Venture Executive - St Louis

About the Role

You will operate as a founder inside a high-velocity studio, running a venture from concept to measurable outcomes. Your core mission is to own the end-to-end journey of a business, including product development, customer acquisition, revenue generation, and financial performance. You will use advanced AI infrastructure to accelerate building and deployment, maintaining strict accountability to demanding clients and internal stakeholders. This role is for individuals who find ownership exhilarating and are driven by results, not titles. If you thrive on autonomy and shaping the future of a venture, this is your opportunity. You will be entrusted to navigate ambiguity and transform abstract ideas into concrete, revenue-generating solutions. You will act as the primary decision-maker, balancing speed with quality in a fast-paced environment. Success in this position will be defined by your ability to build something valuable and sustainable from the ground up.

Key Facts

What you'll do

Define the initial product vision and customer strategy using AI as the foundational layer for development.

Identify high-potential market opportunities and validate them through direct customer engagement and discovery.

Secure early customers and close deals to establish a sustainable growth engine and prove market demand.

Recruit, lead, and shape the culture of a small, high-performing team to support venture objectives.

Make rapid decisions with incomplete data and pivot quickly when initiatives fail to gain traction.

Intensify efforts and allocate resources toward concepts that demonstrate strong product-market fit.

Manage unit economics, burn rates, and overall financial sustainability to ensure long-term viability.

Provide transparent reporting on progress, insights, and strategic shifts to studio leadership and stakeholders.

Utilize AI-native workflows to build and ship products from the outset, integrating technology into core operations.

Function as a CEO in all aspects, leveraging studio resources, AI tooling, our network, and capital to drive execution.

Own the full lifecycle of the business, iterating based on feedback and performance metrics to optimize outcomes.

Champion accountability and rigor, ensuring every initiative aligns with venture goals and delivers measurable value.

Continuously experiment and iterate on product features, go-to-market motions, and business models to maximize impact.

Act as the central point of communication and leadership, aligning the team and stakeholders around a shared vision.

Requirements

You possess a proven track record of founding and growing a venture, having successfully taken a project from inception to a tangible, valuable outcome. You combine a builder's mindset with commercial acumen, capable of developing solutions that users desire and persuading them to invest. You are an adept user of AI, integrating these tools natively into your workflow to unlock new levels of efficiency and innovation. You have a history of managing profit and loss statements and understand the fundamentals of unit economics and business viability. Your achievements are demonstrated through concrete artifacts you have created, launched, sold, or scaled, rather than solely through a list of past employers. You operate with a high degree of independence, self-directing your work and executing without constant supervision. You make swift decisions when information is incomplete, viewing mistakes as essential steps toward rapid learning and correction. You adopt an owner's perspective, taking initiative without awaiting directives and solving problems proactively. You are energized by the freedom and responsibility of building something significant, rather than being daunted by it. You maintain intellectual honesty, objectively assessing what is successful and what is not, and are willing to abandon cherished ideas when data dictates. You are motivated by creating meaningful impact and value, seeking more than just financial compensation. You are comfortable operating in a dynamic, high-stakes environment where accountability is constant and expectations are ambitious. You understand that this role requires resilience, adaptability, and a relentless focus on execution.

Practical notes

This is a remote position open to professionals residing in the United States or Canada. The role requires some travel as part of operational needs. The compensation package includes a base salary, performance-based incentives, and potential equity participation in the venture you build.