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Business Owner / Founder

Weekday (YC W21)
Remote (United States)Contract

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This role is for one of our clients

Compensation: $80-$160 per hour

We are seeking experienced Business Owners / Founders who have founded, co-founded, or independently operated a business. In this role, you will leverage your practical business experience to review, assess, and provide structured feedback on business-related documents and materials.

This opportunity is well suited for entrepreneurial professionals with strong commercial judgment, analytical thinking, and hands-on experience managing business operations, strategy, and decision-making.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate business documents, presentations, spreadsheets, plans, and other professional materials.

• Assess content for accuracy, clarity, completeness, commercial relevance, and practical applicability.

• Provide structured, well-reasoned feedback based on your real-world entrepreneurial experience.

• Identify inconsistencies, gaps, errors, and areas where business reasoning or presentation can be improved.

• Compare and evaluate different business outputs against defined quality criteria.

• Apply independent judgment while following established evaluation guidelines and project requirements.

• Clearly communicate observations, recommendations, and rationale in written form.

• Maintain consistency and attention to detail across different assignments and business scenarios.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

• At least 2+ years of experience as a business owner, founder, co-founder, entrepreneur, or independent business operator.

• Demonstrated experience making business, operational, financial, or strategic decisions.

• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to evaluate business materials objectively and provide constructive feedback.

Required Skills

• Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Strong document review and analysis capabilities.

• Ability to understand business plans, operational documents, presentations, and financial or commercial materials.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies and gaps.

• Ability to follow structured guidelines while applying independent professional judgment.

• Practical understanding of business operations, customers, markets, and commercial decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience founding or scaling a startup, small business, or growing company.

• Experience managing business operations, strategy, sales, finance, or customer relationships.

• Exposure to business planning, budgeting, forecasting, or performance analysis.

• Experience preparing investor presentations, business plans, proposals, or strategic documents.

• Experience working across multiple functions and making decisions in ambiguous or fast-changing environments.

Eligibility

• Candidates must be based in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, or Canada.

• Candidates should be comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment.

Engagement Details

• Remote, flexible engagement.

• Work will involve reviewing and evaluating business-related materials according to project-specific guidelines.

• Assignments may vary depending on business domain, project requirements, and expertise.

• Strong performers may have opportunities to participate in additional evaluation and expert-review projects.

Equal Opportunity

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.

• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.

• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on project requirements and performance.

• Work will not require access to confidential or proprietary information belonging to any previous employer, client, or institution.

• Payments are made weekly based on services rendered through supported payment platforms.

• Please note that certain visa categories, including H-1B and STEM OPT, may not be supported for this engagement.

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