Testimonials

"Our company fulfills a unique industry niche – Imedia develops and markets products that enable cable operators to select and customize their program lineup for viewer preferences, while maximizing video capacity and quality over standards-based set-top boxes. Our products are used for cable, satellite and terrestrial television operators to manage compressed digital video. We needed a President/CEO as well as a Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, both of whom had the specialized knowledge and expertise to help our business grow.

Strategic Alternatives found qualified individuals for both positions very quickly for us. They also mediated all compensation issues. Their work was insightful and comprehensive and we couldn’t be happier with the senior executives now on board."

Efi Arazi, Chairman, Imedia Corporation (also Chairman EFI and founder of Scitex Corp.), San Francisco, CA

"We needed a CEO who had extensive enterprise software expertise, was experienced in doing IPOs and had helped nurture companies from their very first basic steps, developing them into a successful revenue making operations. The task was daunting, but Strategic Alternatives found our ideal candidate. What really helped us were two major factors – Strategic Alternatives investigated dozens of candidates and screened them well so we didn’t have to waste any time talking to a lot of unqualified individuals -- we had very specific requirements. The firm attracted some big names for us to interview, which was a real coup, because at the time, we were a young company with no track record.

Secondly, Strategic Alternatives was very flexible with their payment terms. We didn’t have a lot of money, so they were amenable to a payment plan that included a combination of cash and stock. The CEO we now have on board has been exceptional, and has already achieved some of our initial corporate objectives. I would highly recommend Strategic Alternatives to any company looking for a senior executive – they came through for us!"

Ron Neumann, Chairman, Correlate Technologies, a San Francisco, CA company that develops and markets dynamic information integration products allowing Web surfers, market researchers and enterprise application integrators to conquer ‘information overload.’

"I hired Strategic Alternatives to recruit a Vice President of Internet Technology and Electronic Commerce Operations for our venture-backed e-commerce start-up. The candidate I was looking for was quite literally, Superman! Strategic Alternatives delivered an exceptional individual with whom I am very with today. I wouldn’t hesitate to use the firm’s services again. The firm was extremely diligent and provided helpful insights along the way in how to deal with candidates, preparing offers and negotiating relocation packages."

Don Kendall, Chief Executive Officer, More.com (formerly GreenTree Nutrition), a San Francisco, CA e-commerce online drugstore.

"We are a provider of value-added extranets for marketing professionals within Global 2000 companies, their ad agencies and business partners. Magnifi acts as a comprehensive source of content, communications and collaboration. Our firm needed a Vice President of Engineering who would be technically at home with the latest Web technologies, e-commerce and rich content, and also have the management skills to work at a senior strategic level with customers, partners and staff. We wanted an individual who not only had previous expertise in working for a large company but also knew the difficulties of being at a start-up.

With the job market so tight in Silicon Valley we thought finding someone with all of these skills would be impossible, but Strategic Alternatives found the ideal candidate for us. They did the research and sent us detailed summaries of each candidate’s accomplishments prior to our conducting any interviews, which saved us a great deal of time. They also pointed out to us key employment issues that weren’t immediately noticeable to us. Bottom line – we’re currently contemplating creating and filling a number of senior level positions, and we'll use Strategic Alternatives again – in a heartbeat!"

Eric Hoffert, Chief Technology Officer, Magnifi, Inc., Cupertino, CA.