We operate as an extension of your team: a real brief, the market mapped, every candidate met in person, a shortlist you can act on. Paid on the hire.
Paid on the hire, not on activity.
Three to five names, each met in person.
Technical and cultural fit, assessed 1:1.
Our fee is earned on a hire that lasts.
Tell us who you need. We come back in 72 hours with a plan.
Three verticals. Senior briefs only. Closed in person.
Research, applied science and platform leaders for frontier labs and AI-native products.
Head of AI · AI Research Lead · Staff/Principal ML
Source: YL Strategy, mandates 2025–2026
Exchanges, L1/L2s, custodians and on-chain infra — engineering and product mandates that ship.
Exchange leadership · Protocol product · Infra eng
Source: YL Strategy, mandates 2025–2026
Commercial leaders who can sell technical products into technical buyers.
VP Sales · RevOps · Head of Marketing · Senior AE
Source: YL Strategy, mandates 2025–2026