Rationale Labs

Growth & Distribution Intern (GTM Hacker)

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Build the front-line growth machine to reach AI startups with rapid experimentation, messaging, and demos that drive founder-facing awareness.

  • Own outreach experiments and rapid testing to identify the most effective channels for AI startup reach.
  • Create scalable growth loops that convert early interest into demos, trials, and signups.
  • Collaborate directly with the founder to shape positioning and messaging for maximum bite and relevance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Help us get in front of AI startups
  • Run outreach experiments
  • Create growth loops
  • Work directly with the founder
  • Help shape messaging and positioning
  • Drive demos and awareness
  • Test scrappy distribution ideas daily

Requirements

  • Within the United State
  • Located in the Bay Area
  • We’re looking for someone insanely internet-native.
  • Not corporate.
  • Not “5 years of B2B SaaS experience.”
  • Not someone waiting for instructions.
  • We want someone who:
  • knows how to make things spread
  • understands founder/startup culture
  • has successfully cold-DM’d people before
  • knows how to get attention online
  • understands AI Twitter/X + LinkedIn
  • can write sharp messaging
  • moves fast
  • experiments constantly
  • figures things out independently
  • Honestly, if you’ve ever:
  • grown an audience
  • made posts go viral
  • built a niche community
  • run scrappy outreach
  • hacked growth for a project
  • helped a startup get users
  • spent too much time studying startups and distribution…

Preferred

  • knows how to make things spread
  • understands founder/startup culture
  • has successfully cold-DM’d people before
  • knows how to get attention online
  • understands AI Twitter/X + LinkedIn
  • can write sharp messaging
  • moves fast
  • experiments constantly
  • figures things out independently
  • grown an audience
  • made posts go viral
  • built a niche community
  • run scrappy outreach
  • hacked growth for a project
  • helped a startup get users
  • spent too much time studying startups and distribution