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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. Founder Sabbath - Tech-free retreat in upstate NY for AI founders. Help with planning and execution.

3. Events & Partnerships - hosting events, sponsorship outreach, and new consulting/recruiting deals.

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

Example Week

• Monday: Coordinate Blackout onboarding
• Tuesday: Outreach to NY AI members about our retreat
• Wednesday: Event logistics for upcoming talk
• Thursday: Partnership calls with potential clients for events
• Friday: Strategy session with Derek 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.

What You Give

• Nights/weekends (10-15 hours a week)
• Support for day-to-day operations
• Help putting on events, or other initiatives

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)
• Wants to work in startups

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 to bring your friends and family together