Our Perspective

Digital-native and technology-first players in the HCM and HR space enjoy significant market opportunity and growth momentum. We help identify strategies to stabilize growth, pivot to scale, and keep the Human focus in Human Resources Technology.

45%

of HR Tech startups fail due to lack of scale-ready strategy

4x

Growth differential of scale-ready HR Tech players  vs Legacy service-only players

Our Support

Skill Principals combines its own startup and challenger mindset with its team members’ years of experiences at Fortune 500 companies and the world leaders in HR services, Consulting and Outsourcing. We support ambitious founders and owners of Human Cloud platforms, Talent Marketplaces, Upskilling/Reskilling companies, and other digital-native players in the HR and Work Tech ecosystem.

Digital
Digital
  • Hybrid high-tech / high-touch offerings
  • Design Thinking
  • Product Strategy
  • Core Digital Roadmap
  • Digital Product GTM
  • Digital Transformation-as-a-Service
  • “Moments of Truth” analysis / NPS
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Profitable Growth
Profitable Growth
  • Human Cloud
  • HCM Ecosystem
  • Talent/Resource Marketplace
  • Talent Pipeline-as-a-Service
  • Upskilling/Reskilling
  • Large Enterprise best practices
  • Revenue reach and stickiness
  • Scaling from VC / growth funded to EBITDA-positive

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Focus
Focus
  • Fortune 500-grade Strategy work
  • M&A / Post-Merger Integration
  • Platform Strategy and Execution
  • Acceleration through Transformation
  • Detailed Go-To-Market Strategy
  • Buy-or-Build
  • Flywheel Design
  • Right To Win Analysis

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Our Impact

Featured Completed Projects

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Revenue model strategy

Client

YC-backed Series A funded work tech platform

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Strategic investor introduction, dialogue and DD support

Client

Multiple HR tech platforms

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Ops excellence best practice benchmarking

Client

Growth-equity backed Recruiting platform

Project

Partnership strategy and introductions

Client

Various platforms