Path to IPO Series
Annual insights into software, consumer, and HCIT IPOs, including their journey leading up to IPO, the metrics that matter, and performance since IPO
Executive leadership series
Executive hiring is the final frontier within the modern organization that is yet to benefit from the proliferation of data. Determined to help improve hiring decisions by empowering CEOs and founders with data, we are studying every leadership hire between founding and IPO at 65+ SaaS companies1.
1,500 leaders. 50,000 data points. 1 promising candidate.
Please check the report matching your criteria below.
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Your top result
Engineering
|
Early Stage
$0 - 20M ARR
$20M - $50M ARR
Engineering Leadership: A Hiring Blueprint for $0 to $50M ARR
What to prioritize when hiring a Head of Engineering from $0 to $50M ARR
Executive summary
We believe executive hiring is the final frontier within the modern organization that has yet to benefit from the proliferation of data. Despite having data to guide nearly every other business decision – and despite the criticality of executive hiring decisions – CEOs and Founders have heretofore largely relied on anecdotal guidance.
We hope this analysis, which examines the backgrounds of Engineering executives at SaaS companies from $50M ARR to IPO, serves as a north star as you build and scale your engineering organization.
Your top result
Engineering
|
Growth Stage
$50M - $100M ARR
$100M+ ARR
Engineering Leadership: A Hiring Blueprint for $50M ARR to IPO
What to prioritize when hiring a Head of Engineering from $50M ARR to IPO
Executive summary
We believe executive hiring is the final frontier within the modern organization that has yet to benefit from the proliferation of data. Despite having data to guide nearly every other business decision – and despite the criticality of executive hiring decisions – CEOs and Founders have heretofore largely relied on anecdotal guidance.
We hope this analysis, which examines the backgrounds of Engineering executives at SaaS companies from $0M to $50M ARR, serves as a north star as you build and scale your engineering organization.
Your top result
.png)
Product
|
Early Stage
$0 - 20M ARR
$20M - $50M ARR
Product Leadership: A Hiring Blueprint for $0 to $50M ARR
An in-depth look at product leadership trends from $0M to $50M ARR
Executive summary
Hiring your next Head of Product? We studied every Head of Product at 65+ SaaS companies from founding to IPO. Our first chapter, Product Leadership: A Hiring Blueprint from $0 to $50M ARR focuses on considerations for hiring a Head of Product by evaluating the influence of several key operational traits on a leader's longevity.
Your top result
.png)
Product
|
Growth Stage
$50M - $100M ARR
$100M+ ARR
Product Leadership: A Hiring Blueprint for $50M ARR to IPO
We hope this analysis, which examines the backgrounds of Product executives at Application and Infrastructure SaaS companies from $50M ARR to IPO, serves as a north star as you build and scale your product organization.
Executive summary
Hiring your next Head of Product? We studied every Head of Product at 65+ SaaS companies from founding to IPO. Our second chapter, Product Leadership: A Hiring Blueprint from $50M ARR to IPO focuses on considerations for hiring a Head of Product by evaluating the influence of several key operational traits on a leader's longevity.
All Hiring Blueprints - A plan for your future leadership roles
All Hiring Blueprints - A plan for your future leadership roles
Empowering Companies to Scale with the Right People and Operational Strategy
We help founders and CEOs build enduring software businesses—from founding to IPO and beyond—by providing data-driven insights, in-house compensation expertise, and operational guidance. Our support is powered by a network of 1,500 software operators and proprietary analysis of 50,000+ datapoints.
.svg)
Working with ICONIQ has been an incredible experience. Their entire team is genuinely invested and proactive. When we were building out our C-suite, ICONIQ was there every single day, helping us navigate the complexities of hiring multiple executives at once. They put exceptional candidates in front of us, back-channeled others, and made the whole process seamless. The success of our C-suite today is a testament to their strategic approach and dedication
– May Habib, CEO and co-founder, Writer
Statements above are being made by a non-ICONIQ personnel who is directly or indirectly invested in one or more ICONIQ portfolio companies, which presents a potential conflict of interest. No compensation was paid in exchange for such statements.
Consulted on
executive and board level searches since 2021
Helped close executive searches
days faster with high ICONIQ Leadership Advisory involvement2
Completed
compensation consulting projects since 2021
More Series
.png)
.jpg)
Notes
[1] Data comes from some but not all ICONIQ Growth portfolio companies as well as companies not part of ICONIQ Growth's portfolio.
[2] Based on a comparison of searches with high ICONIQ Growth Leadership Advisory involvement (n=85) and those with no direct involvement (n=59) for the period from January 2021 through December 2024.
The ICONIQ Growth website does not present information relating to ICONIQ Capital, its investment funds, or its advisory business and should not be consulted for any advisory purposes. The ICONIQ Growth content is intended for the use of company founders and executives.