“Jake's expertise in growing startups and tackling all of the intricate problems is invaluable."

Tyler Morgan
CEO & Co-Founder of Upkid

“Jake provides tactical tips, resources and introductions to help navigate crisis’ and challenges."

April Dominguez
CEO & Founder of Handsome

“Jake’s knowledge around scaling has helped us come up with a solid plan for our future expansion."

Sean Garris
CEO & Founder of Qoncert

“We were up and running with an incredible recruiter within a week and they completely exceeded our expectations. We wrapped up our hiring sprint ahead of schedule and with higher quality candidates than before. Additionally, the cost per hire was about 1/10th of what a traditional agency would have charged. I can't recommend them enough for the value they provide."

Jeff Kreutter
Head of Operations at Honey Homes

“Venture Scaler was a game-changer for us. They matched us up with the perfect recruiter in a couple of days and started setting up interviews for us right away. Honestly, we were blown away with their speed of execution and the quality of candidates they brought to us. I can’t recommend them enough. We will 100% be working with them again in the future!"

Ryan Kober
Co-Founder & CRO at Nurseio

"The Venture Scaler team was phenomenal. They helped our team place 2 fantastic operations roles and 6 talented sales professionals. One of the operations roles was filled on an emergency basis, with very strict requirements for what we needed. I'm very happy with the Venture Scaler team and we can't wait to continue our professional growth with them."

Geoffrey Polk
Founder & CEO at Presidential Title

A Team That’s Navigated Hyper-Growth.

We specialize and focus on GTM, sales, marketing and operations recruiting, so you get instant access to the experience it would take years to cultivate in-house.

Recruiters You Want. Flexibility You Need.

Think of our recruiters as an extension of your team—an on-demand resource that can flex up or down as needed, as your business shifts and scales.

Pay Hourly.
Reduce Your Burn.

We save our clients up to 90% based on our hourly retainer model vs. traditional recruitment agency commissions. Zero commissions or hidden fees.

JAKE HUBER

Founder / Managing Partner

Jake helped scale unicorns like Uber, Veho and Industrious, where he launched 15 new markets and grew national teams from 0 to 250+ employees. He built a portfolio of 40+ startups at his startup studio with a combined market value of over $500M.Jake is a former startup founder, a mentor for Techstars and First Round Capital, and holds an MBA in Corporate Entrepreneurship, and Leadership & Strategy Certificates from HBS.

EVAN HUDSON

Head of Talent

Evan helped scale divisions at various companies such as Uber (highest producing corp recruiter in 2020), Instawork (hired as 1st GTM Recruiting Manager), and Wayfair where she led teams of 10+ recruiters and placed 100’s of employees with offer acceptance rates of > 90%.Evan is a mentor for RevGenius and Women In Revenue, a 3x President's Club member and holds a BA, and an Exec Leadership Certificate from HBS.

Itamar Zur

Co-founder and CEO at Veho

"The Venture Scaler team has been HUGE for us. We were starting to grow like a rocket ship, and we needed smart professionals who could help us ramp up hiring, interviewing and employer branding.Venture Scaler created a 'machine' for us in those areas. They got us amazing recruiters to help with hiring across all positions in the company, including executive roles.I can't recommend Venture Scaler enough!"

Is the heavy lifting of recruiting, screening candidates and scheduling interviews falling on you and your team? Wish you could have that time back to run the business?You don't want to work with another recruiting agency, you need something more flexible for your stage.Our entire model is focused on becoming an extension of your team to help you build a pipeline of high-fit candidates and to flex with you as your needs change.You're feeling the pain of hiring during high-growth. We've been there, and we have the scars to prove it. And we're in this together with you.Let’s get to work!

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Or send an email: jake@venturescaler.com

Setting Foundations

🎯 Foolproof Customer Persona Playbook to discover, define, target and connect with the customers that will say YES 100% of the time.📢 Proven Value Proposition Framework to develop a compelling offer that speaks directly to your target audience, resonates and compels prospects to take action.🛠 Complete Competitor Analysis Toolkit to identify gaps in the market and create a strategic plan to position your offering advantageously against competitors.🙅 Objection Mastery Handbook on how to handle the biggest objections your customers will have, plus detailed responses to the top 5 objections you’ll face.🍟 Customer Logo Blueprint with proven techniques to secure your first customers, earn their trust, and showcase your brand's credibility by featuring logos of these initial customers.

Building Repeatability

☎️ Fully Customizable Cold Call Phone Script that compels prospects to agree to a meeting. Portfolio companies have successfully used this script framework to 10X revenue YoY.🔀 A Structured Script Flowchart that breaks the script down and seamlessly walks you through each step of the selling process of closing demos no matter what a customer says.❓Customer FAQ Response Handbook with a systematic approach to answering the most meaty questions your customers will ask you on the call.💌 Hand-Crafted Email Templates to use when customers either don’t pick up or try to blow you off by asking for more info.🧬 Quotas & Sales Math Formula used to reveal the path and cost of acquiring a conversation, converting it to a meeting, and determining the volume needed to achieve your revenue targets.

Running the Process

📜 Lead Generation Blueprint that highlights effective methods for creating a lead list tailored to your target audience using proven account-based selling tactics.☢️ “Crash Test Dummy” Account Selection Technique for strategically selecting your initial target accounts for practice and to minimize any downside risk in the process.🏃 The 5-Step Lead Sprint process to target accounts, manage your outreach and build a natural feedback loop to apply insights and refine your approach for future lead sprints.📚 Cold Calling Best Practices Library filled with expert advice & best practices to overcome nervousness and maximize your cold calling success.🎬 Role-Playing Simulation to imitate real cold calling scenarios where you can practice applying the techniques learned during the bootcamp in a safe environment.

