Scout OSfromPavago
The Founding 100 · applications open

Hiring’s broken,
we’re fixing it,
but we need your help.

Scout OS is a talent marketplace of pre-vetted remote hires. Search a role, watch a 2-minute intro, shortlist who fits, and pay only when you hire.

The Founding 100 get 50% off the success fee, forever. ($1,000 savings on every hire)
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The Founding 100

We want to build this with you.

100 SMB and lower-middle-market companies with a real seat in what Scout OS becomes. Use it, break it, tell us what’s missing. The perks below are how we say thanks.

What you get
$0Platform fee, waived

Founding members never pay it.

50%Off the success fee

Locked in forever. About $1,000 in savings on every hire.

2xReferral fees

Double the standard rate on every client you send our way.

Beta features, first

Everything new lands with the 100 before the public sees it. Your quick take decides what ships.

The Roundtable

A private Slack with the other 99 founding companies and our team. Direct line, no support queue.

A hand on the roadmap

What you tell us steers the build. The 100 shape what Scout OS becomes.

What we get

Feedback after every hire. A 10-minute call and a short questionnaire, and we may feature what you say in our marketing.

At least one hire in your first 90 days. That’s the whole commitment.

Stay in the game. A full year of inactivity releases your spot to the next company in line.

Cancel anytime. You can step out yourself whenever you like.

Apply to the Founding 100

100 spots. That’s the cap.

Why we’re building this.

We’re building Scout OS because hiring remote is broken two ways. You drown in unscreened applicants, or you hand it to an agency, eat the markup, and still wait weeks. So we’re building the third way. A marketplace of people we’ve already vetted, where you browse for free, shortlist who you like, and only pay when you actually hire. It’s everything Pavago has done for 150+ companies, now self-serve. Same quality, faster turnaround.
The feedback so far

We’ve been showing Scout OS around. Here’s what people are telling us.

It’s an absolute no brainer. It almost feels too good to be true tbh (afraid to say that cuz I don’t wan you to change it LOL)

Do you think the asksFeedback after every hire, slack channel, beta feature feedback…etcIs good or bad?

I think it’s a fair ask

Joe BensonEversite, texts verbatimFounding member #1
~45 days
to fill the average role, start to signed offer.
the status quo
10 days
is how long top candidates stay on the market before they're gone.
the problem
“Two thousand bucks? In a heartbeat. You're saving me so much money, and my speed to hire goes to the moon.”
Titodid the recruiter math, didn't blink
3-5 days
to review, vet and get you scheduled for an interview.
where we are now
“I haven't come across anything similar.”
Nick Rapleyseen the rest
“Several people said 'I need some people,' and I recommended you right away.”
Trentonalready sending people your way, unprompted
“Exactly the gap between hiring a recruiter and building the whole thing in-house.”
Rayfounder mid-search
“I didn't know this pool of talent was available to the small business.”
Joe Halljust found out this exists
“There are so many parallels… we built a lot of the same things. It makes a ton of sense.”
Jasonbuilt something adjacent, knows the terrain
Browse free. Pay only when you hire. →
“A unique advantage a lot of people would be paying money to replicate.”
Mason Fuerstchased the same vision himself

Eventually you’ll stop posting jobs, and start picking people.

Our searchable talent marketplace Scout OS opens soon. The Founding 100 get in first and pay half.

We’ll also send you the Scout Report. Real vetted candidates in your inbox, twice a week. Unsubscribe anytime.