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XpertDirect publishes audited operational data and editorial writing on the European technical hiring market. Each artefact is named, dated, signed and refreshed on a published cadence.
MANIFESTO · Q1 2026
A founder essay by John Ryan. Refreshed quarterly.
Why XpertDirect exists as an alternative to friction in European technical hiring, written from fifteen years inside the problem.
Read the Manifesto →FOUNDER ESSAYS · FROM Q2 2026
Monthly long-form essays by John Ryan. First essay published Q2 2026.
Specific operating insights from inside the platform: brief patterns, sector dynamics, the economics of direct hiring at scale.
Notify me when the first essay publishes →THE 30% TAX INDEX · QUARTERLY · LAUNCHING Q2 2026
Quarterly market-data drop. Anonymised. Audited. Press-distributed.
The 30% Tax Index measures the true cost of recruiter intermediation in European technical hiring — broken down by city, sector and role band. Each quarterly issue carries one cite-able headline number and a downloadable methodology PDF.
Distributed under embargo to three named EU technical press contacts each quarter. Forwarded by VC and PE talent partners to portfolio CTOs. Cited in board decks across the segment.
First issue: Q2 2026. Subsequent issues every twelve weeks.
Every operational claim on this site carries a published methodology. The four PDFs below document how each audited number is calculated, refreshed and audited.
These methodology PDFs are the proof of the proof. Procurement reviews are welcome.
ANNUAL · LAUNCHING Q4 2026
The Direct-Hire OS Annual is the year-end editorial artefact: a print and PDF report on the European technical hiring market, drawn from the four quarterly Market Data Drops, named cohort case studies, and operating observations from inside the platform.
First edition published December 2026. Print run distributed to named European venture and PE talent partners; PDF freely available.
Press enquiries: press@xpertdirect.io. Response within one business day.
For embargoed access to the next 30% Tax Index, contact press@xpertdirect.io with your publication and beat. Three press contacts are pre-briefed for each quarterly drop.
| Artefact | Cadence | First issue |
|---|---|---|
| The Manifesto | Quarterly refresh | Live (Q1 2026) |
| The 30% Tax Index | Quarterly | Q2 2026 |
| Founder Essays | Monthly | Q2 2026 |
| The Direct-Hire OS Annual | Annual | Q4 2026 |
Each cadence is contractual. Skipping a publication date is a board-level escalation, not an editorial choice.