FORGE Startup Success and Execution Manager Hyderabad | Approximately ₹50,000 per month | Minimum 2 years of relevant experience About The Big Blind The Big Blind is a venture studio working with early-stage founders to strengthen their businesses and prepare for growth. Through FORGE, we help startups sharpen their business models, address execution gaps, improve commercial readiness and build the materials and evidence needed for meaningful investor conversations. The opportunity We are looking for someone who loves startups and can turn founder discussions into completed work. You will be the continuous point of contact for assigned founders throughout FORGE, owning programme timelines, startup readiness and growth execution with The Big Blind team and specialist mentors. This is a hands-on business-building role, not just programme administration or investment research. FORGE combines approximately two months of business building and readiness work with investor outreach and connections from the third month. You will help founders move from diagnosis to focused action, while developing their pitch, financials and diligence readiness in parallel. Delivery must follow each startup’s agreed scope and milestones. What you will own Startup diagnosis and execution plans: Understand the product, customer, market, traction and founder priorities. Identify the most important gaps and translate them into a practical plan with owners, deadlines and evidence of completion. Business models and growth execution: Assess each startup’s customer segments, pricing, revenue streams and unit economics. Translate strategy into go-to-market, customer acquisition and partnership experiments, track results and help founders make decisions across different business models. Financial models and analysis: Build or improve spreadsheet models covering revenue, costs, cash flow, burn, runway and relevant unit economics. Test assumptions and scenarios, reconcile available actuals and explain the numbers clearly to founders. Pitch and business materials: Develop and refine pitch decks, one-pagers and business narratives. Ensure the market story, growth plan and financial model are consistent, supported and easy to understand.



Continuous founder engagement: Stay actively connected with founders throughout the programme, not only during sessions. Run the twice-weekly working cadence, set pre-work, follow up between sessions, resolve bottlenecks and keep founders accountable and supported. Diligence readiness: Organise the data room and supporting evidence, identify missing information and track closure of readiness gaps. Coordinate legal, tax or other specialist inputs where needed rather than substituting for professional advice. Mentors and network coordination: Bring the right internal or external expertise into each startup’s work. Support approved customer, partner and investor introductions with relevant materials, clear follow-through and accurate feedback tracking. Timeline and readiness ownership: Own milestones, dependencies and delivery dates for each startup. Track commercial and investor-readiness gaps, flag slippage early and agree recovery actions. Maintain accurate records and weekly updates through programme close and handover. What you should bring At least 2 years of relevant experience in startup operations, a founder’s office, venture building, an accelerator or incubator, consulting, or another role involving hands-on work with early-stage businesses. A genuine interest in startups and the judgement to work constructively with founders through ambiguity, changing priorities and incomplete information. A practical understanding of multiple startup business models, such as SaaS, marketplaces, D2C, services and product-led businesses. Know how pricing, sales cycles, margins, working capital and growth drivers differ, and adapt the execution plan accordingly. Confidence building and reviewing financial models in Excel or Google Sheets. You should understand how revenue, costs, cash flow, burn and runway connect,



and be able to challenge assumptions without inventing missing data. The ability to turn complex ideas and analysis into clear pitch decks, one-pagers and action plans using PowerPoint, Google Slides or similar tools. Robust project ownership: managing multiple workstreams, following up consistently and producing high-quality deliverables on time. Strong analytical and presentation

skills:
interpret financial and business data, structure recommendations clearly and present them confidently to founders and stakeholders. Communicate clearly in writing and facilitate productive discussions. Discretion with startup information and a habit of distinguishing verified facts, founder claims and working assumptions. Helpful but not essential Ideally, an MBA, a master’s degree in finance, or relevant hands-on finance experience. A specific degree is not required; practical ability and relevant experience matter. Experience supporting pre-seed or seed-stage startups through business building, fundraising preparation or investor diligence. Exposure to customer discovery, sales experiments, partnership development or operating metrics across different business models. Familiarity with cap tables, startup data rooms and investor-facing materials. Experience coordinating mentors, specialists or cross-functional teams without relying on formal authority. What good performance looks like Founders stay engaged throughout the programme. Each startup has a current plan, clear owners and dates, with timely follow-ups and recovery actions when milestones slip. Sessions lead to completed actions and useful evidence, not just meeting notes. Blockers and scope changes are surfaced early. Financial models are usable and internally consistent; assumptions and gaps are transparent. Pitch materials accurately reflect the business. Startups make measurable progress against agreed growth priorities and readiness milestones, backed by evidence rather than activity alone, and finish with usable materials and clear next steps. Introductions and investor conversations are well prepared and followed through. Success is not defined by promising funding or guaranteeing growth.

📌 Startup Success and Execution Manager (Hyderabad)
🏢 The Big Blind
📍 Hyderabad