What are the responsibilities and job description for the executive assistant to the ceo position at Wordware (YC S24)?
what is wordware?
we're building the all-in-one platform for AI development.
here's what that actually means:
the core: a programming language for building just AI assembly language for the new reasoning unit (LLM) is English, so let’s put it front and centre and incorporate best concepts from software engineering:
deployment: choose your flavor
tl;dr: founders need someone exceptional to help run our lives (and sometimes the company). think devil wears prada level impossible tasks, but for technical startup founders. bonus if you can write in our slightly unhinged voice - we need help with content too.
the actual challenge:
running a startup that's trying to change how 500 million people build with AI means chaos is constant. you'll be the person who makes everything else possible - from coordinating multi-continent hiring to drafting tweets that sound like us at 2am. and yes, there will be "impossible" tasks we can't even predict yet.
what you'll actually do:
ps: comp is competitive because this role is crucial. but you need to actually enjoy making impossible things happen and writing like a slightly unhinged tech optimist. if you're looking for a standard EA job, this isn't it.
we're building the all-in-one platform for AI development.
here's what that actually means:
the core: a programming language for building just AI assembly language for the new reasoning unit (LLM) is English, so let’s put it front and centre and incorporate 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
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)
tl;dr: founders need someone exceptional to help run our lives (and sometimes the company). think devil wears prada level impossible tasks, but for technical startup founders. bonus if you can write in our slightly unhinged voice - we need help with content too.
the actual challenge:
running a startup that's trying to change how 500 million people build with AI means chaos is constant. you'll be the person who makes everything else possible - from coordinating multi-continent hiring to drafting tweets that sound like us at 2am. and yes, there will be "impossible" tasks we can't even predict yet.
what you'll actually do:
- make founders' lives run smoothly
- handle sensitive information (you'll be in every important room)
- support critical hiring initiatives
- write content in our voice (tweets, emails, updates)
- help maintain our slightly delulu tone
- coordinate across timezones and cultures
- solve problems nobody else can figure out
- run personal tasks that require high trust
- make impossible things happen on short notice
- write exceptionally well (and can mimic voices)
- have relevant experience making things happen
- treat "impossible" as a starting point
- thrive under pressure
- actually enjoy solving hard problems
- take pride in getting stuff done
- have incredible attention to detail
- you've never been an EA before
- your experience comes from a different field
- your degree isn't relevant
- your path wasn't traditional
- sf only - you need to be where we are
- sometimes things will be urgent at 11pm
- you'll be working directly with founders
- unlimited budget for solving problems
- you'll help shape our voice and culture
- trial period includes "impossible" tasks
- yes to the crossbow competitions and sauna by the sea
- most impossible thing you've made happen
- write a tweet about why working at wordware would be delulu (in our voice)
- how you handle high-pressure situations
- why you'd vibe with our chaos
ps: comp is competitive because this role is crucial. but you need to actually enjoy making impossible things happen and writing like a slightly unhinged tech optimist. if you're looking for a standard EA job, this isn't it.