🚀 LaunchPad #27: New AI Models 🤝 Jobs

New Claude is a vibecoder's dream, who needs software devs anyways.

🗞️ Tech TLDR of the Week

• Thrive Capital raises $10B for its latest fund, doubling down on AI and late-stage tech bets as mega-funds continue to dominate venture.

• Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6, pushing forward model performance as the frontier AI race intensifies.

• Apple is reportedly developing a trio of AI wearables, signalling that ambient AI hardware could be the next big consumer battleground.

• Adani commits $100B to data center expansion in India, underscoring how AI infrastructure has become a global arms race.

• Waymo defends its use of remote assistance in U.S. robotaxi operations, highlighting the messy reality behind “fully autonomous” vehicles.

• Tiger Global trims stakes in AI heavyweights, suggesting even big believers are recalibrating positions after a massive AI run-up.

• Palo Alto Networks cuts its annual profit forecast, showing that even cybersecurity leaders are feeling margin pressure in a tighter enterprise environment.

Welcome to Issue #27 of LaunchPad. Every Tuesday, I share a curated list of Tech Ops roles like BizOps, RevOps, and Chief of Staff. Every Thursday, I drop a Spotlight deep dive on one standout company or role worth your attention. If you’re trying to break into tech or level up your career, you’re in the right place.

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Strategy & Operations (BizOps)

Canada 🇨🇦

• Business Operations Analyst @ Maneva

• Strategy & Operations Associate @ Eucalyptus

• Business Intelligence & Strategy Senior Analyst @ Sophos

• Business Operations Manager @ ExaCareAI

• Business Operations & Planning Manager @ eBay

• Strategy & Operations Manager @ Clutch

• Strategy & Operations Manager @ Uber

• Senior Business Operations Manager @ Zensurance

• Strategy & Operations Lead @ Square

USA 🇺🇸

• Business Operations Analyst @ FanDuel (New York)

• Growth Strategy & Operations Analyst @ Leap (New York)

• Business Operations Associate @ Rillet (New York)

• Business Operations Associate @ Valon (New York)

• Senior Business Operations Analyst @ Verse (San Francisco)

• Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations @ Twitch (New York)

• Business Operations @ Figma (San Francisco)

• Director of Growth Strategy & Operations @ Square (San Francisco)

Remote 🌍

• Sr. Strategy & Operations Associate @ Fanatics

• Strategy & Operations Manager @ Maneva

• Strategy Manager @ Zip Co

• VP, Growth Strategy and Operations @ Ren

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Revenue Operations (RevOps)

Canada 🇨🇦

• Sales Operations Analyst @ Absorb Software

• Senior Revenue Operations Analyst @ PointClickCare

• Revenue Operations Manager @ Spellbook

• Senior Revenue Operations Manager @ BioRender

• Director of Revenue Operations @ Cohere

• Director of Revenue Operations @ Croesus

• Director of Revenue Strategy & Analytics @ Solink

• VP, Revenue Operations @ SpryPoint

USA 🇺🇸

• Sales Revenue Analyst @ Datadog (New York)

• Sales Compensation Analyst @ Notion (San Francisco)

• Manager, Revenue Operations @ Gridware (San Francisco)

• Revenue Operations Manager @ monday.com (New York)

• Senior Revenue Operations Manager @ Pendo.io (New York)

• Revenue Operations Lead @ Prolific (New York)

• Revenue Operations Lead @ Finch (New York)

• Head of Revenue Operations @ Sage (New York)

Remote 🌍

• Senior Revenue Operations Analyst @ PlanHub

• Senior Analyst, Revenue Strategy @ PandaDoc

• Director of Revenue Operations @ Summer

• Revenue Operations Lead @ Haus

• VP Revenue Operations @ Wpromote

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Chief of Staff

Canada 🇨🇦

• Chief of Staff @ Ribbon

• Chief of Staff @ HeyMilo AI

• Chief of Staff @ Human Agency

• Chief of Staff @ Nango

• Chief of Staff @ SpryPoint

• Chief of Staff @ Affirm

USA 🇺🇸

• Chief of Staff @ Elise AI (New York)

• Chief of Staff @ Sandisk (San Francisco)

• Chief of Staff @ Actively AI (New York)

• Chief of Staff @ Google (San Francisco)

• Chief of Staff @ Arlo (New York)

• Chief of Staff @ Adobe (San Francisco)

• Chief of Staff @ Kasa (New York)

Remote 🌍

• Chief of Staff @ Coinbase

• Chief of Staff @ Pluto

• Chief of Staff @ Attentive

• Chief of Staff @ Later

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Thanks for reading this week’s edition of LaunchPad! The job market can feel like the wild west some days, but my goal is for this to be a place you can rely on for high-quality roles, useful context, and a bit more confidence in your next step.

If you see something you like, go for it. If you find this helpful, please share it with a friend who’s also looking to break into tech or level up their career. More good things will be landing in your inbox next week!

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