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]).

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 and alberto.chan@utsa.edu.

Thank you,

Alberto