Hiring: Freelance business reporter

• You can write in a fun, engaging style
• You have at least 1-2 years of experience working as a reporter covering business or startups (we also welcome more experienced reporters; our pay rate for this role varies based on experience)
• You’re awesome at scrappy online research and know how to dig beyond the obvious sources
• You’re seasoned with first-person interviews: navigating phone conversations, helping sources feel comfortable, and getting answers to tough questions
• You’re creative and enjoy finding unique angles for each story
• You’re comfortable with the metrics and acronyms in the startup space, for example: churn, SaaS, equity, ARR
• You enjoy being part of a small, scrappy team that’s building a business from scratch
• You’re a problem-solver who suggests solutions alongside pointing out problems
• You get just as excited (or more!) about a company that bootstrapped to a $2 million sale compared with one that raised VC and sold for $200 million
• You double-check your work, turn in clean copy, and care highly about accuracy
• Your work is upheld by journalistic ethics

Your responsibilities

• Write stories about online businesses that have sold for 6, 7, and 8 figures, spotlighting companies and founders the world might not otherwise learn from
• Use your reporting skills to learn information about deals that haven’t been covered elsewhere (though we uncover the deals themselves and assign you those stories)
• In addition to crafting copy, add details into our database for each story
• Occasionally write accompanying promotional copy, such as Twitter threads

These posts are typically 350-600 words, and our preference is for reporters to commit to submitting one each week. We like interesting, often-anecdotal leads whenever possible.

We’ll assign companies for you to cover, though you’re welcome to bring your own ideas as well.

You can see lots of examples of these posts on our website, including:

• Wordle’s founder built the game for his partner, never expecting millions of players
• This teacher built a student feedback tool and hit $55K MRR in just 2 years
• This founder turned a birthday present into a viral business and sold it 3 years later
• She built a parenting community to $1.2M revenue — and an exit

Compensation

This is a remote position on a freelance basis. Work whenever you want and wherever you want, so long as you do the job well.

We pay an hourly rate or a per-post rate that’s based on experience.

We’re a new startup that’s still figuring things out. The ideal candidate wants to be part of that evolution.