If you are a startup founder or major investor, how do you find that CEO for your “Dream Team” to close on funding and kick start your company? It makes logical sense to scour the job boards, engage an executive recruiter, or scan the networking sites like LinkedIn for a good array of candidates, and then interview the ones with the best resumes. If that’s as far as you go, you haven’t done the whole job. In reality, none of these alternatives is as effective as face-to-face networking. As I’ve said before, there is no substitute for building your network, or using your network of trusted advisors.  From the candidate perspective, the ideal CEO is much more likely to sign up for your job if he knows and trusts you, versus just meeting you through the interview process. In all cases, never lose focus on finding someone who can meet the following top objectives, derived from some advice by Jeff Richards to startup CEOs: