Startup Apprentice
AI-Forward Apprentices (2 Openings)
I’m looking for two high-agency apprentices to work directly with me across multiple startup projects.
This is not a traditional internship.
This is
• building real companies
• making real money
• running real experiments
• learning how things actually work
If you’re looking for something structured, predictable, or safe — this is not that.
Who You Are (or at least, who you’re becoming)
You are
• *AI-forward**
• Not “I’ve used ChatGPT”
• More like “my friends can’t believe the things I build with AI”
You have
• *high agency**
• Not “I don’t take no for an answer”
• More like “if it doesn’t violate the laws of physics, it’s probably possible”
You are a
• *fantastic communicator**
• Not good
• Not great
• Fantastic
You can translate chaos into clarity (bonus points: you enjoy it)
You are a
• *fast learner who likes learning**
• Not just capable — you actually enjoy picking up new tools, systems, ideas
You are
• *excited by this**
• Not mildly interested
• Not “this could be cool”
• You feel a pull toward this kind of opportunity
❌ This Is NOT For You If
• You need step-by-step instructions for everything
• You’re optimizing for comfort, stability, or predictability
• You’re afraid of failure or looking stupid
• You want a clean, linear career path
• You get overwhelmed by ambiguity and don’t know how to move anyway
What We’ll Be Doing
• *Brand Building
• I currently have 2 startups gaining first customers, ~6 startup projects pre-launch and another ~6 in pre-dev. We have a lot of work to do.
• *Growth Hacking
• Finding attention arbitrage, innovating GTM, chasing asymmetric upside
• *Lean Startups
• Concept → customer → revenue with minimal capital (sometimes zero)
• *Failing (intentionally)
• Most things will not work
• That is expected
• The goal is information, iteration, and leverage
• (It’s not failure if the goal is learning)
• *Managing Interns**
• Not to get too meta with it, but I need help with interns. I have nearly infinite interns enthusiastic to help. I need help wrangling them, and managing the turnaround.
• At a certain point this job is more of a management kind of role where you need to be able to not only get things done but also oversee other folks getting things done.
What This Looks Like
• Being an
• *AI generalist**
who uses tools to get things done efficently
• Learning new tools, processes, and systems constantly
• Taking initiative without waiting for permission
• Wrangling chaos into something usable
• Communicating frequently (Slack, async, occasional calls)
• Helping manage people and systems as things scale
️ Who I Am
Hi, I'm Grant Walker, founder of Catalyst House. (Look me up and send me a request - This is a test.)
• I was a nerd before it was cool. My first computer was a Commodore 64 with a truly floppy disk. I was making websites in middle school in the 90s.
• I have started at least a dozen businesses. Some did ok. Most failed or I got bored.
• I am a multipotentialite autodidactical high agency phenom with a bad case of logophilia. You may have heard of "Jack of all trades, master of none", well I am more like "Ace of all trades, master of some". I've had several successful careers and I'm on bonus laps now.
• I am entering my teaching era. After a quarter-century working in tech I have picked up a few things. My experiences in running workshops and training have been very rewarding and I'm looking to take on someone to teach some of the higher-level lessons to. If this doesn't work out I'll just write some books.
• I am very into ethics, reciprocal energy, and non-coercivity. We will be helping each other and working together to build things that are mutually beneficial. I don't want either of us to be taking advantage of each other or trying to convince each other of things.
What I’m Asking For
• Help building things that are not always profit-maximizing (some are just good for the world)
• Help building businesses that
• do*
make money quickly
• Help building startups we can potentially sell short-term to my private equity network
• Help managing people and building systems that make all of the above work
Compensation (Read This Carefully)
This is not hourly.
This is not salary.
This is
• *participation in upside**
.
• *Training
• Access to my internal learning platform
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I’m looking for two high-agency apprentices to work directly with me across multiple startup projects.
This is not a traditional internship.
This is
• building real companies
• making real money
• running real experiments
• learning how things actually work
If you’re looking for something structured, predictable, or safe — this is not that.
Who You Are (or at least, who you’re becoming)
You are
• *AI-forward**
• Not “I’ve used ChatGPT”
• More like “my friends can’t believe the things I build with AI”
You have
• *high agency**
• Not “I don’t take no for an answer”
• More like “if it doesn’t violate the laws of physics, it’s probably possible”
You are a
• *fantastic communicator**
• Not good
• Not great
• Fantastic
You can translate chaos into clarity (bonus points: you enjoy it)
You are a
• *fast learner who likes learning**
• Not just capable — you actually enjoy picking up new tools, systems, ideas
You are
• *excited by this**
• Not mildly interested
• Not “this could be cool”
• You feel a pull toward this kind of opportunity
❌ This Is NOT For You If
• You need step-by-step instructions for everything
• You’re optimizing for comfort, stability, or predictability
• You’re afraid of failure or looking stupid
• You want a clean, linear career path
• You get overwhelmed by ambiguity and don’t know how to move anyway
What We’ll Be Doing
• *Brand Building
• I currently have 2 startups gaining first customers, ~6 startup projects pre-launch and another ~6 in pre-dev. We have a lot of work to do.
• *Growth Hacking
• Finding attention arbitrage, innovating GTM, chasing asymmetric upside
• *Lean Startups
• Concept → customer → revenue with minimal capital (sometimes zero)
• *Failing (intentionally)
• Most things will not work
• That is expected
• The goal is information, iteration, and leverage
• (It’s not failure if the goal is learning)
• *Managing Interns**
• Not to get too meta with it, but I need help with interns. I have nearly infinite interns enthusiastic to help. I need help wrangling them, and managing the turnaround.
• At a certain point this job is more of a management kind of role where you need to be able to not only get things done but also oversee other folks getting things done.
What This Looks Like
• Being an
• *AI generalist**
who uses tools to get things done efficently
• Learning new tools, processes, and systems constantly
• Taking initiative without waiting for permission
• Wrangling chaos into something usable
• Communicating frequently (Slack, async, occasional calls)
• Helping manage people and systems as things scale
️ Who I Am
Hi, I'm Grant Walker, founder of Catalyst House. (Look me up and send me a request - This is a test.)
• I was a nerd before it was cool. My first computer was a Commodore 64 with a truly floppy disk. I was making websites in middle school in the 90s.
• I have started at least a dozen businesses. Some did ok. Most failed or I got bored.
• I am a multipotentialite autodidactical high agency phenom with a bad case of logophilia. You may have heard of "Jack of all trades, master of none", well I am more like "Ace of all trades, master of some". I've had several successful careers and I'm on bonus laps now.
• I am entering my teaching era. After a quarter-century working in tech I have picked up a few things. My experiences in running workshops and training have been very rewarding and I'm looking to take on someone to teach some of the higher-level lessons to. If this doesn't work out I'll just write some books.
• I am very into ethics, reciprocal energy, and non-coercivity. We will be helping each other and working together to build things that are mutually beneficial. I don't want either of us to be taking advantage of each other or trying to convince each other of things.
What I’m Asking For
• Help building things that are not always profit-maximizing (some are just good for the world)
• Help building businesses that
• do*
make money quickly
• Help building startups we can potentially sell short-term to my private equity network
• Help managing people and building systems that make all of the above work
Compensation (Read This Carefully)
This is not hourly.
This is not salary.
This is
• *participation in upside**
.
• *Training
• Access to my internal learning platform
Apply tot his job
Apply To this Job