Former Founder in Sales

<p>Co-Founder, Growth & Sales</p><p><br></p><p>Thirdline | An Entrext Company</p><p>Equity only | Founder role | Remote</p><p><br></p><p>Thirdline is built on a simple thesis:</p><p><br></p><p>People don't need more networking. They need the right person with the exact knowledge to solve the bottleneck.</p><p><br></p><p>We're building a network where people discover hyper-specific opportunities based on what they need and what they can offer in return.</p><p><br></p><p>Swipe on an exchange. Match with the right person. Connect 1:1. Make the exchange happen.</p><p><br></p><p>You just got a deal made.</p><p><br></p><p>Who we're looking for</p><p><br></p><p>We're looking for a Co-Founder who owns Growth & Sales at Thirdline.</p><p><br></p><p>Not someone who wants a growth role.</p><p>Not someone looking for a salary and a set of targets.</p><p><br></p><p>We're looking for someone who believes in the thesis enough to make it their own.</p><p><br></p><p>You will own the commercial side of the company from day one:</p><p><br></p><p>Figure out who should be on Thirdline first</p><p>Define and continuously refine our ICP</p><p>Build the first network from zero</p><p>Talk to founders, operators and potential users every day</p><p>Develop the acquisition and distribution strategy</p><p>Own outbound, partnerships, community and other growth channels</p><p>Turn conversations into actual exchanges and deals</p><p>Understand why people join, why they don't, and what makes them come back</p><p>Build the systems that can eventually make growth repeatable</p><p>Work directly with the product side to turn market feedback into product decisions</p><p>Eventually build and lead the growth/sales function</p><p><br></p><p>There is no playbook. You will be expected to create it.</p><p><br></p><p>The reality of the role</p><p><br></p><p>This is an equity-only founding role. There is no cash compensation at the beginning.</p><p><br></p><p>Thirdline is being built with the expectation that the company should earn its way forward, rather than depend on continuous capital injections.</p><p><br></p><p>Initial resources will primarily go toward product and domain infrastructure.</p><p><br></p><p>There will not be a large marketing budget waiting for you.</p><p><br></p><p>If we discover real traction and a strong opportunity to scale, funding can be considered. But we are not raising money simply to manufacture growth.</p><p><br></p><p>You should be comfortable building with constraints.</p><p><br></p><p>What we're looking for</p><p><br></p><p>You don't need to have worked at a big company.</p><p><br></p><p>We care much more about whether you can:</p><p><br></p><p>Sell something you genuinely believe in</p><p>Start conversations with strangers</p><p>Find the right people without being handed a list</p><p>Understand a market by talking to it</p><p>Create opportunities from nothing</p><p>Experiment quickly</p><p>Take ownership when something isn't working</p><p>Think commercially, not just operationally</p><p>Build relationships that turn into actual outcomes</p><p>Operate without needing constant direction</p><p><br></p><p>Most importantly:</p><p><br></p><p>You should believe that the thesis is worth spending the next few years building around.</p><p><br></p><p>If you think Thirdline could become the place where people go when they have a specific bottleneck and need the right person, not another LinkedIn connection, we want to talk.</p><p><br></p><p>What you'll get</p><p>Co-Founder status</p><p>Meaningful founder equity</p><p>Full ownership of Growth & Sales</p><p>Direct involvement in company and product decisions</p><p>The opportunity to build the commercial engine from zero</p><p>A company being built inside Entrext, a venture studio that helps companies go from thesis to market</p><p>About Entrext</p><p><br></p><p>Entrext is a venture studio that looks for the right people to make companies go from thesis to market.</p><p><br></p><p>Thirdline is one of those companies.</p><p><br></p><p>This isn't a job you're applying for.</p><p>It's a company you're choosing to build.</p><p><br></p><p>Equity only. Founder role. Build from zero.</p>

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