You hold the mandate. We run the assessment.
Large firms win Forward Deployed Engineer mandates on relationships and reach. Selecting the right engineer takes founders who have employed them. We do that part, and your client stays yours.
4 rules, agreed before we start
- Fee
Same fee, same process. Our published placement fee and our 7 step process apply to search firm engagements exactly as they apply to direct clients.
- Client
Your client stays yours. We agree in writing not to approach your client for 24 months, and we speak to them only in sessions you attend.
- Owner
The end client’s decision maker joins the specification session. This is the one condition we will not waive. We do not assess against a specification we have not heard first hand.
- Proof
Every shortlist carries our scorecard, stamped “Assessed to The FDE Standard v1.0”, with the recorded evidence behind every score.
A shortlist your client cannot argue with
Talk to a founder about a live mandate.
30 minutes. Bring the mandate; we will tell you on the call whether we can assess for it.