TLDR 2023-07-24

Hey everyone, TLDR is looking for a resourceful, tech-savvy senior sponsorship sales director to join our fully remote team of six and work with our head of sales Danny Miller (who previously started the ads business at StackOverflow) to lead the next phase of our revenue growth.

We are growing at a rate of 10% month over month and we're looking for someone who is highly entrepreneurial and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Total compensation including commission will be between $150,000 - $200,000.

If you know someone who would be a good fit, please refer them to us and we will send you $1000 if we hire them.

To apply, please send your resume or LinkedIn profile to jobs@tldr.tech along with a few sentences on why you would be a good fit.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has reportedly been showing up at Google offices much more often recently to help the company advance its AI endeavors. Brin has been working with the AI team to build Google’s next-generation AI model Gemini, mostly using his role to support the hiring process. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai seems to welcome Brin's involvement. Brin had brushed aside AI for years and ignored many of the early developments from Google Brain that are now the basis of many cutting-edge AI technologies.

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