Placing High-Slope Founding GTM Talent for Seed Through Series D Startups

We work with early and scaling teams to place their founding GTM hires.

^ we host private events in both SF & NYC to cultivate the top GTM talent in AI & SF

Led by Operators Who've Done It Before

Our recruiting team brings firsthand experience building and scaling GTM teams at high-growth startups.

Cailen Dsa

Partner & CEO

Cailen has a proven track record of scaling revenue operations from early-stage to $100M+ ARR. As a fractional CRO, he helps companies build and execute revenue strategies that drive sustainable growth.

Experience:

Dropbox - First GTM hire, Series A to Series C (IPO, $12B market cap)
Box - First GTM hire, Seed to Series C (IPO, $5B market cap)
Front - First 8 employees & Head of Sales, Seed to Series B ($1.7B valuation)
RevenueCat - First GTM hire & VP Sales, Series A to Series B ($300m valuation)
Truework - First 10 employees & VP Sales, Seed to Series B ($500m valuation)
Chris Balestras

Principal, Head of GTM Recruiting

Chris brings extensive experience in building and optimizing go-to-market strategies for high-growth companies. He specializes in creating scalable sales processes and engineering effective GTM motions.

Experience:

Founder of GTMBA (gtmba.ai) - GTM + AI Blog & AI/Clay Consultancy
Metronome - Early GTM hire, Series B to C
Celonis - Enterprise Sales, Series C to D
Salesforce Alum - Enterprise Sales
Former Founder & CPA
Garrett Wolfe

Talent Advisor

Garrett specializes in helping ambitious professionals transition into high-growth startups. He focuses on identifying and developing talent with strong potential for early-stage company environments.

Experience:

Galaxy - Co-Founder
Unify - First Growth / Bizops hire (employee #9)
Morgan Stanley - Tech Investment Banking
TZP Group - Private Equity
Leland - Coach
Duke Graduate

We Host Private Events In SF & NYC
With The Top GTM Startup Operators

We host monthly private events for the top GTM operators in SaaS & AI in both NYC & SF

SF

NYC

SF Photos

GTMBA panel discussion on GTM & AI - Selling in the AI Era
Audience members engaged in the GTMBA event
Networking and discussions during the community event
Community members connecting over refreshments
One-on-one conversations at the GTMBA gathering

NYC Photos

Animated group discussion among GTM operators in NYC
Panel discussion at VibeScaling GTM + AI event in NYC
Engaged audience at NYC GTMBA community event
Professional audience listening to presentations at NYC event

Companies We've Helped

We've helped build founding GTM teams at some of the most successful startups across SaaS, fintech, AI, and enterprise software.

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Retool
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Cortex
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Zip
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LiveKit
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Dropbox
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Box
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Airtable
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Front
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Render
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Truework
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RevenueCat
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Arcee.ai
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Stitch Fix
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Honor
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Fundbox
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Zumper
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Grain
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SecurityPal
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Lindy
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Pylon
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Wellfound
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Formal
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Avoca
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Productboard
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Supio
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Parcha
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Mach9
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Freeplay.ai
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Lavender
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Inductive Bio
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Siro
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Paramark
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Gather
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Tome
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HockeyStack
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Daloopa
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Fyxer.ai
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Neo.Tax
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Testimonials

What Candidates Are Saying

Hear from professionals who found their perfect roles through VibeScaling.

Sarah

Sarah

BizOps (Series A Startup, Khosla Ventures)

"Coming from an accounting background at Deloitte, I knew I wanted to pivot to an early-stage startup in NYC but had no idea what role or company would be the right fit. Chris and VibeScaling helped me understand how to evaluate different opportunities and specifically identified accounting tech would be perfect for my background. He made the intro to my top startup, and within weeks I landed exactly what I was looking for - his guidance on both strategy and connections was invaluable."
Hunter

Hunter

GTM, Hebbia (Series B, a16z, Index)

"Coming from a banking and consulting background, I had little knowledge on how to navigate the tech sales world or which companies to target. Chris and VibeScaling helped me analyze the right opportunities and made warm intros to my top firm, Hebbia. Within days, I was in the interview process at Hebbia and landed exactly the role I was looking for in only a few weeks - their guidance and network was super helpful."
Dylan

Dylan

GTM, Linear (Series B, Accel)

"Working with Cailen has been fantastic. As an SDR, he helped me make the leap into an AE role at RevenueCart as the Founding Account Executive. Later, when I moved to Linear, both moves were pivotal for my career, and I wouldn't have found or navigated these opportunities as successfully without Cailen's insight and support."
Rikav

Rikav

GTM, Miro (Growth Stage, Accel)

"Chris has been an incredible partner in helping me navigate my career transitions. His deep understanding of the startup ecosystem and ability to match talent with the right opportunities is unmatched. The introductions he made were spot-on, and his guidance throughout the process was invaluable."
Julian

Julian

GTM, Windsurf/Cognition (Series C, Kleiner Perkins)

"VibeScaling's network and expertise in the GTM space is incredible. They helped me identify the perfect role that aligned with my experience and career goals. The process was smooth, and their insights into the startup landscape were spot-on."
Amy

Amy

Founding Head of Sales, Seed, Thrive Capital

"From day one, it's been clear how much ambition and talent is concentrated here. Grateful to help build alongside some of the sharpest minds in tech. And shoutout to VibeScaling - their blend of deep operating experience, guidance, and genuine commitment to helping teams avoid the classic scaling pitfalls is rare. Grateful for the connections they make and energized for what's ahead."

How We Work

Align

We start by deeply understanding your culture, product, market, financial position, and target persona.

Search

Our team conducts hands-on, targeted outreach to operators who've done it before. We leverage our network of GTM professionals who have proven track records at early-stage companies.

Advise

We support you through the entire process, from candidate selection to advising on interviewing best practices and helping to close top candidates. From initial screening through offer negotiation, we ensure a smooth experience for both you and the candidate.

For Candidates

Looking for your next GTM role? Let's connect.