Tom Bredt, Managing Director, Menlo Ventures
--Tom Bredt, Managing Director, Menlo Ventures
"Menlo Ventures has worked with Pierce & Crow for many years. They have always produced the highest quality candidates and have been a pleasure to work with."
--Brook Byers, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
--Kirk Cruikshank, President & CEO, Trading Dynamics
"Excellent search process...excellent candidate result."
"Pierce & Crow has done a first rate job helping KPCB ventures build strong management teams. They deliver!" --John Doerr, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
--Steve Douty, President & CEO, Octopus.com, Inc.
"In an extremely tight market for top marketing and sales executives, Pierce & Crow somehow came up with great candidates that not only fit our specifications, but also fit in with the team. After taking the time to meet our team and learn our business, they truly understood our needs and presented candidates that tracked across a number of important dimensions."
--Gordon Eubanks, President & CEO, Oblix
--Kevin Fong, General Partner, Mayfield Fund
"Pierce & Crow is one of the best search firms in the Valley. They have a unique search process that produces the highest quality candidates available. They are a real competitive advantage for us."
--Norm Francis, President & CEO, Pivotal Corporation
--Buck French, General Partner, JP Morgan Partners
"I have now worked with Pierce & Crow as both a Chief Executive Officer and as a Venture Investor, and in each instance they have delivered solid results in critical search assignments."
--Bruce Golden, General Partner, Accel Partners
--Tim Guleri, General Partner, Sierra Ventures
"Focused, Networked and Agile, Pierce & Crow is an exceptional team, and a competitive advantage to Sierra Ventures and our portfolio companies. They are hands down the best executive search firm in the valley"
--Promod Haque, General Partner, Norwest Venture Partners
--Scott R. Hammond, President & CEO, newScale, Inc.
"P&C did a fantastic job for us and helped us recruit a world class sales executive. You have distanced yourself from your competition via your consultative recruiting style, your commitment to excellence, and your business instincts. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you and your team."
--Scott Harmon, President & CEO, Motive Communication
--Sandeep Johri, Chairman & Founder, Oblix
"Pierce & Crow were outstanding in building our world-class management team. They delivered excellent results."
--George Kadifa, President & CEO, Corio
-- Ron Kase, General Partner, NEA
"Recruiting the right management team in a start-up is the difference between the company's ultimate success or failure. P&C understands that. They were totally committed to ensuring that we made the right hire."
"P&C gets it! They rock.”
--Vinod Khosla, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
--John Laing, President & CEO, Inxight
“Pierce and Crow has to be considered one of the premier search firms in the Valley. In every project that we have worked on together they have taken whatever time it takes to truly understand our business and our requirements. I consider them a valuable partner and appreciate the key role that they have played in Inxight's success.”
--Keng Lim, President & CEO, Escalate
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"Pierce & Crow recruited a world class VPWWS for us in 28 days! We were very impressed with their search process."
--Mike Long, President & CEO, Healtheon |
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"They (Pierce & Crow) continue after the search, to add value to our companies"
--Doug Mackenzie, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers |
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"Pierce and Crow did an outstanding job of understanding our specific requirements for our VP Sales position, and found us some great candidates that fit our profile. They were great at working through the interview process and refinement of our criteria as we met candidates and our team developed more clarity about what we really were looking for. Ultimately we ended up with a perfect fit, thanks to the diligence and hard work of the Pierce & Crow team."
--Scott Martin, President & CEO, DETERMINE Software |
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"I was very pleased with the results of your (Pierce & Crow's) search…You were very professional, organized, focused, and responsive. You use a good process,and you never wasted our time. The candidates you brought us were of high caliber and very well prepped. You managed them and us extremely well. And we are very happy with the results of the search. I would recommend you highly to other clients who may be considering you.."
--Tom McCalmont, President & CEO, Nuasis |
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"Pierce & Crow have consistently delivered on behalf of Integral's portfolio companies including Cerent, Pivotal Software, Loudcloud, Extreme Networks and Extensity. We really like working with Denny and his team. They are focused, committed and exceptionally knowledgeable."
