Entrepreneur in Residence

Who we are:

We’re building talking plushies for curious kids via the Founders, Inc. Studio. Think ChatGPT in a plushy. These plushies have a voice and personality and can coach you (and kids) to improve in certain areas, like empathy.

We have a prototype that kids love.

We’re looking for an Entrepreneur in Residence to take this initial prototype and turn it into a generational company.

What you’ll do:

- You’ll take this prototype, market it, manufacture it, and scale it as CEO

- In the short term, you’ll be focused on:

- Building out the Growth/Creator Partnerships functions from scratch:

- Growth: Run the DTC playbook. Figure out which of the following channels work the best, then double down, and systemize them:

- TikTok + Instagram: influencer + organic + paid

- FB: paid

- Youtube: influencer

- Creator Partnerships: Find and partner with creators to launch smart plushies with their likeness. Ex. A talking Blippi plushie that has the same voice, personality, and knowledge as the real Blippi

- In the long term, you’ll build out the team, manufacture the products, and systemize all parts of the production process

Requirements:

- Experience working with creators to launch products

- Experience building out a marketing function from scratch

- Experience as a founder or an employee of an early-stage startup

- Great taste in 1) design and 2) human psychology

- Work well with our existing CTO who owns product development

Nice to haves:

- Built and scaled a DTC company in the past

- Experience within a software/hardware/AI-focused team

What you’ll get:

- A competitive salary and founder-level equity

- Daily lunches

- Healthcare