
52000 Employees
500000 Products
13000 Global Patents
How Stanley Black & Decker
Hired Silicon Valley
Talent Without
Silicon Valley Prices


The Challenge
Stanley Black & Decker moved to Silicon Valley to get access to the local tech talent they needed to launch a new innovation business. To prove their concept, they needed to deliver an MVP fast. But when COVID-19 put an end to the traditional workplace and they struggled to compete against the local tech giants for talent, they were forced to come up with a new way to build or spend the bulk of their budget trying to relocate their team.

“The future of work is already here. While the specifics are still being figured out, the writing is already on the wall, and it’s not 8-5 in an office. That’s when we started to leverage Braintrust. Their network gives us access to vetted and motivated talent when we need it, as often as we need it.”

Mike Keogh
President, Stanley X
The process
The network hosted a talent match call with Mike
Braintrust met virtually with Mike to outline his hiring needs. Then the network helped him publish his job postings for free.
Braintrust gave him immediate access to top talent
In just minutes, Mike got access to a global network of the world’s top tech talent–for a fraction of the cost.
Mike got a talent match in less than 48-hours
Talent specialists introduced him to top tech talent in just a few hours and scheduled interviews that same week.
The obstacles
Local tech giants blocked them from getting the talent they needed
As the new kid on the Silicon Valley block, it was difficult for them to compete for access to local tech talent.
Relocating talent was costly and cumbersome
Few people were willing to uproot their lives and move to Silicon Valley. For the ones who did, they had to pay them 40% more.
Outside agencies weren’t getting the job done
They tried to use outside agencies to source talent but the talent they found weren’t skilled or motivated enough.
“The future of work is already here. While the specifics are still being figured out, the writing is already on the wall, and it’s not 8-5 in an office. That’s when we started to leverage Braintrust. Their network gives us access to vetted and motivated talent when we need it, as often as we need it.”

Mike Keogh
President, Stanley X
The obstacles
Local tech giants blocked them from getting the talent they needed
As the new kid on the Silicon Valley block, it was difficult for them to compete for access to local tech talent.
Relocating talent was costly and cumbersome
Few people were willing to uproot their lives and move to Silicon Valley. For the ones who did, they had to pay them 40% more.
Outside agencies weren’t getting the job done
They tried to use outside agencies to source talent but the talent they found weren’t skilled or motivated enough.
The process
The network hosted a talent match call with Mike
Braintrust met virtually with Mike to outline his hiring needs. Then the network helped him publish his job postings for free.
Braintrust gave him immediate access to top talent
In just minutes, Mike got access to a global network of the world’s top tech talent–for a fraction of the cost.
Mike got a talent match in less than 48-hours
Talent specialists introduced him to top tech talent in just a few hours and scheduled interviews that same week.
The Solution
Braintrust matched Mike with 10 freelancers in 48 hours and made it possible for him to deliver his first MVP three months ahead of schedule.

Shilpa Narra
San Ramon, US

Claudio Cidade
Rio de Janeiro, BR

Anthony Daga
San Bruno, US

Amina Altaf
Arvada, US
Steven Topazio
Boston, US

Emma Zelenko
San Francisco, US

Golda Borrero
Brooklyn, US

Jake Kushner
San Francisco, US

Aubrey Malabie
Johannesburg, ZA

Dan Park
Sunnyvale, US
Stanley Black & Decker used Braintrust to get access to Silicon Valley level tech talent. And because the Talent were located outside of Silicon Valley, they were able to save 40% per hire which meant they had more money to invest back into their business, bring on more talent, and generate more MVPs.
Talent hired
10
QA Specialist
Cloud Developer
Full Stack Developer
Product Marketing Manager
Content Marketing Manager
UX Researcher
UX Designer
Product Designer
Mobile Developer
Computer Vision Engineer

“I’ve worked with quite a few staffing agencies and they’re all the same. They bombard you with a list of 10-20 people for each job opening and leave it up to you to sort through the applications. It’s chaos. Braintrust matches you with 3-5 highly compatible talent in just a few hours. And because they let the talent set their rates and keep 100% of what they earn, you never have to worry about motivation.”
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Shobhit Gupta
Head of Engineering, Stanley X
Talent hired
10
QA Specialist
Cloud Developer
Full Stack Developer
Product Marketing Manager
Content Marketing Manager
UX Researcher
UX Designer
Product Designer
Mobile Developer
Computer Vision Engineer
Stanley Black & Decker used Braintrust to get access to Silicon Valley level tech talent. And because the Talent were located outside of Silicon Valley, they were able to save 40% per hire which meant they had more money to invest back into their business, bring on more talent, and generate more MVPs.

“I’ve worked with quite a few staffing agencies and they’re all the same. They bombard you with a list of 10-20 people for each job opening and leave it up to you to sort through the applications. It’s chaos. Braintrust matches you with 3-5 highly compatible talent in just a few hours. And because they let the talent set their rates and keep 100% of what they earn, you never have to worry about motivation.”
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Shobhit Gupta
Head of Engineering, Stanley X
Results that speak for themselves.

40% cost savings
Silicon Valley level talent at
40% of the cost
Previous cost
New cost

8x faster
Instead of 4 months to hire,
Braintrust did it in just 2 weeks.
Braintrust: 2 weeks

In-house: 4 months

Projects were delivered a
full 3 months early

40% cost savings
Silicon Valley level talent at
40% of the cost
Previous cost
New cost