November 5, 2025
Hype, hustle, and a dash of Woz
Founder in Residence at Woz (San Francisco)
AI ‘App Factory’ wants in‑person founders — hype or hustle
TLDR: Woz is hiring in-person ‘Founders in Residence’ to use its AI App Factory to spin up real, revenue-generating apps. The community is split between calling it paid founder cosplay and praising it as a dream indie-hacker lab, with extra drama over San Francisco-only and fears of app spam.
Woz just dropped a glitter bomb on tech Twitter: a Founder in Residence gig in San Francisco where you get salary, marketing budget, and the keys to their AI “App Factory” that cranks out mobile apps in hours. The pitch? Build real, money-making apps inside a YC-backed startup with a fresh $6M seed. The comments went full reality show. Half the crowd screamed dream job; the other half yelled founder cosplay.
The hottest debate: Are you a founder or just an employee with a cool title? Some called “salary + upside” a slick way to say commission, while supporters cheered, “Finally, paid indie hacking with distribution.” The AI builds apps in hours line sparked a food fight—fans say the magic is go-to-market, skeptics see an app spam factory pushing cookie-cutter clones. The in-person requirement lit a remote vs SF war, with locals crowing “network or die” and remote folks dubbing it “Bay Area gatekeeping.” Extra snark for the React Native/TypeScript mention: “So… you still need devs?”
Memes flew: “Is this Steve Woz’s house?” “App‑a‑lanche incoming.” One wag imagined “AI interns pumping out 100 dating apps by lunch.” If you want in, the link is open—and so are the comment knives.
Key Points
- •Woz is hiring a Founder in Residence in San Francisco to build revenue-generating app businesses.
- •The role includes full platform access, salary, a dedicated marketing budget, and revenue upside.
- •Woz’s AI App Factory claims to build business-quality mobile apps in hours.
- •Preferred skills include React Native and TypeScript; candidates should have product launch experience and growth acumen.
- •An in-person commitment in San Francisco is required for at least the first three months; Woz notes a recent $6M seed round.