HireSphere AI

Free tools · for scaling businesses doing $1M+ in annual revenue

Put a number on your hiring.

Fifteen short calculators, scorecards, guides and templates built from the same system we use to evaluate senior hires before you decide, against criteria written before the first interview. Start with the three at the top, then pick the ones that sound like you. Each takes 1 to 3 minutes and emails you the result.

10,000+ interviews across our team and Global Advisory CouncilPlaced by day 6012-month replacement guarantee on Alignment Engine placementsRanked top 3, with the reasoning written down

Start here: for anyone hiring

Everyone hiring in the next 12 months

Hiring System Scorecard

Scorecard · 2 minutes

Is your hiring run on written criteria, or on gut feel? 12 questions → your score and the three failure points to fix first.

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Leaders drowning in résumés and interviews

Interview Hours Calculator

Calculator · 60 seconds

Put a number on the leadership hours (and dollars) a year of hiring costs, and what pre-interview screening gives back.

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Anyone with a hire that didn't work out

12 Interview Warning Signs

Checklist · 90 seconds

Looking back, 82% had seen the signs (Leadership IQ, 2011). Tick the ones that were there and see what each one was telling you.

Check the signs →

Founders hiring engineers they can't evaluate

I'm a founder hiring engineers I can't evaluate myself

The True Cost of a Bad Technical Hire

Calculator · 60 seconds

One wrong senior engineer rarely costs "just" their salary. See the real all-in cost: wasted pay, the empty seat, re-hiring, roadmap slip, and monthly burn rate.

Calculate the cost →

I'm a founder hiring engineers I can't evaluate myself

How to Interview Engineers When You're Not Technical

Guide + scorecard

You don't need to understand the code to spot a strong engineer, or a risky one. 5 signals, 8 plain-English questions with strong-vs-weak answers, and a 1-page scorecard.

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Technical founders scaling the company

I'm a technical founder doing work I should have hired out

The Founder Time Audit

Assessment · 2 minutes

See how many hours, and more importantly dollars, you could hand off to a great hire.

Audit my week →

I'm a technical founder building go-to-market

First 5 GTM Hires by ARR Stage

Playbook · 1 minute

Pick your stage to see your next hire, the trigger that says it's time, and the mistake most founders make there.

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Onboarding a senior hire

30-60-90 Day Plan for Senior Hires

Playbook + workbook · download

The 19-page playbook plus fillable Excel we wire into every placement: Role Charter, Learn / Own / Lead milestones, review scripts, worked example.

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Agencies, firms & practices

I run an agency, firm, or practice that hires every year

Recruiter Fee Savings Calculator

Calculator · 60 seconds

Compare a contingency fee (15 to 25% of first-year base on mid-level and director seats, 25 to 30% on senior and VP seats) to Interview as a Service: flexible packages with every price known upfront, and see what your firm would keep.

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I run an agency or firm deciding whether to hire

Billable Utilization & Capacity Calculator

Calculator · 60 seconds

Is it time to hire, or time to hold? Get a hire-now / hold signal, the revenue you're leaving on the table, and how many people your pipeline can support.

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Owners scaling past their structure

I'm scaling a business and too much still runs through me

Leadership Bench & Key Person Risk Scorecard

Scorecard · 2 minutes

12 questions → your Bench Score, your risk band, and the three gaps to close before you scale, raise, or sell.

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I'm scaling past my org chart

Org Design & Accountability Chart

Template · 2 minutes

The 6 seats every $1M to $50M business needs. Assign one owner per seat and see where the structure depends on you, where it depends on nobody, and which gap to close first.

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Owners planning their next chapter

I'm an owner thinking about my next chapter

Owner-Dependence & Sellability Scorecard

Scorecard · 3 minutes

How much of your business value is locked in you? 15 questions → a Sellability Score and what it means for transferable value.

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I'm an owner modernizing a business built over decades

Business Modernization Readiness Audit

Audit · 3 minutes

How ready is your business for the next decade, and the next owner? 12 points → your Modernization Score and the three upgrades that move value most.

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I'm an owner bringing in a #2 or successor

Finding & Onboarding Your Operator / Successor

Guide

The 4 operator archetypes, 5 traits to test for in a #2, a 90-day onboarding plan, and the 5 reasons a #2 fails.

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Want the numbers turned into a plan?

Thirty minutes with a founder. The first half is understanding your situation. No deck, and prices come in the second half.

Book an Alignment Call

Not ready for a call? Get the weekly note.

What Good Looks Like: one senior seat a week, what to look for and the one question to ask. Plain text, from Brett, under four minutes.

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