NYT: AI startups and VCs hire 'ecosystem' leads to double down on in-person networking
nordicinst · x · 2026-11-15
The New York Times reports that AI startups and venture firms are hiring for "ecosystem" roles (start-up ecosystem lead, ecosystem growth manager) focused on cultivating relationships — planning events, brokering partnerships, supporting clients, running trainings. Slow Ventures partner Yoni Rechtman says "ecosystem" means tending to an extended network of customers, partners, channels and advocates; a16z calls it "the bottom-up vector of trust in venture." The tasks aren't new, but the framing is: the AI industry is formalizing offline trust-building.
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