Photonics Co-Founder / CSO (100 % remote) (m/f/d)

EWOR GmbHRochester, NY
Remote

About The Position

We are looking for ambitious entrepreneurs to start and scale their own startups. We are serial entrepreneurs, including Paul Müller (founder of Adjust, with a €1.2B exit) and Petter Made (founder of SumUp, valued at €8B), who are eager to support outlier personalities and serial entrepreneurs in building companies valued at over €1B. Our offer includes a salary while you build your startup, as you will be directly employed by us. Alternatively, you can choose to receive up to €500k in funding. You will have weekly 1:1 sparring sessions with unicorn founders, access to a community of top-tier founders, peers, and investors, and support in hiring top talent through our network of over 50,000 professionals. We also provide assistance in reaching product-market fit and building a sales force or marketing machine, along with funding support to secure a multi-million euro funding round within 12 months. One of our fellows set a record for Europe's largest pre-seed round by a first-time founder, securing a €12M pre-seed investment.

Requirements

  • Based in Europe or the Americas or open to relocate.
  • Willing to take full responsibility for your own startup and scale it to €100M+ in revenues.
  • Excellent communication skills in the English language.

Responsibilities

  • Own, build, and run your startup in fields such as Photonics.
  • Embark on an extensive personal development journey crafted by unicorn founders and follow a fully customized program enhancing your goal, time, and energy management.
  • Receive support in hiring through our network of over 50,000 professionals and advice as well as best practices from serial entrepreneurs.
  • Receive intensive coaching to make your startup ready to raise millions in funding.
  • Iterate your product with us until having reached product-market fit and receive support in building up a sales force or creating a marketing engine respectively.

Benefits

  • Salary while you build your startup
  • Up to €500k in funding
  • 1:1 sparring with unicorn founders on a weekly basis
  • Access to a community of top founders, peers and investors
  • Team building support through our network (over 50,000 professionals)
  • Distribution support in reaching product-market-fit and building up a sales force / marketing machine
  • Funding support for securing a multi-million euro funding round within 12 months
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