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Harper Group

Future AI Founder

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$125K - $170K/yr

Future AI Founder Harper is an AI-native commercial insurance company in San Francisco. We're not bolting AI onto insurance - we're rebuilding the entire business as software, on a simple bet ...

Forum Ventures LLC

Forum Studio Founder

Boston, NY · On-site +1

$250K/yr

Forum derisks and accelerates the Founder path by: * A $250K USD investment, and an end-to-end fundraising playbook and network to raise your seed and Series A * A validation partner with proven ...

Farmers District 02

Agency Founder

Murfreesboro, TN · On-site

$70K - $100K/yr

At Farmers Insurance, we are seeking a dynamic and proactive Agency Founder to join our team in Greater Tennessee. As a cornerstone of our community-focused agency, you will play a crucial role in ...

Cold Start Ventures

Founder in Residence

New York, NY · On-site

Cold Start Ventures is looking for our next Founder in Residence (FIR) to launch and lead a venture-backed startup. If it is a good fit, we will get back to you in $2B portfolio , with highlights ...

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What skills and qualifications are needed to thrive as a founder and director?

To thrive as a Founder and Director, you need strong business acumen, strategic vision, and leadership skills, often supported by experience in management or entrepreneurship. Familiarity with financial management tools, business planning software, and industry-specific regulations is typically required. Exceptional communication, resilience, and decision-making abilities are critical for inspiring teams and navigating challenges. These competencies are essential for driving business growth, ensuring organizational sustainability, and successfully leading a company.

What is a founder and director?

A Founder is an individual who establishes a new business, organization, or venture, often taking the initial idea from conception to launch. A Director, on the other hand, is typically a senior leader responsible for overseeing specific departments or the overall strategic direction of the company. When someone holds both titles, they are not only responsible for the original creation of the organization but also play a key role in guiding its growth and daily operations. Their responsibilities can range from setting vision and culture to managing teams and making high-level business decisions.

What is the difference between Founder And Director vs Business Owner?

AspectFounder And DirectorBusiness Owner
CredentialsOften has entrepreneurial experience, industry knowledge, and sometimes formal educationNo specific credentials required, varies by individual
Work EnvironmentLeads strategic decisions, manages teams, involved in daily operationsManages all aspects of the business, may outsource roles
Industry UsageCommon in startups, corporations, and large enterprisesUsed broadly across small to large businesses

While both roles involve entrepreneurship, a Founder And Director typically establishes the company and holds a leadership position, whereas a Business Owner may operate an existing business without necessarily founding it. The Founder And Director often has a strategic and managerial role, focusing on growth and vision, while a Business Owner manages daily operations and business functions.

What are common challenges founders and directors face when building and leading a new organization?

Founder and Directors often encounter challenges such as securing initial funding, establishing a strong organizational culture, and attracting the right talent. Balancing long-term vision with day-to-day operations can be demanding, as they are responsible for strategic planning, decision-making, and ensuring sustainable growth. Additionally, they must effectively communicate with stakeholders and adapt to market changes while maintaining the company's core values. Successfully navigating these challenges requires resilience, adaptability, and strong leadership skills.
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Future AI Founder

Harper Group

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$125K - $170K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision

Re-posted 19 days ago

Job description

Future AI Founder
Harper is an AI-native commercial insurance company in San Francisco. We're not bolting AI onto insurance - we're rebuilding the entire business as software, on a simple bet: turning expert human judgment into compute is one of the largest transitions left to make, and a trillion-dollar industry still run 90% by hand is the place to prove it. We've grown ~100x in the last year and we move at that speed - on-site, in person, long days, very high standards. Almost no one joins Harper for insurance; they join to build the company that replaces how it works.
The role
To turn human judgment into software, you first have to do the human work - at a molecular level. The exceptions, the precedents, the decision traces that live only in an operator's head don't get automated until someone writes them down. That someone is you.
This is an operator rotation, not a title. You spend 6-18 months on the front line - taking sales calls, processing applications, handling customer service, working alongside underwriters - and you document every edge case as you go. Then you turn that tribal knowledge into structured templates, workflows, and specs that engineering builds on top of. You learn the business by running it, and you make everyone after you faster.
Be clear-eyed about what this is: it is not an analyst role, and "Future AI Founder" is not a founder title, an equity story, or a strategy seat. It's a hard, execution-heavy frontline job with an unusually steep learning curve. The name describes where the path can lead for the people who are exceptional at the work - not a shortcut around it.
Three entry tracks: Business Development, Sales, or Customer Service.
What you'll do
  • Do the frontline work. Take sales calls, process applications, handle customer service, sit with underwriters. Real volume, real customers, every day.
  • Document the reality. Capture every process, decision, and edge case you hit - the stuff no one ever wrote down.
  • Turn knowledge into systems. Build the templates and workflows that convert what you learned into structured data the rest of the company can use.
  • Build with AI tools. Everyone here has agency to build. Use Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable. Don't wait for permission to fix something.
  • Hand it to engineering. Translate what you've learned into automation that outlasts you.

Who you are
  • Early in your career but already exceptional - recent grad, or 0-2 years with standout results.
  • High agency. You build things and fix things without being told to.
  • Willing to go deep before you go wide. You'll do the unglamorous work first.
  • A pattern-spotter who can't see a broken process without wanting to redesign it.
  • Comfortable with AI tools, or fast to get there.

Nice to have: you've started something (a company, a project, a community); a technical background; prior customer-facing experience.
The honest day-to-day
This is the part most "founder track" postings hide, so we'll say it plainly:
  • The job is execution, not analysis or strategy. You will be on the phone, in the queue, processing applications. If you're looking for a seat where you advise rather than do, this isn't it.
  • The title is a destination, not a description. Nobody hands you a company. You earn the next thing by being undeniable at this thing first.
  • The hours are long and the days are on-site. Mon-Fri, roughly 5 AM-8 PM. The learning curve is steep on purpose.
  • The payoff is real for the right person. Twelve months of this is closer to five years of normal experience, and it's a genuine launching pad - into leadership at Harper, or to go start your own thing later. But that payoff is on the other side of the grind, not instead of it.

Compensation & logistics
  • Salary: $125,000-$170,000 (depending on experience) + performance bonuses & equity
  • Location: San Francisco, in-office. Based in SF or willing to relocate.
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday, very early morning start, in-office 5 days a week.
  • Benefits: Uber commuter benefits; breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided; snacks, drinks, and coffee daily; free gym membership; health, dental, and vision insurance.

Process
  1. 15-min founder call - alignment on mission and pace
  2. Case study / problem-solving exercise - show us how you think
  3. On-site day - meet the team, see the operation

To apply
Send your resume and a few sentences on why Harper. If you want to compress years of learning into months - and you're not too good to do the frontline work to get there - we want to talk.

Apply