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PostHog · 1 month ago

YC Founder Whisperer

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level

PostHog is a company focused on shipping products that help businesses grow and succeed. The YC Founder Whisperer role involves working with early-stage startups to guide them in implementing analytics and utilizing PostHog's offerings effectively.

AnalyticsDeveloper PlatformDeveloper ToolsOpen SourceSoftware Engineering

Responsibilities

Own relationships with YC companies spending $20k–$50k/year under the PostHog credits program
Help YC founders and early engineers implement PostHog correctly: instrumentation, schemas, metrics, and multi-product usage
Provide technical guidance on analytics, feature flags, experimentation, and replay
Monitor growth signals to determine when YC companies will exceed the $50k threshold and transition to TAM ownership
Represent YC user needs in all the things
Offer lightweight, high-leverage guidance appropriate for early-stage teams
Ensure YC companies are set up for long-term success before they become revenue-generating

Qualification

Technical aptitudeEarly-stage startup experienceEvent modelingAnalytics best practicesDeveloper tools experienceProduct analytics experienceFeature flags experienceA/B testing experienceData warehouses experienceData pipelines experienceAccount managementWritten communicationVerbal communication

Required

Strong technical aptitude; able to work directly with engineering teams
Experience at an early-stage startup (preferably YC) — ideally a former YC founder or early employee
Ability to guide teams on event modeling, instrumentation, and analytics best practices
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to manage a portfolio of 30+ accounts and prioritize effectively
Based in the Bay Area to meet customers as needed

Preferred

Experience working with similar technologies, ie. developer tools more broadly, or specifically product analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing, data warehouses, or data pipelines

Company

PostHog

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PostHog is an open source platform that helps build successful products by providing tools to evaluate feature impact and customer value.
dateFounded in 2020
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://posthog.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$182.15M
Key Investors
Peak XV PartnersStripeY Combinator Continuity Fund
2025-09-29Series E· $75M
2025-06-09Series D· $70M
2024-01-01Series C· $10M

Leadership Team

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James Hawkins
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