Cofounder + CEO, Industrial Bottleneck Intelligence

Interplay

$200K — $250K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in starting and scaling a company.
  • Strong background in data analytics, market intelligence, or AI-enabled products.
  • Direct experience with funding from institutional or venture capital sources.
  • Knowledge of key industries like defense, energy, and supply chain.
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
  • 5+ years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the creation and growth of a new business.
  • Set and communicate the company's strategic vision.
  • Establish the go-to-market strategy and operational framework.
  • Recruit and build a high-performing team.
  • Secure necessary funding for operations and growth.
  • Manage and implement scaling initiatives.

Benefits

  • Institutional support from Interplay's back-office resources.
  • Opportunity to influence and shape the venture from inception.
  • Flexible work environment with remote options.
  • Collaboration with experienced investors and industry experts.
Full Job Description
LOCATION

Full Time, Remote

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a Cofounder & CEO to lead the launch and growth of a new venture focused on Industrial Bottleneck Intelligence. You will be responsible for taking the concept from a validated idea to a scaled production powerhouse. While you run the entire company, Interplay provides the institutional "back-office" to help you succeed.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Lead the development of a new company.
  • Define company strategy & vision.
  • Develop the go-to-market strategy and operational model.
  • Recruit the team.
  • Raise capital.
  • Scale.


PREFERRED SKILLS
  • Have built a company before.
  • Laugh (often).
  • Have a great attitude and are willing to get your hands dirty.
  • Are willing to run through brick walls without a helmet.
  • Love problem solving and winning
  • Have relevant industry experience.
  • Have direct experience building or commercializing data, analytics, market-intelligence, alternative-data, supply-chain, industrial-research, or AI-enabled intelligence products.
  • Are credible with hedge funds, public-market investors, asset managers, private equity firms, venture investors, corporate strategy teams, and other sophisticated buyers of investment intelligence.
  • Understand one or more relevant domains such as defense, industrials, energy infrastructure, grid equipment, semiconductors, critical materials, advanced manufacturing, logistics, or supply-chain risk.
  • Have demonstrated experience raising institutional or venture capital; prior leadership in a successfully exited VC-backed company is strongly preferred.
  • Are hyper-organized.
  • Have the ability to work well in an unstructured environment.
  • Bachelor's degree is required, MBA is a plus.
  • Minimum of 5 years of work experience.

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