--Roger McNamee, Integral Capital Partners |
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"Pierce and Crow has done a great job for us in identifying candidates that not only are qualified but fit the culture of the company. They took time to know our company and our culture before selecting candidates for key positions"
--Afshin Mohebbi, President & COO, Qwest Communications International |
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"They (Pierce & Crow) tackled a tough project, and delivered *excellent* results."
--Didier Moretti, President & CEO, Annuncio Software |
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“I've never dealt with a search firm that did their homework about our company, our strategy and our culture as well as Piece and Crow. They went above and beyond!”
--John Mracek, President & CEO, Covia |
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"Pierce & Crow has done an outstanding job for us, producing excellent candidate results and ultimately adding substantially to our company."
--Tom Noonan, President & CEO, Internet Security Systems |
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"Pierce & Crow has done a OUTSTANDING job for us. They have an excellent search process and continue to add value to our company."
--David Perry, President & CEO, Chemdex, A Ventro Company |
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"Pierce & Crow are very experienced search professionals and understand the hot areas in eCommerce."
--Mark Perry, General Partner, New Enterprise Associates |
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"Pierce and Crow utilized their extensive network to find and present a strong list of well qualified candidates. They also did an excellent job of getting the candidates excited about OnDisplay."
--Mark Pine, Partner, Signa Partners |
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"Pierce & Crow has done an outstanding job for us in helping to bring on board top-notch senior executives for key positions. Because the success of any company ultimately depends on the caliber of the management team, there is no doubt that Pierce & Crow has played a key role in making Marimba a great company."
--Kim Polese, President & CEO, Marímba Inc. |
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"Pierce & Crow is an excellent search firm assisting us in building world-class management teams for our portfolio companies and a solid firm to partner with."
--Andy Rachleff, Benchmark Capital |
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--Carl Russo, Chief Executive Officer, Cerent Systems
"Most search firms focus on getting the right person for the job. Pierce & Crow is no exception. What is exceptional is that they also make sure that the job is right for the person. I should know, they recruited me to Cerent and it was certainly the right place for me!"
--Scott Sandell, General Partner, NEA
--Ted Schlein, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
"Pierce & Crow delivers excellent candidates, with quality service and remain an asset to your company forever."
--Mike Schuh, General Partner, Foundation Capital
--Russ Siegelman, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
"For the Vice President of Sales search at Resonate Pierce & Crow did an excellent job. They sourced tremendous candidates and helped close our top one."
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"Pierce & Crow sets a new barrier to entry for executive search firms, exhibiting unmatched organization, candidate qualification and closing services; they've been an invaluable resource to Akamba in identifying and closing a key senior executive."
--Jack Smith, Chairman & Co-Founder, Hotmail/Akamba Corporation |
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"Pierce & Crow was very efficient and responsive in working with me on a successful CEO search."
--Tom Stephenson, General Partner, Sequoia Capital |
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"Pierce & Crow did an excellent job of understanding our varied needs and consolidating a clear profile of the right candidate for us. They presented us with a good variety of candidates and we filled our CMO spot with a great candidate very quickly. Great work!"
--Murli Thirumale, President & CEO, Net6 |
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"Pierce & Crow's recruiting is unparalleled. They: • Came up to speed quickly, with minimal drain on our resources; • Honed their ability to tell the Angara story in a compelling manner; • Made first impressions that left candidates positively inclined; • Kept both us & the candidate in the loop, without being obtrusive; and • Helped land our top choice candidate. --Eric Ver Ploeg, Partner, Vantage Point Venture Partners |
| "In today's environment finding talent is even more critical to our business than it's ever been. The new company development process relies on a top notch recruiting partner to be successful. Pierce & Crow understands the kind of executive talent required in fast paced companies, and has the sense of urgency to keep pace with their clients."
--Geoff Yang, General Partner, Redpoint Ventures |
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