only needed to spend a few minutes sourcing to build a pipeline of qualified candidates who could excel in the job, allowing her and the founders to focus on other critical aspects of growing the business.
- High-Quality Candidates: Flagship was able to confidently make key hires, including their founding engineer and first Product Manager, in less than 3 weeks.
The COO's Perspective
"Tofu is the first place we go to when we determine we're looking to fill a role. The candidate quality is high, and the time savings are immense. We've pretty much entirely abandoned job boards, looking to either Tofu or our existing team members' personal networks because the quality and speed to close is unmatched." — Alexandra Hine, COO @ Flagship
Impact
Tofu's marketplace had a significant impact on Flagship's recruiting efforts:
- First Choice for Hiring: Tofu became the go-to platform for Alexandra and the team whenever they needed to fill a critical role, thanks to the high-quality candidates and the efficiency it offered.
- Critical Hires Made Quickly: Flagship successfully hired their founding engineer and first Product Manager through Tofu, building a strong early team without the delays typically associated with startup hiring.
- Abandoning Job Boards: With Tofu's marketplace delivering such high-quality candidates, Flagship has moved away from traditional job boards, focusing instead on Tofu and personal networks for faster, more reliable hires.
Tofu gave Alexandra Hine and Flagship the tools they needed to navigate the high-stakes world of early-stage recruiting, allowing them to make critical hires with confidence and speed.