Founder in Residence

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