Ensure that products, features, and initiatives ship — even when the founder is busy.
Your job is to make sure nothing stays blocked because "we needed input", "we needed support", or "we were waiting".
One-sentence mandate
Nothing stays unshipped because the founder was busy.
What success looks like
* Things ship every week
* Blockers are visible, owned, and resolved
* No initiative quietly dies
* Momentum is constant
* The company moves forward even without the founder's daily involvement
Tasks
Responsibilities
* Own all shipping initiatives end-to-end
* Track what is blocked, why, and by whom
* Unblock execution:
* chase decisions
* prepare options
* escalate when needed
* make pragmatic calls
* Break work into small, shippable slices
* Push teams to finish, not perfect
* Own early distribution & traction initiatives:
* launches
* onboarding
* early users
* visibility experiments
* Lead by doing, not by talking
What this role is not
* Not a strategist
* Not a framework designer
* Not a meeting organizer
* Not an analyst writing decks
* Not someone who waits for perfect input
If you need a week of analysis or a 2-hour meeting to explain a vision, this role is not for you.
Requirements
Profile we are looking for
* Strong bias to action
* Comfortable pushing people (including the founder)
* Startup-hardened generalist
* Technically literate (doesn't need to code, but understands delivery)
* Feels personal responsibility for outcomes
* Gets energy from finishing things
Non-negotiables
* If you're blocked for more than 24–48h, you escalate
* You don't disappear when waiting for input
* You optimize for shipping, not elegance
* You interrupt the founder when shipping is at risk