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The Chief of Staff will partner directly with the CEO, managing high-level strategy, critical initiatives, and relationships while overseeing operations within the company.
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what is wordware?

we're building the all-in-one platform for AI development.

here's what that actually means:

the core idea: if the assembly language for new reasoning units (LLMs) is English, let's put it front and centre and incorporate the best concepts from software engineering:

  • conditional statements

  • loops

  • function calling functions (aka in fancy language multi-agent communication) — this is more difficult than it seems because of the needed type system (see below)

  • type system (especially important for interacting with multimodal LLMs where one output might have to be transformed to be passed on forward to the next step of the flow which might incorporate an LLM which can only interact with specific modalities)

  • easy linking with Tools (custom or prebuilt and ready to use: speech-to-text, image generation, ElevenLabs, research and many more

the ide: where the magic happens like notion met vscode and had a baby. build and test AI flows instantly, see results in real-time, iterate fast.

deployment: choose your flavor

  • api mode:

    • plug your AI engine straight into your product

    • forget about prompt management hell

    • focus on features, not infrastructure

  • workflow mode:

    • automate your work with triggers and actions

    • start small, scale to entire business processes

    • connect everything - it's an operating system for AI

  • wordapps & repository:

    • deploy as public/private web apps

    • share your flows github-style

    • let others fork and build on your work

    • control what people see (from basic UI to full process)

p.s. pls don't use zero prompt ai, we get enough of these to know immediately 😂

chief of staff @ wordware

tl;dr: it's like being a founder, but with immediate budget, proven traction (350k users), and no need to find product-market fit. you'll have massive impact from day one, but you'll also need to do whatever it takes to win - from fundraising strategy to getting a last-minute dinner reservation.

being real: this is probably one of our most senior hire. you'll work directly with me (Filip) on literally everything. you need to be able to execute at founder level without the typical founder learning curve.

what this really is: you'll literally be me in many parts of the company. this means owning everything from high-level strategy to the occasional shitty task (until you outsource it). you'll have immediate budget to build your team, starting with an EA, but you need to be ready to do anything that needs doing.

who you are: you're likely a former startup CEO ($200k+ ARR or $2M+ raised) or early startup leader. you're exceptional at getting impossible things done. not necessarily an engineer, but technical ability is a plus - you'll be building in wordware. you actively seek out challenges and uncomfortable situations - i don't care if it's skydiving or competitive knitting, but you need to be the type of person who thrives outside their comfort zone. most importantly, you're someone who sees what needs to be done and does it without asking how.

what you'll own: literally being me in many parts of the company means everything from owning 65% of my external presence to jumping into customer calls without warning. you'll run critical initiatives, manage key relationships, and build systems to scale our impact. then you'll make yourself obsolete and move on to the next challenge.

this will only work if:

  • we become friends - this isn't a 9-5 role with boundaries

  • you can get shit done at my pace and eventually exceed it

  • we get energy from debating and thinking together

  • you're ready to dive into anything, from fundraising to fixing logistics

  • you can sell to everyone - customers, candidates, investors

  • your writing and communication are exceptional

tips to succeed:

  1. don't ask how to help - just help

  2. as soon as you're really good at something, hand it off or automate it

  3. build systems to make yourself obsolete - you are my leverage, but you need your own

  4. protect my time ruthlessly - we have a framework for what deserves calendar space

  5. be proactive about grabbing things off my plate

  6. turn my scattered thoughts into scalable processes

  7. true value means making room on both our plates while scaling impact

  8. build trust through execution

  9. (1+1) should equal 4, not 2

real talk:

  • we do paid trials with "impossible" tests

  • sf only, weird hours

  • you need to like to step outside of your comfort zone

  • yes to crossbow competitions and sauna by the sea

ready to own everything? tell me:

  1. most impossible thing you've achieved

  2. last time you stepped way outside your comfort zone

  3. what was the most impressive thing you built

  4. what social system did you hack

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