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For founders hiring sales reps

Stop interviewing reps.See them work.

Candidates make real calls in a paid trial. You review their performance, notes, outcomes, and moments worth replaying before deciding who advances.

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CallTrial v0.4
YC S26 · est. 2026
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01 / 05 · the pitch
02 — what you actually review

One performance report per candidate. Built from the trial, not their resume.

Performance report · Alexis Baezv1 · 2026-05-03
sample Usable36 calls · 9m 40s talk · 4 connects· 90-min trial

Rubric · human-judged

ReliabilityStrong
Activity / effortStrong
Communication clarityModerate
Script disciplineStrong

Mechanical · measured from audio

Talk ratio62 / 38 rep / lead
Pace146 wpm
Fillers7 total
Wait time0.8 sec

Transcript · Call 2, 1:02-1:25 · highlight

Alexis Baez · to lead“If budget is the constraint, is this still a top-three finance ops problem for the quarter?”
03 — admin overview

The cohort view under the report.

The report stays the source of truth. The workbench just shows who is ready, who is in trial, and what needs review.

CallTrial dashboard · employer workbench

Founding SDR cohort

Northstar Ledger · six-candidate pilot · ranked by review readiness

Ready

2

Scheduled

3

Candidates

6

Cohort signal

attempts · connects · reports ready

MonToday

Connect rate

17%

Median talk

4m 52s

Ready rank

01-02

RankCandidateSampleAttemptsConnectsPerformanceNext action
01
AB

Alexis Baez

SDR trial candidate

Usable364StrongReview report
02
AP

Aisha Patel

SDR trial candidate

Usable182ModerateIn trial
03
JO

James Okonkwo

SDR trial candidate

Pending——Not sampledScheduled
04
KZ

Kevin Zhang

SDR trial candidate

Limited240LimitedNeeds sample
05
MR

Martin Ribiero

SDR trial candidate

Pending——Not sampledScheduled
04 — performance at a glance

Performance, not opinions.

A trial turns hiring into work founders can inspect: time saved, calls completed, report readiness, and the specific moments behind a decision.

founder time

From hours to minutes.

4 hr15 min

Review the work sample instead of sitting through five interviews.

evaluation path

Fewer loops.

5 loops1 trial

One structured trial can replace a long interview loop.

review queue

Reports with real signal.

2ready

Employers only open reports once there is enough evidence to review.

cohort signal

See the trial window at a glance.

Founders can check attempts, connects, and ready reports before opening a candidate snapshot. The chart does not decide; it shows which work deserves a closer look.

attempts

78

connects

13

ready

2

MonToday

decision readiness

Ready for review.

86

The score helps show when a trial has enough evidence for founder review. The final decision still belongs to the employer.

Human reviewstrong
Call audiousable
Contextnoted
employer makes the call
05 — the math of one hire

Four hours of founder time, or fifteen minutes?

Today

Five rounds of interviews

  • Resume screen30 min
  • Recruiter call30 min
  • Manager screen45 min
  • Mock-call interview60 min
  • Team interview60 min
4hr

founder time per hire — and 40% wash out within 90 days.

With CallTrial

One paid call trial

  • Define rubric5 min
  • Send call trial0 min
  • Candidate works (paid)90 min*
  • Review performance report15 min
15min

founder time per hire — on the candidate's real work, not their interview persona.

* candidate is paid for the trial · we handle scheduling and lead lists

The interview is theatre. The trial is real performance.

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