GritScore — Make your first 3-5 hires without pain

Built for founders, not HR

Make your first
3-5 hires without pain.

Screen CVs for startup-fit in 30 seconds, assess candidates after the interview, and track your pipeline — all in one place. No HR background required.

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Free to start · No account needed for CV screening or interview assessment

The full hiring toolkit

Three tools that cover the entire arc from first CV to final verdict — built to work together.

01

Screen the CV before the call

Paste a candidate's CV. GritScore scores their startup-fit across 7 traits in 30 seconds — so you spend call time on the people worth talking to.

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02

Assess the interview right after

Paste your notes or transcript. GritScore reads how the answers landed, flags where evidence is thin, and gives you sharper follow-up questions.

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03

Track the pipeline

Move candidates through stages, save verdicts from each assessment, and see your whole shortlist at a glance. Sign in once — syncs across devices.

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The 7 traits startups actually hire for

GritScore reads every CV and interview against the same rubric — the signals that tell you whether someone has operated in a real startup environment.

01

Ownership & Initiative

Runs toward problems before being asked.

02

Ambiguity Tolerance

Operates without a playbook.

03

Measurable Impact

Moves numbers, doesn't just complete tasks.

04

Breadth of Responsibility

Has worn multiple hats under pressure.

05

Speed of Progression

Grew fast — didn't coast on tenure.

06

Resourcefulness

Built with limited resources.

07

Small Environment Experience

Has worked where every person counts.

Assessing your own startup fit? Score your CV against the same rubric — free, 30 seconds, no account.

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Questions

Start with the next interview.

Paste your notes, get a verdict in 30 seconds. No setup, no account, no contract.

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