Monday, November 25, 2024

World-class government assistant for overloaded entrepreneur (London) at Listening to the Different Aspect

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Hello there,

My identify’s Edward. I’m in search of somebody unusually succesful, who would relish serving to an formidable and fast-moving entrepreneur organise their life, keep on observe, and be ballast to assist obtain all that’s being taken on.

When you’re:

– At a crossroads in your life, questioning what to do subsequent

– Feeling like you will have loads to present, however aren’t presently certain methods to harness it

– Excited on the prospect of becoming a member of a thriving crew (or a number of)

– Looking for a possibility to show your self

…This could possibly be a dream alternative.

Tasks I’m engaged on proper now:

1) A brand new diplomatic-journalistic outlet referred to as “Listening to the Different Aspect” (https://listeningto.org/). Our early work has acquired reward from senior US political advisors (on either side of the aisle) and world-leading teachers.
2) Altitude Climbing – a brand new platform with the most-followed health/mountain climbing YouTuber, Magnus Midtbø: https://altitudeclimbing.com/ And additional, collectively contemplating pioneering a brand new format of health race.
3) In 2017, aged 24, I co-founded a web-based course publishing home referred to as Course Concierge: https://courseconcierge.com/ This continues as we speak. We’re planning a spin-out with Paul Davids, the most-followed guitar instructor on YouTube.

5) And a really proficient 23-year-old London-based designer get her style model off the bottom

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I’m in want of a right-hand one that can help with this starbursting of initiatives, assist drive them ahead, and have a artistic and operational hand in all of them.

Duties will embody:

– The founding father of CrossFit outlined the phrase “virtuosity” as “performing the widespread uncommonly properly”. Spinning up new corporations, there are a lot of foundational issues – establishing financial institution accounts, e-mail addresses, bookkeeping, headhunting and recruiting early crew members… – that must be finished uncommonly properly. Someone who can construct methods for such issues, profitable my rapid belief of their doing so.

– Common journey planning and administration. The final journey I took to the US, I modified my itinerary 4 occasions mid-trip. This isn’t atypical. I want somebody on board with this, and who can assist guarantee all runs to schedule.

– If I ask you to do one thing you’ve by no means finished earlier than, like arrange a touchdown web page with WordPress/ConvertKit, or a product web page on Shopify, you’ll determine it out with little to no instruction.

– Present shopping for for crew members and vital individuals in my life. Not too long ago I had a 100-message thread perfecting the design of an origami crane (with an origami designer) to reward to advisors of the brand new diplomatic outfit. On this function, I want any person snug with such meticulousness.

Keith Rabois, who ran operations for Paypal, LinkedIn and Sq., notes the distinction between “a barrel” and “ammunition” in an organisation (https://youtu.be/w19IBxDu2Y4?t=14m32s – clip for 2 minutes). Right here, I want any person who’s most positively a barrel.

Somebody very completed I used to be simply involved with famous of their chief-of-staff:

“[Name] performed a pivotal function over the past 5 years in serving to me handle my obligations. When individuals requested how we completed a lot with so few individuals, I might say that she was my military of 1… She provided skillful options, helped confirm vital particulars, and has stored our crew organised each step of the best way.”

I’m in want of such an “military of 1”.

– Somebody with supreme consideration to element who, even in their very own personal WhatsApp messages, upholds near-flawless grammar.

– Somebody relentlessly resourceful in overcoming obstacles. When persons are telling you “No, this will’t be finished”, you – by way of a mixture of artistic pondering, perseverance and allure – discover a solution to make it occur. Initiative, and never giving in. You may successfully bend the clock and get 26 hours’ exercise into 24.

– Somebody dedicated to the artwork of helping – and who aspires to progress within the route of ever extra accountability within the function of an Government Assistant/Chief of Workers.

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I’m after somebody who can begin as quickly as attainable. I’m unsure it’ll be fairly full-time to start (I’m my very own bottleneck in getting issues in movement), however ~3/4-time to start, seemingly increasing to full-time moderately swiftly.

Hours are versatile and as much as you. This isn’t a standard 9–5. I work odd hours myself, and we work with crew members throughout many time zones.

I’m primarily based in central London – simply by Charing Cross. You are able to do the overwhelming majority of this function remotely/at residence. However I want somebody who can come into central London a number of occasions per week. (Making an attempt to open new financial institution accounts with a distant assistant doesn’t work.) We are able to focus on wage in interview.

To use, please write to [email protected] with a canopy letter noting why you’d be an excellent match. Please don’t connect a CV. (I don’t care the place, and even whether or not, you went to school.)

We received’t be capable to get again to everybody, however for individuals who stand out, I shall be in contact from twenty second July on (so take into account that an early deadline). When you haven’t heard again inside a number of days following that, please assume on this event you haven’t been shortlisted for interview.

Like all assistant place, this function shall be one among deep perception, and it’s one I shall be choosing for rigorously. Thanks for contemplating the place. When you’re on the fence about making use of: please do. Better of luck, and I sit up for listening to from you,

Edward

PS. Not too long ago hiring for one more function, I acquired near-duplicate emails from individuals who’d used ChatGPT. Use LLMs with excessive warning. Properly-written human notes nonetheless are inclined to win out. 🙂

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