8:25 p.m.
FWD on behalf of Dr. Lyle Hood
Hello!
We have an opportunity for your students: I am building a new venture aimed at
streamlining the fundraising process for startup founders.
We are building a software platform to help founders manage their VC pipeline, automate
outreach, and close funding rounds more efficiently. We have an early version of the
product built ([Link to
prototype<https://9000-firebase-studio-1754359997890.cluster-joak5ukfbnbyqspg4tewa33d24.cloudworkstations.dev/>]).
We are now looking for a passionate and driven student to join our founding team as our
Product Lead. This is a significant role where the individual will take complete ownership
of the product's execution and strategy. We believe this is a rare opportunity for a
student to gain hands-on experience building a company from the ground up, with a direct
impact on its success.
We would be grateful if you could share this opportunity with any exceptional students you
believe might be a great fit.
About the Role: Product Manager
We are seeking an aspiring entrepreneur to be the third leg of our stool. While one
founder is designing the vision and another is focused on sales, we need someone to live
and breathe the product-driving it from an idea to something our customers love. This
person will be the CEO of the product.
What You'll Do:
* Take full ownership of the product roadmap, translating the company's vision
into actionable features and timelines.
* Work directly with the founding team to define product requirements, create user
stories, and manage the development backlog.
* Become an expert on our user, conducting interviews and gathering feedback to ensure
we are building the right solutions.
* Analyze the market and competitors (like Flowlie) to identify opportunities and
inform our strategy.
* Manage the day-to-day execution, ensuring we are building, shipping, and learning at
a rapid pace.
Who We're Looking For:
* A student with a deep, demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship, startups, and the
venture capital world.
* A natural leader and self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity and can operate
independently.
* Extremely organized with a bias for action and execution. You get things done.
* A strong communicator who can articulate ideas clearly and work collaboratively.
* Someone who is excited by the prospect of building a business from scratch.
Compensation:
This is a founding team role. Initial compensation will be a meaningful equity stake in
the business. As we secure funding and generate revenue, the role will transition to a
competitive hybrid model of salary plus equity.
Thank you for your time and for considering our request. Anyone interested should send a
resume and one page statement describing why they are appropriate for the role to both
lyle.hood@utsa.edu<mailto:lyle.hood@utsa.edu> and
alberto.chan@utsa.edu<mailto:alberto.chan@utsa.edu>.
Thank you,
Alberto