Turing Labs (YC W20) Is Hiring – GTM Sales Hacker

Turing Labs, a Y Combinator–backed startup (YC = startup boot camp), posted a job for a “GTM Sales Hacker” — basically a go‑to‑market sales lead — to sell its flavor‑tuning AI that claims to cut recipe tweaking from months to days. The job post flexes “cheat code” energy, bragging about big‑brand contracts and “ridiculous retention,” and the comments went full spicy. Fans cheered, saying if AI can make pantry staples cheaper and healthier, bring it on. Skeptics rolled their eyes at the swagger and buzzwords, calling out “Sales Hacker” as peak cringe while asking, “Who asked for AI in my ketchup?”

The thread split into three camps: pragmatists calling it smart, boring process automation; doomsayers picturing “hyper‑engineered crave sauce”; and comedians asking for “ketchup patch notes.” One jokester posted fake firmware: “Heinz v1.2.3 — nerfed sugar by 10%, buffed tomato umami.” Another riffed on the post’s “prayer to the gods of flavor” line, summoning “Saint Sriracha” for guidance. Food scientists chimed in to say quarterly reformulations already happen, so this just speeds the grind. Meanwhile, sales veterans debated the title, claiming “Sales Hacker” = code for cold emails with extra caffeine. Bottom line: the job post worked — it stirred laughs, side‑eye, and real questions about whether “better and healthier” means less junk or just better margins