Extreme competition for talent
Founders note that LinkedIn Recruiter costs £8–10k/year, agencies charge 20–25% of first-year salary, and job board postings are a cost that’s becoming increasingly difficult to absorb.
We live in a world where the top 1% of talent is not only scarce but also in high demand.
Time scarcity and distraction
Founders often spend 40–50% of their time on hiring when filling mission critical job openings.
Interviews dominate entire days. With no full-time recruiters, hiring adds significant strain.
Poor candidate quality & bad fit
The side effect is wasted time, misaligned hires, and a breakdown in trust between candidates and hiring teams. Not to mention the near certain reputational damage you can’t afford.
High rates of ghosting, inflated resumes, and motivational mismatch.
Process inefficiencies and bottlenecks
Many startups lack standardised processes. inconsistent screenings, no structured onboarding, and stretched review cycles.
Agencies and tools often fail to automate effectively. internal miscommunication leads to delays which creates negative experiences and damages your future hiring ability.
Weak employer branding
Understanding how to structure an attractive Employer Value Proposition is often overlooked and deprioritised. This makes it infinitely harder to secure world class talent without proper knowhow and planning.
Startups are lesser known, making it harder to attract passive candidates.
Cultural misalignment
Traditional agencies often focus on core skills & neglect startup traits. Interviewing for grit, motivation & stickiness is hard. Founders & Senior Leaders still struggle with this aspect of interviewing. Choosing your talent representative to do is properly has never been more important.
Hiring for culture fit is critical. growing too fast can dilute company values.
High turnover and retention struggles
Startups have and average of 25% turnover.
This figure is almost double the national average in most European countries. Lack of Talent infrastructure, poor onboarding, unclear career paths amplify churn. If you can’t keep hold of good performers, you’ll never realise your product goals.
We built Bayes & Sharpe to solve just this.
If you’re a founder, or someone responsible for hiring in your organisation, and you can resonate to our problem statement - I have good news. You don’t need to needlessly suffer. Partnering with us can help you focus on what truly matters, all the while knowing, that your recruitment funnel, hiring infrastructure and people problems are being looked after