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Looking For
A Builder

I'm looking for someone who likes figuring things out.

Someone who can take messy ideas and turn them into drafts, checklists, workflows, pages, and finished work, comfortable using AI, learning new tools, documenting what works, and helping multiple real businesses move forward. You don't need to be an expert at everything. You need to be curious, organized, and willing to own the work.

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Currently building Card Deck Printing Chamellio / ClickitPDF Realtor Decks Fantasy Football First Simple Legacy Plan The Color Copy Store
The Filter

Two lists. Be honest with yourself.

You Might Be A Fit If…

  • You use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Canva, Zapier, Make, Airtable, Notion, or similar
  • You like figuring things out before asking for help
  • You can take a rough idea and turn it into a first draft
  • You enjoy improving systems and processes
  • You like websites, automation, business ideas, content, operations, or software
  • You're organized enough to track details without constant reminders
  • You can work with an idea-heavy owner and turn ideas into clear next steps
  • You're comfortable learning printing, websites, software, AI, marketing, and operations
  • You're local to Colorado Springs, or able to work in person when needed
  • You don't need a traditional college path to be valuable here

This Probably Isn't For You If…

  • You need every task explained step-by-step, every time
  • You don't like technology or AI
  • You wait to be told exactly what to do
  • You get overwhelmed switching between different types of projects
  • You dislike change
  • You only want repetitive, routine work
  • You're careless with details
  • You don't like documenting what you learn
  • You want a purely remote role with no local/in-person connection
What We're Building

One Studio. Eight Ventures.

This isn't a job at one company. The Third Ventures is the umbrella. You'd help support and improve multiple real businesses under it, plus the ones we haven't started yet.

01

Card Deck Printing

The flagship revenue engine. Custom printed decks: process, training, business, realtor, and specialty.

02

Chamellio / ClickitPDF

PDF workflow, imposition, and print-prep software. Chamellio is the newer brand direction being explored.

03

Third Ventures: Internal Ops

The command center: SOPs, the Airtable OS, workflows, and AI processes that keep every venture running.

04

The Color Copy Store

Legacy online print business. In maintenance mode, but still part of the ecosystem.

05

Fantasy Football First

Seasonal fantasy football tools, content, rankings, and draft-kit ideas.

06

Realtor Decks

Real estate card decks for agents: local marketing, client education, and follow-up.

07

Simple Legacy Plan

Simple digital estate planning and life organization for older adults and families.

08

Small Business Bookkeeping

Early-stage idea: a simple bookkeeping system for owners who struggle with it.

09+

Future Ventures

The next ideas. Maybe one of them is yours.

The Work

What You'd Actually Help With

A real mix, not one lane. Here are the kinds of things you'd touch. You won't do all of it on day one, and you don't need to know it all yet.

01 · Systems & Operations

Keep things organized

  • Build and maintain SOPs
  • Organize tasks, projects, and venture notes
  • Help improve workflows
  • Document repeatable processes
  • Help maintain The Third Ventures OS in Airtable
02 · AI & Automation

Create leverage with AI

  • Use ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI to draft, research, organize, and build
  • Create AI-assisted workflows
  • Help test automations
  • Turn messy ideas into usable instructions, prompts, docs, and checklists
03 · Websites & Content

Help things get seen

  • Help update websites and landing pages
  • Draft page copy
  • Help with YouTube / social / content systems
  • Create simple marketing assets or outlines
  • Research competitors, markets, and opportunities
04 · Print & Product Support

Learn how it gets made

  • Learn the basics of the print workflow
  • Help improve Card Deck Printing systems
  • Help with product ideas: Realtor Decks, Process Decks, Simple Legacy Plan, and future ventures
The Builder Challenge

First, get in.

Most people will scroll past this. Builders stop, read, experiment, and find the way in. The application is locked behind the terminal below.

thirdventures · builder@access
Application locked, solve the terminal above to open it
Access granted

Nice, that's exactly the instinct we're looking for. Here's the application. Take your time.

Builder Job

Prefer email? Send your answers and any links to hello@thethirdventures.com.

Show Me Something

Don't tell me. Show me.

I'm less interested in your resume and more interested in the things you've actually made or improved.

If you have a link to something you’ve built, drop it in the form. No link? No problem. Just tell us about it, or email it to hello@thethirdventures.com. It doesn’t have to be polished or professional.

WebsiteSpreadsheetAutomation Notion / Airtable systemDesignYouTube / video / content Side projectSchool projectWork project AI workflowAnything you made or improved
One Last Thing

I'm Not Looking For The Most Experienced Person.

I'm looking for the most curious person.
Skills can be taught. Curiosity usually can't.

Real-World Details

The Honest Fine Print

Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Some work happens in person.
Some work involves print shop operations.
Some work is computer / AI / web / systems work.
You don't need to know everything already.
You do need to learn, document, ask good questions, and take ownership.
This isn't a corporate ladder job.
It's a chance to work directly with the owner across multiple real businesses.
The Path

What Happens Next

STEP 01

Builder Challenge

Submit your answers and show something you've made or improved.

STEP 02

First Conversation

We talk through your answers, your interests, and how you think.

STEP 03

Paid Trial Project

A real project, real money, and a chance to see how we work together.

STEP 04

Long-Term Opportunity

If it fits, this could grow into a long-term role helping build The Third Ventures.

Let's Build

Let's Build Something
Great Together

I've got more ideas and opportunities than I can pursue alone. Maybe you're the person who can help build what's next.

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