Scout OSfromPavago
The Founding 100 · applications open

Help us build the future of remote hiring. As one of the first 100.

Think Google search, but for talent. Every result is someone we’ve already screened, with a video intro, real work, and a monthly rate. Browse free, pay only when you hire.

Founding 10050% off the success fee. Forever.
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 ask

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.

Founding member #1
“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)”
Joe BensonEversite
~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
21 days
is what it takes us today, about half the average.
where we start
“I think it's a fair ask”
Joe Bensonon what we ask back
“Several people said 'I need some people,' and I recommended you right away.”
Trentonalready sending people your way, unprompted
“I haven't come across anything similar.”
Nick Rapleyseen the rest
“Exactly the gap between hiring a recruiter and building the whole thing in-house.”
Rayfounder mid-search
“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
“I didn't know this pool of talent was available to the small business.”
Joe Halljust found out this exists
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

How it works.

No long forms, nothing to book.

1Apply with your email

Drop your work email above. That’s the entire application.

2We go through the list

We read every application in order and match companies to the roles they hire for.

3We reach out

If you’re in, you hear from us directly with your access and founding terms.

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.