This is a job posting for a 'Right Hand to the CEO' at Sudowrite, a profitable AI writing tool with 30,000+ paying users. The role involves helping build the company, not directly writing code, focusing on operational, strategic, and growth initiatives. The company operates without VC funding and emphasizes a positive work culture.
What they want, where you stand, and the exact résumé edits to qualify.
Biggest lever: Gain direct experience in broader business operations and strategic support, rather than solely product development.
A starter prompt for Claude Code, what you'll need, and how to reach them.
You are an expert full-stack developer specializing in Next.js 16 App Router, React 19, Tailwind v4, and AI SDK v6 with Gemini, backed by Neon Postgres on Vercel. I need you to help me prototype an 'AI Right Hand for Solo Founders' product. This product aims to provide operational leverage by automating key strategic, administrative, and growth-related tasks that a human 'Right Hand to the CEO' would typically handle. The goal is to assist solo founders who cannot afford a full-time human assistant or chief of staff.
MVP Slice: Focus on the 'content creation and market research' aspect. Build a web application where a user (the founder) can submit a prompt like 'Draft a launch announcement for a new feature X' or 'Research key competitors for product Y and summarize their pricing models.'
1. **Backend (Node.js/Vercel/Neon Postgres):**
* Create a Next.js API route that accepts a founder's request (e.g., 'taskDescription').
* Use AI SDK v6 with Gemini to process this request. For content generation, it should draft marketing copy (e.g., social media posts, blog outlines). For market research, it should simulate web search and synthesis capabilities, potentially using a dummy data source or a simplified RAG pattern if actual web search is out of scope for the MVP.
* Store the founder's request and the AI's generated output in a Neon Postgres database.
2. **Frontend (Next.js/React/Tailwind):**
* Develop a simple user interface with an input field for the founder's task description and a button to submit it.
* Display a loading state while the AI processes the request.
* Render the AI's generated output in a clean, readable format, allowing for copy-pasting.
* Implement basic user authentication (e.g., email/password or magic link for MVP, using NextAuth.js).
3. **Core Functionality:**
* Ensure the AI can understand a range of operational requests, specifically focusing on generating drafts of marketing content, summarizing competitive landscapes, or outlining strategic initiatives.
* The output should be easily editable and clearly presented.
**Build Gate:** A functional web application where a logged-in user can submit a request (e.g., 'Draft a tweet announcing our new AI Right Hand product') and receive a relevant AI-generated draft in the UI within 30 seconds. The output should be stored and retrievable from the database.The Lumivara operator, as a solo founder, deeply understands the need for operational leverage; they could market 'forge-kit' or 'lumivara-forge' to other indie founders and small businesses who need automated assistance in running their company, showing how AI can be their 'right hand'.
Sudowrite/H++ | Right Hand to the CEO | REMOTE (US) or Honolulu | 80-130K + equity + profit share Hi, I'm Amit, co-founder of Sudowrite. Every other post in this thread is hiring someone to build software. I'm hiring someone to help build the company. Our company is weird. No VCs, 30,000+ paying users, 3+ years of profitability, and the nicest coworkers you've ever worked with. You should read the job listing even if you don't want the job b/c it is the best one here: https://sudowrite.com/jobs/right-hand
Volunteer or seek a fractional role supporting a startup CEO or founder with ops/strategy for 3-6 months. Focus on understanding key business metrics, financial levers, and hiring processes. Build a small internal tool to automate a non-product business process (e.g., candidate screening, content scheduling) to demonstrate business ops initiative (1-2 months).
Standard Next.js deployment platform.
Standard database for Next.js applications.
Familiar with AI SDK v6 and Gemini integration.
Common authentication library for Next.js.
This is a job posting; the appropriate channel is to apply directly via the URL provided in the description: https://sudowrite.com/jobs/right-hand
“I'm a solo founder who empathizes deeply with the need for a 'right hand' and have developed an AI-powered 'Right Hand for Founders' tool. My product, built in X days, automates key operational tasks. While not applying for the role, I'd love to share how this approach could scale operational leverage for companies like Sudowrite and explore potential collaborations or product integrations.”
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