Principal, Founders & Growth Strategy

Taidou LLC.; Texas; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Taidou LLC seeks a Principal, Founders to lead one of Taidou Atlas's core segments: founders and early-stage companies. You own relationships, go-to-market, and the quality of work for this group, serving as the senior voice at the table and building the network and revenue behind it.

This is a hands-on leadership role — you will advise directly, grow the team, and guide client engagements while maintaining high autonomy in a small, fast-moving firm.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in startup, venture-backed company, venture studio or founder-facing advisory, including senior client- or investor-facing responsibility.
• A strong existing network among founders and early-stage companies.
• A track record of building a business line, portfolio or programme and growing revenue.
• Excellent judgement and communication with founders, investors and executives.
• Comfortable in a small, fast-moving firm with high autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Lead Atlas's founder segment end to end — from intake through build, route and raise.
• Advise founders directly on readiness: the financial model, the data room, the metrics and the story they will be tested on.
• Lead the founder-facing sales and client-relationship team and set the standards for how founders are served.
• Own the segment's pipeline, revenue and targets, and lead the Account Executives, SDRs and client-relationship staff who support it.
• Represent Taidou Atlas at events, on panels and across the ecosystem, and co-host programmes with partners.
• Work with the consulting practice when a company or fund needs deeper advisory work.
• Keep relationships, pipeline and activity current in the Taidou CRM, and report on segment performance.

Skills

Startup experience

Venture-backed network

Sales leadership

Client relationships

Strategic thinking

Job description

Taidou LLC seeks a Principal, Founders to lead one of Taidou Atlas's core segments: founders and early-stage companies. You own relationships, go-to-market, and the quality of work for this group, serving as the senior voice at the table and building the network and revenue behind it.

This is a hands-on leadership role — you will advise directly, grow the team, and guide client engagements while maintaining high autonomy in a small, fast-moving firm.