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Chief of Staff to Liz Wessel

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Base pay range: $170,000.00/yr - $170,000.00/yr

About First Round

First Round is a venture capital firm that works with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an imagine if. We fill in where we can until the team is filled out, tackling crucial early hiring and equipping those who are great at building product with the skills to sell it, too. By getting the foundational firsts right, we increase the odds of finding extreme productmarket fit. Our founders imagine ifs have turned into companies like Notion, Roblox, Uber, and Square.

Position Overview

Were looking to add a Chief of Staff to our team who will work directly with Partner Liz Wessel as her trusted right hand in person in San Francisco. Chiefs of Staff at FirstRound supercharge our investment team by creating and managing processes behindthescenes that deliver worldclass services and experiences to entrepreneurs. They engage across all functions of FirstRound, including reviewing new investment opportunities, special projects, partner branding/marketing, portfolio engagement, and management of administrative staff. This position is a balance between strategy and sharp execution.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Managing and tracking new investment opportunities
• Managing and tracking relationships and communication within the First Round community and partner networks
• Conducting research and investment diligence
• Initiating and leading special projects (building internal products and programs, research deep dives, etc.)
• Drafting, managing, editing and processing all kinds of communication (including emails)
• Managing partner projects and events

This position is not:

• A 95 job. We work when founders need us to work with/for them which often means late nights and weekends.
• An investing role. You will not be investing, but you will be joining most pitches that your partner is leading/on.
• For people who have investing experience at another VC firm. Were looking for people who have no VC experience.
• A partnertrack role. Instead, it is an ideal opportunity to get involved with helping incredible founders and to learn from the best of the best.
• Expected to source companies or to be directly entrepreneurfacing. Rather, you will work with Liz to help review, analyze and prioritize existing deal flow and support our portfolio in a mostly behindthescenes way.

This is a unique opportunity in which individuals from many backgrounds could excel. Here are just a few examples of profiles we think could be great:

• An operations guru with startup experience who thrives keeping the trains running on time with little oversight.
• An aspiring entrepreneur who wants a rare window into the VC and fundraising side of the business.
• A business generalist with a passion for technology and a penchant for learning new things fast.
• A software engineer who wants to move into the business or operations side of things

You Might Be a Great Fit If:

• Youre fascinated by technology and how todays entrepreneurs are shaping the future. You dont necessarily need deep knowledge of the venture capital industry, but you should be excited about the field and eager to learn the business quickly.
• Youre curious and intuitive a creative and unconventional thinker, yet also highly analytical and logical. You're a strong writer and pride yourself on thoughtful, succinct and eloquent communication. You know the right questions to ask, as well as when to listen and learn. You have the polish and presence to regularly interact with seasoned CEOs, founders and entrepreneurs.
• You are extremely detailoriented, run a tight ship, and want to create an A+ experience for those you work with. Nothing is too small and you love to go above and beyond what others expect of you. You resonate with the quote Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.
• Most importantly, you are a fast learner and laser focused on execution with the drive to get things done. Youre deeply organized, detail oriented and reliable above all else.
• You have at least 35 years of fulltime working experience.

Our Values

• Try harder for founders. Theyre our customers LPs are our shareholders. Going above and beyond for our founders is what we do
• Give your unvarnished opinions and unwavering support. We strive to be kind, not nice
• Treat the little things like big things
• Make speed a habit. Whatever youre building, remember that now is better than two weeks from now
• Invent and wander. Never stop experimenting
• Build wider doorways and longer tables. We're in the business of backing people and betting on their ideas

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