Founder in Residence

Job description

Cache Ventures, a global venture studio, growth advisory, and private equity firm, is seeking to hire an Associate / Founder in Residence to join the team. This is a full-time position designed to be a launchpad for anyone looking to find their long-term career and bridge into the world of entrepreneurship. You’ll learn a ton, work on many different projects and get exposed to many things that entry-level employees generally don’t see until later in their career. Think of it as an entrepreneur apprenticeship. The endgame being that you work with us as a co-founder on a new venture, take a leadership role with one of our portfolio companies, or depart to start your own thing.

Responsibilities

- Work directly with our CEO on special projects that align with our toughest challenges.

- Attend portfolio company meetings where appropriate to observe.

- Own some repetitive processes and tasks supporting our portfolio companies.

Examples Projects You’ll Be Doing

- Build a financial model for a prospective venture.

- Run experiments to validate a potential business idea.

- Craft and execute a plan to research a new market.

- Help locate and hire new members of our team.

- Complete a pitch and/or presentation deck.

- Support a nascent company in our portfolio.

- Research and find new businesses to acquire.

Requirements

- Someone looking for their second job. We prefer individuals who have had “bad” jobs previously.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Ability to construct basic financial models and a hunger to get better at them.

- Intelligent with strong analytical problem-solving skills.

- Ability to adapt and learn new things quickly.

- Detail-oriented with a focus on accountability and correctness.

- Naturally great at networking and building lasting relationships.

- Embodies a winning spirit, not easily defeated, and is positive and optimistic.

- Two-Marshmallow thinker.

- Demonstrates the ability to finish things.

Benefits

- Base Salary + Cache Rewards.

- Competitive Health, Dental, and Vision benefits.

- Work from anywhere in the world.

- Loose vacation policy.

- Flexible work hours.