We have immediate and future openings for a Chief Executive Officer. This is a unique opportunity to push a great open source project into the commercial market. We have the company, funding, initial business plan, and founding engineers. We are looking for a CEO to partner with the existing CTO to lead growth and scale the business.
About Open Core Ventures
Founded by Sid Sijbrandij, Open Core Ventures (OCV) is a venture capital firm that starts commercial open source software companies. Our team identifies open source software projects with traction, recruits passionate project founders and contributors, and launches new companies. OCV companies aim to create tangible value for the open source community by providing access to resources and reducing the barrier to entrepreneurship.
OCV believes in the power of open core and the impact of open learning and collaboration. Our approach diverges from conventional venture capital because OCV starts companies and recruits founders; OCV does not invest in existing companies. The OCV model enables experienced, capable, and technical founders who otherwise would not have the resources to launch a successful startup. Please see our handbook on OCV Support Scope & Progress Milestones.
About our companies:
We are regularly adding new companies to our portfolio. See here for a sample of our portfolio.
About our CEOs:
After a company in our portfolio has developed some traction with customers and has an MVP in place, the CEO will own the following:
- Take responsibility for driving an evolving commercialization strategy
- Grow customers and establish a product-market fit while exhibiting a seller mindset
- Lead future fundraising activities to follow venture-backed growth model
- Drive the vision for the company
- Establish and communicate company culture
- Maintain a collaborative relationship with the CTO and the Open Source Community
Qualities we want in CEO candidates:
- Track Record: VC-backed startup experience is a must; ideally, founder experience. Prior Y Combinator experience is a plus.
- Leadership Ability: You inspire as you lead. You have a distinct view of being the "seller" and the face of the business, comfort pitching the business, and the ability to distill the value proposition into an easily understood story.
- Founder Charisma: You have the ability to lead fundraising activities and attract top talent.
- Industry / Domain Experience: You have a passion for the open source project and have a vision for its impact on the market.
- Drive / Ambition: Your career demonstrates a trajectory of growing responsibility.
- Speed/Iteration: You understand speed can make or break a startup. You are not afraid of making decisions.
Location:
This role is fully remote, but we prefer our CEOs to be located in the San Francisco Bay Area or another major metro area in the United States and have the ability to travel.
The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be at the company’s sole discretion and determined by a myriad of factors, including, but not limited to, years of experience, depth of experience, and other relevant business considerations. The company also reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time.
At Open Core Ventures, we operate in a transparent environment, with clear terms and open communication, guided by our public handbook. We celebrate and embrace differences as a strength and source of innovation. We dare to dream, dare to lead, and dare to change. We are resourceful, think creatively, and adapt quickly. We persevere, take challenges head-on, and do not bat an eye at the hard stuff.
Open Core Ventures is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
