Founder in Residence

$400,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($200 USD/hour)

• Writing strategic product briefs that turn founder vision into multiple viable directions with tradeoffs, implications, and a clear path forward.
• Producing decision narratives that clarify complex product calls, contextualize the stakes, and enable execution without additional meetings.
• Developing durable frameworks (“BrainLifts”) that document evolving product principles, sharpen AI/human collaboration, and scale institutional memory.
• Surfacing bold pivots or reframes based on user signals, internal constraints, and market shifts — and backing them with structured rationale.
• Partnering with executives to stress-test assumptions, challenge defaults, and evolve product thinking through high-trust written collaboration.

• Managing sprint boards, planning MVPs, or defining success with OKRs — this is not an execution role.
• Relying on weekly syncs or founder access to get unblocked — your writing is your influence.
• Shipping surface-level “AI features” — your fluency must shape the product, not just speed it up.
• Watering down strategy into documentation — your work is the thinking, not the artifact.
• Delivering what’s asked — you’ll often need to propose something better.

Use strategic writing to turn ambiguity into product clarity — shaping direction, influencing decisions, and enabling AI-native execution without process overhead.

• 6+ years in product strategy, product management, or executive-level roles that involved ownership of the “what and why,” not just the “how and when.”
• 2+ years working directly with a founder or executive in high-trust, unstructured settings to translate evolving vision into actionable product strategy.
• Strong, hands-on AI fluency — you've built with LLMs or applied AI to accelerate product thinking and are familiar with MCP, agentic workflows, and orchestration frameworks.
• 2–3 examples of strategic writing that show structured thinking, original framing, and clear articulation of tradeoffs (e.g. briefs, narratives, reframes).
• A history of thriving in low-structure environments and creating clarity from chaos — without waiting for consensus or permission.
• Ability to influence through documents, not access — you’ve built trust through clarity, not control.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication — this is a doc-led, not meeting-led, role.
• Availability for 2–3 hours of daily overlap with U.S. business hours.