EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO FOUNDER GAURAV VERMA

ROLE TYPE

Founder’s Executive Assistant (Strategic EA / Founder’s Shadow)

THIS IS NOT A CLERICAL ROLE.

This role exists to protect the Founder’s time, thinking bandwidth, and decision quality.

WHY THIS ROLE EXISTS

Gaurav Verma operates in a high-pressure, high-velocity workplace where:
Context switching destroys efficiency
Poorly thought-through problems waste leadership time
Decisions suffer when inputs are unstructured
Repetition, excuses, and emotional noise reduce performance

This EA’s job is to reduce noise and increase clarity.

CORE RESPONSIBILITY

Act as a force multiplier for Gaurav Verma by:
Filtering chaos
Structuring decisions
Ensuring only high-quality inputs reach the Founder

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DO’s (NONNEGOTIABLE)
Founder Time & Attention Management
Own the Founder’s calendar with authority
Eliminate lowvalue meetings
Ensure every meeting has:

– Explicit agenda

– Preread material

– Defined decision/output
Push back on unnecessary meetings respectfully




ProblemSolving Gatekeeper

Never escalate raw problems.

Before escalation, ensure:
Problem is clearly defined
Root cause is identified
2–3 solution options are prepared
Tradeoffs are explained
Explicit recommendation is provided

Standard escalation format:

“Problem Why Options Recommendation Decision required”
Written Thinking & Communication
Convert chaos into structured written briefs
Draft internal notes, summaries, and followups
Maintain a Founder Decision Log:

– What was decided

– Why it was decided

– Who owns execution
Information Filtering
Act as a buffer between Founder and noise
Decide what truly needs Founder attention
Track recurring issues and surface patterns, not incidents
Culture & Leadership Signal
Observe leadership behaviour objectively
Flag misalignment early
Identify highownership performers and energy drainers
Be Founder’s eyes and ears, not

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