I'm looking for a technical co-founder for a text-to-speech product that is focused on the news ecosystem. In brief, the idea is to automatically generate a podcast-quality audio companion for published articles that can support advertisements.
About Me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-gottdiener-08798689/
1. Columbia Undergrad 2. Bain and Company as a Consultant (3 years) 3. Bain Capital (2 years) 4. Experience bringing a product successfully to market while at Bain and Company (was effectively PM at Bain for 1 year; developed a merger integration tool called Signal: https://www.bain.com/consulting-services/mergers-acquisitions/signal-by-bain/)
Type of Profile I'm Looking For:
1. 3-5 years+ of experience in a software development or technical PM role 2. Fluent in Python + experience with ML products 3. Has other back-end capabilities; potentially some experience with front-end too (the latter is nice to have) 4. Track record of success either implementing new features to an existing product or starting a product from scratch 5. Willing to jump in to a startup full-time 6. [Nice to have - not required] Based in the New York Metro area
Differentiators Re: My Startup [Narrativ]
1. Angel investor in place for first $250K; path to raise $750K easily among close connections 2. Board Chairman is the former CEO of a $700M revenue company; advisor is the former Chief Data Officer of a Fortune 500 company 3. Willing to provide relatively generous salary + equity compensation [sliding scale between the two]
Contact Me:
If interested, please reach out to me at [email protected] or connect with me on LinkedIn
Hope to hear from you!
Ben