Tgc
Ex-Founders Talent Pool
9mo ago
EuropeRemote
A talent pooling platform connecting experienced founders and operators with early-stage startups for freelance, fractional, contract, or full-time roles.
Requirements
- You’ve done more than deliver results. You’ve made hard calls, faced uncertainty, and come back with pattern recognition that matters.
- Some traits we often see in great-fit operators:
- You’re calm under pressure - you've felt the chaos and know how to move through it
- You’re strategic and hands-on - you're just as comfortable zooming out as building the flow
- You’re scarred and sharp - you've failed, learned, and can see around corners
- You’re mission-aligned - you want to build things that matter, not just polish your CV
- You’re humble but effective - you listen more than you talk, but you still lead from the front
- You’re founder-tuned - you understand what it's like to carry the weight
Other
- We're making it radically easier for founders to find the talent they actually need, and for operators to do their most impactful and meaningful work.
- We exist because founders waste time, effort and money on mis-scoped roles, mismatched skill sets, and slow recruiting - while brilliant generalists and operators struggle to find work that values their range and impact.
- We fix that. We connect high-context talent with high-growth opportunities: freelance, fractional, contract, or full-time. Whether it’s a launch, a turnaround, or a first hire, we bring in the right people at the right moment. It’s faster, sharper, and built on trust.
- Location: Remote (global opportunities)
- Compensation: You set your rate - freelance/contract, fractional, or full-time
- Contract Type: Flexible - project-based, deployments, part-time, full-time
- Start Date: Ongoing - join the pool, we’ll match you when the fit is right
- We work with some of the most ambitious early-stage startups and growing scale-ups - and they’re looking for people who’ve lived the founder journey.
- This is for people who want to be where it matters - not on the sidelines.
- Not just exited founders or execs. This is for anyone who’s built something real, led through chaos, shipped before it was ready, or carried a team through uncertainty. Whether it worked or it didn’t, you came out sharper - and you want to use that experience to help others avoid the same mistakes.
- The roles vary. The impact doesn’t. You might come in as a fractional exec, product lead, operations stabiliser, interim CPO, or something else entirely. But what connects everyone here is a bias to build and a sense of context founders trust.
- This isn't about title-matching. It's about lived experience. That said, here are some examples:
- Ex-CEO / COO / CPO
- Exited founders looking for their next mission
- Failed founders with lessons, not just scars
- Founders who want to stay close to the action while building something new
- Strategic advisors and interim leaders who bring empathy and clarity to the table
- If you've been in the fire and want to help someone else walk through it - you're in the right place.
- You need a rigid structure or slow-moving process
- You’re looking to scale the same playbook over and over
- You find it hard to adapt to new missions or founder personalities
- You haven’t had to make calls with imperfect information
- You don’t enjoy coaching or working alongside other operators
- Joining means you're on our radar for exciting roles that match your zone of expertise. Here’s how it works:
- Step 1: You’ll apply
- Step 2: You’ll connect with us — we’ll explore your experience, craft, and fit
- Step 3: When a client brief fits your craft and expertise, we’ll get in touch and introduce you to the client and you can explore the opportunity with them directly
- Step 4: If it's a fit, we'll onboard you and continue to support throughout
- You won’t hear from us every week. But when you do, it’ll be for something relevant and real.
- We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experiences, and perspectives. No matter your gender, race, age, neurodiversity, or path into this industry, you’re welcome here.
- If you’ve got the skills and mindset, we want to hear from you.