Get a pipeline of incredible sales talent... in less than 30 days

Next Venture takes an outbound approach to target and screen interested candidates who are exactly what you are looking for.

You make great hires… without holding your calendar hostage

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Making your first sales hire

Scaling your sales team

Making a first US Sales hire

Startups served include

Recent Searches:

Making a first sales hire in 49 days

This client was looking for a first Account Executive with experience selling into the commercial real estate sector in the New York region.

Next Venture found the right candidate in 49 days.

Finding the right Strategic Account Executive

What do you do if you've built a product that's loved by people at large companies... who don't buy a lot of software?
 
Next Venture helped this client hire a strategic account executive who knew how to navigate the buying process at Fortune 500 companies.

One in Three Hundred and Thirty Million

It might be a direct flight, but it still takes 15 hours to fly from New Zealand to JFK. Which makes things tricky if the North East of the US is your primary market.

Who better to join the team  than a candidate who'd spent the last 5+ years doing the same thing for another NZ based startup?

Our Hiring Process

1

Kick off call

2

Market Mapping

3

Search goes live

4

Shortlist + Initial Interviews

5

Additional interviews

6

Offer Accepted!

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What's you can expect

Weekly Check in
Calls

Shorter feedback loops = accountability & better outcomes.

You'll always know the status of the search.

Focused outbound sourcing

No more relying on job ads. We go out and find your ideal candidates for the role

Small batches of candidates for you

Ever get the feeling you're seeing just anyone and everyone your recruiting team spoke with?

There is a better way...

Block interviews

So you're not comparing todays candidate with someone you spoke with a month back

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About

Go-to-market execution is one of the most important factors in the success of any SaaS company.

This is doubly true when you've raised Venture Capital, and are building your proverbial rocket ship.


I'm Sam Marelich and I started Next Venture in 2022 in New York City. I'd spent the last 6 years in San Francisco, helping find exceptional salespeople for dozens of early stage startups.  

I'm passionate about working with founders, and helping them solve the talent puzzle.

"Working with the team at Next Venture has been awesome. We’ve been able to get exposed to a ton of BDR and AE talent we otherwise wouldn’t have access to.

It helped me realize as a founder the delta between what I can do when I’m doing my own outreach or leveraging my team for outreach and what a professional recruitment firm can achieve.

We’ve ended up building a solid bench of talent and now the results are proving themselves in revenue."

Ned Dwyer

Founder at Great Question

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Frequently Asked Questions

What if we hire someone and they leave?

We have a 90 day candidate replacement guarantee. If you hire someone and they quit or are fired for cause in the first 90 days of employment, we will run a replacement search at no cost to you.

How can we be sure you'll find us people who understand our industry?

Next Venture is ONLY focused on hiring for Go-To-Market SaaS professionals in the United States of America. We're not splitting our time with other industries, other roles or other geographies.

How much does this cost?

We charge a percentage of the first year base salary. As part of our intro call, you will get an estimated cost for your search.

How do you ensure candidates are a good cultural fit?

Every candidate that we send to you, has been interviewed either in person or via Zoom. We like to be able to put a face to a name!

How do you deal with competing offers?

The best defense against counter offers is understanding how the candidate is approaching their job search from the very first conversation.

Because we are not a contingent agency, and because our searches are relatively specialized, it is rare that we would send a candidate to multiple companies.

By running an efficient process, we're able to minimize the number of competing offers that we come up against.

What if we don't make a hire?

Our fee structure has an upfront financial commitment, with the remainder due when a candidate signs with you. We have that upfront commitment so that we can invest significantly more time into your search than a contingent agency would.

However, if after 12 weeks, no hire has been made, we offer a full refund of the upfront fee.

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