Field Notes · From the Hunt
Notes from the hunt.
Short dispatches on executive search, the market, and the operators we hunt for our clients. Written by Gonzalo — no ghostwriters.
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- 2026.10.12
The Bottleneck Hunters: Why Every Growth-Stage Company Needs One
The best operators aren't the ones with the boldest strategy deck — they're the ones who can walk your floor and tell you exactly where the work is piling up.
- 2026.09.18
Interviews Are Like Dates. The Offer Is the Ring. Signing Is the Marriage.
The candidates who get offers aren't the ones with the most polished answers — they're the ones willing to show a real feature or two. Here's how to read the whole courtship, from first interview to signed offer.
- 2026.09.18
AI Didn't Kill Your Job. It Killed the Title You're Applying Under.
Across accounting, finance, admin, and operations, the same shift is happening: companies have stopped hiring people to execute a function and started hiring people who can run the business through it. Here's what that means for your next move.
- 2026.09.18
The 48-Hour Problem: How Companies Lose Great Candidates Without Realizing It
It's rarely comp that costs you the best candidate. It's the 48 hours after a great interview where nobody called, nobody decided, and somebody else did.
- 2026.08.25
AI Didn't Kill the Accounting Job. It Killed the Boring Half.
Debits and credits are disappearing into automation. What's left is a close-process redesign job most finance searches still aren't screening for.
- 2026.08.25
AI Didn't Eliminate the Plant Manager Job. It Split It in Two.
Automation absorbed the half of operations leadership that used to be the whole job. What's left is a P&L-literacy test most searches still aren't running.
- 2026.08.19
5 Things to Consider Before Your Next Key Hire
The questions worth settling before a search opens — not after an offer's already on the table.
- 2026.06.03
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