About The Role
* Executive Assistant to the CEO catch-all title
o ideally this is path to Chief of Staff
* Fully remote work with periodic in person work sessions
o PLEASE NOTE: we will do startup full time hours (definitely not 40 hours, probably not 80 hours, but realistically you'll end up somewhere around the ~60 hour range)
+ I will never demand a minimum set of hours from you because it's not actually about the hours... but if you're someone who prefers to hold strict boundaries with work and shut the laptop at 6 (wtf?! 6?? not even 5?? haha) or if checking your messages on the weekend is blasphemous to you (both very valid things for you to feel btw), this is not gonna be the right fit for either of us
* You've worked in a fast-moving environment before, a startup, a small team, or alongside a founder, and you know what it means to hold things together without being asked twice. Side projects are cool, but we want to see that you've navigated real constraints with real teammates.
* You're not just a task-executor. You think ahead, flag what's falling through the cracks, and make things happen before they become problems.
* Targeting $40k - $60k CAD + equity TBD
o while this cannot compare with more established companies (cuz we barely have a product in market at this point, and will likely be way more work and stress and fun), it is important for me to know that your needs are generally covered (not ramen salary) and that if it's a good fit, there is meaningful equity for your work
* Targeting start date ASAP
The Big Vision
Trove is building the user-owned behavioral identity layer for the internet. This is infrastructure for people to be seen authentically - not through labels or accomplishments, but through revealed behavior.
Imagine a world if you could have x-ray vision for someone's character. You could be celebrated for exactly who you are, hired for your traits that a resume can't show. A world where the people you date and the friends you hang out with are trustworthy and genuine. How do we measure and quantify soft skills?
And in the future, as AI is embedded everywhere around us - what it cannot mimic is our character, our taste, our decision making, our actions. What can represent who we are at that point? What does a personal artifact of this future look like?
Those are the guiding principles of Trove.
More Details
This isn't a typical EA role where you manage a calendar and call it a day. You'll be operating across content, community, growth, and ops - the connective tissue that keeps Trove moving while I focus on product and vision.
Here's the situation so far: In October 2025, MVP 1.0 was developed and shared publicly. From that experience we had 1,000 players, a 65% completion rate of a 2-minute experience, and close to 30% chose to start a new game. In Feb 2026, we launched a limited-time Valentine's campaign that went really well: 2,000+ users, 77% D1 retention unprompted, and three companies reached out about using our platform for recruiting purposes. Zero dollars spent on marketing. So now, we want to bring in a full-time executive assistant to help us scale what's working.
As the EA here, you'll:
* Own tangles writing & testing: help draft scenarios, playtest tangles, and flag what feels off before launch. You have good instincts for tone and human behavior. You're the first line of defense before something goes live
* Run community management: engage with users, gather feedback, coordinate test cohorts, keep the early community feeling warm and alive
* Lead social media & content: own the posting cadence, collaborating with a designer to produce weekly tangles. You set the voice, they execute
* Drive growth ops: track retention and growth metrics week over week, flag what's working and what isn't
* Coordinate freelancers: manage artists, creators, freelancers, keep deliverables on track, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks
* Handle general ops & admin: investor scheduling, inbox triage, research, etc. You help ensure things don't slip
* Own means...: staying close to the product, flagging issues, managing up, closing loops, and being institutional memory
* Shape Trove's direction: collaborate on what makes people understand themselves better, and how your role may evolve
Who Am I?
I want people to live authentically, find trusted peers, work on missions they believe in, and grow in a way that fits them. It starts with understanding oneself.
Here's a pitch for context: Betaworks demo day (old name!).
This is my second company. Our backers include VCs associated with Hugging Face, Granola, and The Browser Company. I've raised a pre-seed as a non-technical solo founder.
You May Be a Fit If You
* read this and think this kind of job exists and you have ideas
* like working in ambiguous environments and figuring out what's needed
* use AI in day-to-day workflows and want to go deeper
* are excited about juggling multiple hats as the second full-time team member
* build side projects or volunteer for the game
* have experience with both startup pace and more structured environments
* have range and taste, enjoying playful, opinionated, experimental, and interactive design
* care about craft but know when good enough is the right call
* enjoy gaming, psychology, personal development, fandoms, anime, and reading
How to Apply
Please complete this form if you're interested: [click apply]
Anticipated Process
* Form review
* 30 min vibe chat
* Test exercise
* Exercise review call
* Team chat
* Decision
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