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Chief of Staff, Founder Operations

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Applying for Chief of Staff, Founder Operations. Fields marked with * are required.

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Email *

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LinkedIn, X, Portfolio — anything that helps us get to know your work.

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Quick checks

1. Are you a U.S. person under U.S. export control laws (U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee)? *

YesNo

2. Do you have an active Pro-tier subscription to Grok, Claude, ChatGPT, or similar? *

YesNo

3. On a typical day, how many hours do you work with AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, or Grok? *

Less than 11–33–55 or more

4. Which of these have you done at a deep tech, defense, AI, or hard-tech organization? (select all that apply) *

Chief of staff, founder's office, or executive support to the CEOSenior executive or functional lead (operations, program, BD, finance, people)Founder, co-founder, or one of the first ~20 employeesIndividual contributor or manager, not in a leadership seatNone of the above

5. List the deep tech, defense, AI, or hard-tech organizations you have worked at. *

One per line, exactly this format: Organization — your title — years. Write “None” if none.

0/60 words

Open questions

6. What excites you the most about Stellios? (1–2 sentences) *

0/60 words

7. What is the most unique thing you have done in your career? *

0/80 words

8. What 3–5 books (career and fiction) have influenced you the most? *

Titles only, one per line — no explanation needed.

0/40 words

9. Which of the following have you read? (select all that apply)

Books by Ray DalioChris Voss — Never Split the DifferenceGetting Things Done (David Allen) or similarBooks & programs by Tony RobbinsZero to One (Peter Thiel)

10. Describe something you personally made happen that would not have happened without you — no authority, no budget line, no playbook. *

Exactly four lines, one each: 1) What it was. 2) What you did first. 3) What went wrong. 4) What it cost or saved — give the number.

0/120 words

11. Name three people who would say you were the most useful person in the room, and what the room was. *

One per line: Name — their role at the time — what the room was. We will not contact anyone without asking you first.

0/60 words

12. Where are you located, or willing to be based? *

This role is for U.S. Persons only, and you must be physically located in the United States.

Los AngelesAustinOther — but willing to start remotely and relocate

13. When can you start, and what compensation range are you targeting? *