A boutique agency specializing in early engineering, product, and go-to-market talent
Ryan Sapper founded Early Stage Talent after more than a decade of in-house experience in technical recruiting. Throughout his career, Ryan has excelled in building and leading teams across diverse organizational stages, from startups to established companies. With a focus on strategic partnerships, he consistently delivers to the needs of his hiring partners.
Ryan's track record includes successfully growing companies of all sizes. As a startup recruiter, Ryan helped build three companies with successful exits through acquisition - Optimizely (2020), Causes (2017), and Task Rabbit (2014). Ryan’s experience as an operator was notable at Meta, where he helped grow several Engineering and Product organizations over a 5 year span.
His experience with startups and hypergrowth public companies is the perfect blend to help early teams meet their current needs and foresee future hurdles in their talent acquisition strategy.
Services
IC Search
Talent mapping roles, unlimited sourcing, interviewing, introductions, and closing until you make the hires your team needs
Fractional Recruiting Leader
A flexible option for companies looking for an on-demand recruiting leader. We are ready to for fractional, interim, advisory, and project-based roles.
Executive Search
Early Talent will compile candidate lists, source, conduct thorough vetting, provide detailed candidate profiles, perform reference checks, and facilitate warm introductions until you secure your executive hire.
Get in Touch
We're genuinely excited about the opportunity to connect and explore how we can help. Let's chat!