Founder’s Associate

About the Role

• Company: Skalegrow
• Position: Founder’s Associate – Growth and Operations (Internship)
• Location: Bangalore (hybrid, with occasional travel)
• Reporting to: Founder & CEO
• Timing: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM IST, with flexibility for occasional evening work
• Job Type: Internship (full-time)
• Duration: 6 months
• Stipend: INR 15,000 per month

As Founder’s Associate – Growth and Operations, you will work directly with the Founder & CEO for six months, helping grow Skalegrow’s business in India and keep day-to-day operations running smoothly. This is a hands-on internship where you will figure things out independently, learn quickly from examples, take ownership of tasks from start to finish, and follow up without being reminded.

Key Responsibilities

India Business Development

• Research Indian companies in our focus industries and build prospect lists with decision-maker contact details.
• Run consistent outreach through cold calls, LinkedIn, and email, and book qualified meetings for the Founder.
• Follow up on meetings, proposals, and open conversations until there is a clear outcome.
• Maintain a lead tracker and share weekly updates on activity, meetings booked, and results.

Events, Conferences & Expos

• Identify industry events, conferences, trade shows, and expos relevant to Skalegrow’s focus industries, and maintain an events calendar with dates, costs, and expected audience.
• Research exhibiting opportunities at expos, including booth costs, deadlines, and audience profiles, and share recommendations with the Founder.
• Handle registrations, logistics, and materials for events Skalegrow attends or exhibits at.
• Attend events and expos, engage with exhibitors and attendees, capture leads, and schedule follow-up meetings with the Founder.

Founder Support

• Research companies, markets, competitors, and vendors, and compile findings in a clear, easy-to-use format.
• Prepare basic documents, notes, spreadsheets, and reports as needed.
• Act as the Founder’s point of continuity when he is unavailable by monitoring key activities and coordinating with the rest of the Skalegrow team.

Operations & Admin

• Coordinate with the auditor/accountant, clients, or vendors to collect documents and signatures, and keep records organized.
• Handle occasional on-ground tasks such as couriers, printouts, office supplies, and vendor quotations.

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Any graduate.
• Experience with a completed internship in business development, inside sales, lead generation, a founder’s office, or a similar role, preferably at an agency, SaaS, or B2B services company.
• Freshers without internship experience may be considered depending on skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Confidence with cold calling and LinkedIn prospecting.
• Strong research skills with the ability to find the right decision-makers and organize information clearly.
• An ownership mindset: organized, detail-oriented, works based on guidance, and closes loops instead of simply forwarding messages.
• Able to balance business development with support tasks, and doesn’t consider reasonable administrative or on-ground work “below their level.”
• Willingness to attend events and expos, including occasional travel.
• Available to work full-time for the entire six-month duration.

About Skalegrow

Skalegrow is a B2B marketing agency that helps companies in the IT, tech, SaaS, robotics, manufacturing, and semiconductor industries grow with marketing. Our services include content marketing, SEO, email marketing, video marketing, graphic design, website management, branding, presentation design, LinkedIn marketing, and outbound demand generation. Our vision is to transform marketing into a business-critical function in B2B companies by making marketing the main growth lever for our clients.