Apply for President and All Executive Roles

Philly Startup Leaders is now accepting applications for every key position in the organization.

This includes President, Vice President, Events Director, Technology Director, Marketing Director, Operations Director, Membership Director, Finance Director and new positions we need and don’t have.

We hope you’ll apply.

This not a third world coup (we’d love to be important enough for one of those).

It’s exactly what a thriving movement like ours should do at this moment in its life.
 

Why PSL needs fresh blood

PSL was created from fresh blood in a stale city. It was created by young entrepreneurs crazy enough to believe that they could build their dreams here. That Philly could become the next great startup city.

As a community, we’ve crushed it. No one in Philly feels lonely anymore when they launch a startup. No one struggles to find other entrepreneurs like them. No one wonders whether it’s possible to succeed here.

We have more members, events and internal entrepreneurship than ever before. Over 650 people participate in our email lists, we host over 30 yearly events, and traditions like PSL poker, Starter Stories and PSL Vice Squad were all started and run spontaneously by members.

Now it’s time for more fresh blood to transform this city all over again. It’s time for each of us who has built PSL to make room for the people who will grow this community in ways we could never imagine.
 

How we’re bringing on new leaders

We’re doing this carefully and thoughtfully. Some of our current leaders will remain on the new team either in their current roles or in new roles, depending on the applications we receive. The Board of Directors will remain unchanged at least for a time.

We have built additional continuity into the transition. New leaders will act as deputies to the current leaders for at least 3-6 months. Deputies will share in all responsibilities and will gradually take over for the current leaders.

During the transition, we will work to transfer knowledge while encouraging the novel thinking essential for PSL to evolve.

We hope that subsequent PSL leaders will repeat this process at least every 2-3 years.
 

How to apply

Anyone can apply and we hope many of you will apply. You can apply for positions that already exist or positions you think should exist.

We prefer active community members who have already shown their dedication to PSL. That said, we are open to new members who haven’t yet had a chance to show their commitment to PSL. You need to convince us that you’re deeply passionate about PSL and ready to contribute in a big way.

We will review all applications carefully and talk one-on-one with everyone who applies. Our goal is to match each applicant with a role they will enjoy and thrive in. This may be on the leadership team or as a volunteer.
 

Accepting applications now thru May 14

Applications are due Friday May 14, 2010. The new class of leaders will likely assume their deputy roles in June.

If you have questions, please send them to next@phillystartupleaders.org rather than to any of us individually. We’re running this as a team and will simply forward individual emails to that address.

If you’re ready to take Philly to the next level, we encourage you to apply now.
 

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