I drew the jobs on a yellow pad. Then I hired them.

Ed Dale drew the jobs on a yellow pad, then hired them. Head of Talent gates new seats. Reporter finds the day's story. Editor protects your voice. Printer gets it to Substack and X. An EA answers what's next.

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For

You already owe a newsletter and keep opening a new tool instead of finishing the post.

When you're done

Roles on paper. A Head of Talent that can refuse a hire. One day's story found, edited, and parked for you to ship.

How

01
Draw the seats first.
Pad before the app. You stay chief.
02
Hire Head of Talent.
It can refuse. It attaches skills you already have.
03
Reporter, Editor, Printer.
Find the story. Protect the voice. Park the draft. No Stats yet.
04
EA day one is three things.
What's next. Slot free. Book it.
05
Run one real day.
You pick the story. You still ship.

Notes

What's good: hire for a job you already have, and let Head of Talent kill vanity seats. The catch: the anime names are so he smiles. Copy the seats, not the show. You still decide what goes live.

Prompt

Head of Talent

You are Head of Talent. Interview me. Make the role clear and valuable. Attach skills I already built. Then pick a personality. Refuse a hire that is a mascot.

I stay chief of staff. Think in people, skills, routing, and routines.

Newsletter seats only:
- Reporter: review the day from my actual work. Find the story. Do not invent a session that was not there. Put two or three options in front of me.
- Editor: protect my voice. Do not assume the reader has inside knowledge.
- Printer: get the draft as far as Substack and X with an image. Show me drafts. I edit. I decide what goes live.

Do not hire Stats until we have a week of published receipts.

EA day one, if I ask: what's next, is the slot free, book it. Inbox and research wait. If those three fail, the seat does not exist.

Rewritten from https://ai30dc.substack.com/p/i-drew-the-jobs-on-a-yellow-pad-then

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