JAKE HUBER

Founder of Venture Scaler

Jake helped scale unicorns like Uber, Veho and Industrious, where he launched 15 new markets and grew national teams from 0 to 250+ employees. He built a portfolio of 40+ startups at his startup studio with a combined market value of over $500M.Jake is a former startup founder, a mentor for Techstars and First Round Capital, and holds an MBA in Corporate Entrepreneurship, and Leadership & Strategy Certificates from HBS.

ELI CHMOUNI

Founder & CEO of Neon

Eli is a 5-time startup founder with 2 successful exits and specializes in developing repeatable sales systems for startups. He built a B2B SaaS digital signage business with clients like Dippin’ Dots, Chompie’s and FastMed, and grew revenue 10X YoY in 2022 by exclusively cold calling customers.Eli is a former ASU Executive Director and Professor of Entrepreneurship and holds a Masters and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from ASU.

01. Foundation Setting (Part 1) 🏗

In our first session, we’ll introduce all of the foundational inputs we will use to build our first phone call script, including identifying target customers, researching competitors, developing unique value propositions, and anticipating top objections and ways to handle them.

02. Foundation Setting (Part 2) 🏗

After defining our target customers, value propositions and competitors, we will identify our top objections and begin to transform our findings into structured script elements that we will use in our call scripts to position our offering and navigate customer conversations with confidence.

03. Call Scripts (Part 1) ☎️

In this session, we’ll introduce the Cold Call Phone Script framework and the key elements of an engaging script that compels prospects to agree to a meeting. We’ll also explore successful script examples and begin to craft our own customized scripts based on the foundational inputs we developed in our first two sessions.

04. Call Scripts (Part 2) ☎️

After completing our first drafts of the Cold Call Phone Script, we’ll perform table reads and begin to transition the script elements to a Structured Script Flowchart with decision tree logic. We’ll also introduce and develop Customer FAQ Responses and the Follow Up Email Templates.

05. Sales Math Formula 🧬

In this session, we will introduce the Sales Math Formula and work backwards to determine how many dials are needed to reach our revenue and commission goals. At the end, we’ll review the essential sales tools we’ll use to streamline your cold calling process.

06. Lead Generation 🎯

In this session, we’ll introduce the Lead Generation Blueprint we’ll use to create a lead list tailored to your target audience using proven account-based selling tactics. We will also introduce the 5-Step Lead Sprint process and generate our lead list for your first lead sprint.

07. Role Playing Simulation 🎬

This is where the rubber meets the road—in this session, we will review best practices and expert tips for making successful cold calls, and then we’ll engage in a role-playing exercise to simulate real cold calling scenarios. At the end, we will identify and select our “Crash Test Dummy” Accounts for an initial round of practice calls.

08. First Lead Sprint (Part 1) 🏃

In this session, we’ll review our first round of cold calls and work together to make any adjustments based on our feedback and findings. We will also finalize our lead list to conduct our First Lead Sprint with real targeted accounts.

09. First Lead Sprint (Part 2) 🏃

In our final session, we’ll review the results of our first Lead Sprint and work together to make any adjustments based on our feedback and findings. We will also introduce the Product Demo Script and the key elements of an engaging demo that compels prospects to close with you.

Bonus: One-on-One with Jake 🤝

In this bonus session, we’ll meet one-on-one to review your full outbound sales program end-to-end and the insights and findings from your first Lead Sprint to ensure you are leaving the bootcamp with a repeatable, battle-tested process that you can begin to scale with your team.

We make cold calling simple. And less scary.We took a B2B sales system that helped startups like Neon go from $0 to $100K MRR. And we reverse-engineered it to work for you.What sucks more? The idea of making cold calls? Or getting zero responses from your ads & email blasts and running out of runway?And if we do this right, you may never need to fundraise again. But if you want to, investors will be chasing YOU.Limited spots are available. Sign up for the waitlist to reserve your seat!

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Or send an email: jake@venturescaler.com

"Jake is the mentor and advisor every startup entrepreneur needs in their life. During difficult times, he will support and encourage you on a personal level; while creating business strategies that take into account the issues you are facing. I would highly recommend Jake."

Eli Chmouni
CEO & Founder of Neon

“Jake is an incredible sounding board who provides tactical tips, resources and introductions to help navigate crisis’ and challenges. He has an innate ability to level with you on any subject. We hashed through 5-10 topics at a time spanning from affiliate & growth strategies to recruiting and mindset."

April Dominguez
CEO & Founder of Handsome

“Jake is by far one of the best advisors and mentors that I have worked with. His expertise in growing startups and tackling all of the intricate problems is invaluable. But more importantly, I feel that he truly cares about me and that I succeed as a founder. "

Tyler Morgan
CEO & Co-Founder of Upkid
(Techstars '21)

“Jake's marketplace expertise and practical advice have been important for an early stage company like ours to design and learn from experiments, find our product-market fit, and strategize marketing and growth. I always take away clear action plans from our conversations."

Jen Liang
Co-Founder of Haulsale
(Techstars '22)

“Jake’s knowledge around scaling and expanding into new markets has helped us come up with a solid plan for our future expansion. He listened attentively to what we needed and gave good advice to help us move forward. He was always available when we needed him and an all around nice guy."

Sean Garris
CEO & Founder of Qoncert
(Techstars ‘22)

“I can confidently say that Jake’s mentorship has accelerated my personal and professional development in ways I couldn't have achieved alone. His patient and supportive approach made me feel comfortable asking questions, no matter how basic or complex they were. I genuinely felt like he cared about my growth & success."

Mirella Recchiuti
Sales Director, U.S. at Grover