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Operations Lead, Special Projects

The Opportunity

We're looking for someone to help us expand NY AI and support our incubations.

You'd work directly with Derek Larson, the founder of NY AI.

Part-time to start, with path to full-time leadership role.

About NY AI

NY AI is a community of 1600+ founders, engineers, and operators building AI products in NYC.

We started in early 2022, 9 months before ChatGPT.

We host events, support and connect builders, and incubate products like Kin and Blackout.

Our members include:

• Engineers & Researchers (DeepMind, Anthropic, Ramp, Apple, NASA, Notion, Hume)
• Pre-seed to Series B AI founders backed by Sequoia, OpenAI, YC, a16z, Kleiner
• Post-exit founders exploring their next thing
• Academic Researchers (Columbia, MIT, Harvard, NYU, Cornell, Stanford, Yale)
• ML Executives at F500 companies and unicorn startups

Members say we run the highest signal AI events in the city.

Top Priorities

1. Blackout - New incubation helping people break their internet addiction. You'd work with Derek and Alex (PhD clinical psychologist) on scaling what's already working + explore new growth and business opportunities.

2. Workshops & Consulting - sessions on adapting to and implemenating AI (alongside our partner). Build a repeatable playbook: run-of-show, communications, follow-ups, partnerships, etc.

3. Events & Partnerships - coordinate NY AI events, sponsor outreach, consulting deals.

Future: AI Native cohort, new incubations, member growth, etc.

Example Week

• Monday: Coordinate Blackout onboarding
• Tuesday: Outreach to NY AI members + partners about our workshops
• Wednesday: Event logistics for upcoming talk
• Thursday: Join Derek in meetings with potential consulting clients
• Friday: Strategy session on new incubations and member growth

Potential Growth Path

What You Get

• Front row seat to NYC's growing AI scene and bleeding edge of how companies are using AI
• Build a network of founders, engineers, researchers, investors, operators, etc.
• Mentorship & flexible work hours.

This Is For Someone Who...

Must have:

• Is in NYC area
• Obsessive about getting the details right
• Proactive & high agency - can handle ambiguity, doesn't need micromanaging
• Excited about tech (and the people building it)

Bonus points:

• Entrepreneurial streak - you've started a business before or worked at a startup
• You've organized events/trips/complex logistics before
• You take the lead bringing your friends and family together