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Founder’s Associate: The Stepping Stone to Nowhere
One tiny Stockholm startup, 2.6 million Euros raised, a 13 million Euro letter of intent, an ex-McKinsey founder, a NATO accelerator, and a Founder's Associate role that promises "the steepest learning curve I can offer"
... in exchange for what the ad itself admits is "full ownership of you."
This week Jen and Paul head to Sweden to figure out whether this is radical hiring transparency or the most honest burnout machine ever written. The contradictions are spectacular: education doesn't matter (but send your transcripts), the role is a stepping stone (that's nearly identical to the COO job…
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