In the past couple of years, I’ve found myself roles that are defined by their lack of definition. It’s the kind of role that lets you add value in ways that don’t fit neatly into tech’s boxes, where there’s room for more undirectedness and using your curiosity as a battering ram. Depending on where you’re working, the role will probably come with one of these titles: Chief of Staff (that's me), Entrepreneur in Residence, Founder’s Office, and so on. But I like to think of it agnostic of titles, as an “amoeba” role.
I do want to call out early on that an amoeba role can be confused with a jack of all... (read 1177 more words →)