Founding Growth: Hobby

Tradepost•Chicago, IL

3d•$135,000 - $175,000•Onsite

About The Position

Tradepost is building the liquidity infrastructure for the real world, aiming to make everything owned instantly tradeable. Currently, trading stocks and crypto is fast, but physical assets like Pokémon cards, collectibles, watches, and sports cars take a long time to sell, ship, and settle. Tradepost is bridging this gap. Having launched sealed Pokémon and sports cards in March, achieving over $5M/month in volume, the company is now focusing on expansion. Tradepost is backed by Andreessen Horowitz and angel investors from prominent financial and tech companies. The team consists of individuals with lifelong experience in reselling cards, collectibles, and sneakers, who understand the challenges and opportunities in these markets. They are seeking a Founding Growth lead with deep knowledge of the Hobby to scale their Marketplace and Live Trading businesses to $100M/month. This role involves sourcing and closing key accounts, developing playbooks for the team, and building a business with the full support of Tradepost.

Requirements

Relentless drive to achieve goals.
Hustler mentality, always seeking new opportunities to generate revenue.
Willingness to take risks and bet on oneself.
Ability to connect with and gain respect from a diverse range of people within the Hobby.
Deep obsession with sports cards and a proven track record and reputation within the Hobby.

Responsibilities

Grow the existing business by deepening relationships with resellers and liquidity providers, including major breakers, wholesalers, and card shops.
Onboard new liquidity by winning over significant breakers, show dealers, card shops, and consignors, managing these accounts end-to-end.
Launch and scale the Graded / Raw Sports Cards market by attracting initial cohorts of buyers and sellers.
Launch and manage partnerships for Live Trading, enabling instant settlement for 1:1-backed markets on vaulted inventory, allowing users to trade and invest in wax, graded, and raw cards like stocks.

Benefits

Base Salary: $135,000 - $175,000
Revenue Share: 5–15% of the revenue generated, uncapped, for the first 12 - 18 months on deals closed.
Equity Offered
Founding title with meaningful equity.
Opportunity to 'eat what you kill'.
Company-funded trips to the National, other card shows, and necessary expenses for key accounts.
Access to a best-in-class engineering team to build innovative ideas.
Taxable housing stipend to live near the office.
Gym stipend.
Lunch and dinner provided in the office.