Every week brings new strategies, tactics, and trends that shape how startups get built. TLDR Founders cuts through it: what's actionable for people building companies, delivered in under five minutes to hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
We're looking for a curator to help us decide what makes the cut.
About the Role
Three days a week (roughly an hour a day including the time you would usually spend keeping up with startup news), you'll pick the 6-8 stories that matter, cut the ones that don't, and write concise summaries that respect the reader's time.
About You
You're the founder of a VC-backed startup and spend a ton of time on x.com, Hacker News, and founder Slacks and group chats.
You consistently hear about new strategies and trends before other founders.
Why You'll Love It
Access. TLDR curators have been invited to major tech events and get introductions to operators, investors, and reporters across the ecosystem.
Personal brand. Many curators use the role to grow their audience and reputation. Many also angel invest or scout for VC funds.
Early access. You'll get first access to the products we're building in-house, including a new reader we're piloting this year for how people consume technical content (more on that once you apply).
Pay. Competitive rates.
Skills Required
- Experience as the founder of a VC-backed startup
- Familiarity with startup news platforms like x.com and Hacker News
- Ability to write concise summaries
What We Do
TLDR's mission is to build the paper of record for the tech industry, as the trusted source that people who work in tech rely on to inform them about important trends and developments. We help top B2B Cloud Computing companies get their brand in front of an audience of 5 million technical readers. TLDR helps advertisers reach their target audience at scale as if they were advertising on social media, but with the trust and credibility of TLDRs collective of newsletters. We have an average open rate >40%. The types of folks who read (and work!) at TLDR are professionals and enthusiasts in: Tech and startups Developers AI, Crypto, and Fintech DevOps and Cybersecurity Marketing, Product, and Design TLDR is the 5th largest newsletter globally serving sponsors like: AWS Google Shopify Paypal Hubspot Intel DataDog Zendesk Cloudflare Twilio Notion Okta Rippling Snyk Taboola Sentry Vanta Vercel Wiz SecureFrame
Why Work With Us
We're a small team that values continuous learning and internet culture. We're bootstrapped and profitable with no outside investment. This means you get to build with support and runway to think strategically and execute tactically with room to test. We are a low meeting culture that communicates asynchronously, with integrity and humility.
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