For search funds & CEO-in-residence programs
The hire is the deal. Underwrite it that way.
You back the operator before you know the company. Team Theory is the talent cockpit for that bet: a rigorous way to hire the bench, and a live record of every operator so you can place them where they'll win.
Talent-first conviction. Process-light execution.
The belief is there. The process isn't.
Search funds know the operator drives the return. But most run hiring on conviction and a few conversations, with no scorecard, no structured loop and no calibrated references behind the decision.
You're hiring ahead of the seat.
The operator is recruited before the company is bought, so there is no job description to hire against. The question isn’t “can they do this role?” but “which role, in which company, will they win?”
The talent cockpit
One place to hire the bench, keep tabs on it, and place it well.
01 · Hire
Hire against the traits that predict success.
With no seat to hire against, the scorecard is built on what predicts an operator's success: the competencies, the red flags, the evidence you need to see. Every candidate runs the same structured loop and calibrated references, so the bet is made on proof.
02 · Keep tabs
A living record of every operator.
Interview notes, references, assessments, check-ins and performance reads stay attached to the person in a sealed portfolio memory. Months into residence, you know where each operator is strong, where they're growing, and what you've seen them do.
03 · Place
Match the operator to the company.
When a deal closes, define what the seat needs and read the bench against it. Team Theory shows who is ready now, who is ready in a year, and the evidence behind each fit, so placement rests on the record instead of memory.
04 · Advise
Advise on fit after the seat is filled.
Track how each leader performs against the scorecard that placed them. Problems surface while they're still cheap to fix, and every outcome sharpens the next hire and the next placement.
Back the operator with the same rigor as the deal.
Book a walkthrough with our team. In most cases we can begin the same day.