🚀 LaunchPad #28: New MacBook Drop 🍎

Welcome to March friends, here's to new MacBooks and new jobs

🗞️ Tech TLDR of the Week

• Apple unveils new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with the M5 chip, continuing its rapid pace of in-house silicon upgrades.

• ChatGPT installs surged 295% after a U.S. Department of Defense deal, highlighting how government adoption is becoming a major catalyst for AI distribution.

• Stripe is exploring ways to turn AI infrastructure costs into revenue streams, signaling a shift toward monetizing AI usage directly through payments platforms.

• Anduril is reportedly set to double its valuation with a new $4B round, showing just how hot defense tech and AI-powered military systems have become.

• OpenAI is developing a potential alternative to GitHub, which could shake up the developer tooling ecosystem if it gains traction.

• CrowdStrike forecasts strong revenue growth into 2027, driven largely by rising demand for cybersecurity as AI adoption accelerates.

• Users are increasingly experimenting with switching from ChatGPT to Claude, as the AI model competition continues heating up.

Welcome to Issue #28 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 🇨🇦

• Strategy & Operations Associate @ Eucalyptus

• Business Intelligence & Strategy Senior Analyst @ Sophos

• Senior Strategy Analyst @ Flipp

• Senior Associate, Strategy & Operations @ Neo Financial

• Strategy & Operations Manager @ Clutch

• Business Operations Manager @ Varicent

• Senior Strategy & Operations Manager @ Uber

• Senior Business Operations Manager @ Zensurance

USA 🇺🇸

• Business Operations Associate @ Rillet (New York)

• Business Operations Associate @ Valon (New York)

• Senior Business Operations Analyst @ Verse (San Francisco)

• Business Operations Manager @ FanDuel (New York)

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

• Founding BizOps @ Hera (New York)

• Business Operations @ Figma (San Francisco)

Remote 🌍

• Strategy Manager @ Zip Co

• Senior Business Operations @ MrBeast

• Strategic Business Operations Associate @ Sentilink

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Revenue Operations (RevOps)

Canada 🇨🇦

• Revenue Operations Analyst @ Portless

• Sales Operations Analyst @ Absorb Software

• Revenue Operations Manager @ Spellbook

• Senior Revenue Operations Manager @ EvenUp

• Director of Revenue Operations @ Cohere

• Director of Revenue Operations @ Croesus

• Director of Revenue Strategy & Analytics @ Solink

USA 🇺🇸

• Sales Revenue Analyst @ Datadog (New York)

• Sales Compensation Analyst @ Notion (San Francisco)

• Revenue Operations Manager @ Eon.io (New York)

• Manager, Revenue Operations @ Gridware (San Francisco)

• Revenue Operations Lead @ Fundwell (New York)

• Head of Revenue Operations @ Sage (New York)

Remote 🌍

• Senior Analyst, Revenue Strategy @ PandaDoc

• Director of Revenue Operations @ Summer

• VP Revenue Operations @ Wpromote

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Chief of Staff

Canada 🇨🇦

• Chief of Staff @ Durable

• Chief of Staff @ Ribbon

• Chief of Staff @ HeyMilo AI

USA 🇺🇸

• Chief of Staff @ Actively AI (New York)

• Chief of Staff @ Arlo (New York)

• Chief of Staff @ GrowthX AI (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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