Perks

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Apple gear
Catered breakfast and lunch
Gym membership

What we Look For

Leadership qualities
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Mindset

Startup Partner

We are currently seeking well-rounded individuals who want to launch new companies, without taking on all the risk on their own. At Coup Capital, you will have a fair degree of autonomy, but will be expected to assist your entrepreneur with all aspects of the business, including but not limited to strategy, investment, marketing, platforms, and product requirements. In addition to being a proficient researcher, you should be able to brilliantly articulate the latest trends in software, hardware, design, media, mobile and branding. 

You are an unstoppable force of positivity. You have a strong sense of humour and place high value in the team with which you surround yourself. You express your opinions and share your experiences towards the betterment of the work environment. More than all of that, you have the desire to be part of amazing adventures! You are ready to partner with the right entrepreneur to bring in investors to the vision of your new startup and continue to drive the new business forward.

Responsibilities include:

• Evaluate different business opportunities and help determine which projects will advance from idea to prototype·
• Engage with entrepreneurs and startups to understand their vision, pivot their ideas & determine product feature sets.
• Lead the development of strategic roadmaps as companies go from the start-up stage to fully operational companies (considering: growth of employees/revenues, complexity of markets and dynamic market forces, evolution of internal & external company dynamics, etc.)
• Manage relationships with entrepreneurs and startups through the engagement lifecycle, including brainstorming sessions with the internal teams and external startup teams/entrepreneurs to help shape new ideas for market launch.
• Lead project for companies that will be moving forward with prototype and funding.

 Desired Skills and Expertise:

• BA/BS in Economics, Finance (MBA or PhD strongly preferred)
• Intimate experience developing/analyzing varying types of business models across different industries, at diverse stages (start-up, first stage, formative stage, later stage)
•  Experience working in a startup environment with an understanding of how ideas are developed and launched to the market.
• Tolerance for ambiguity and capable of managing a project from beginning to success
• Extraordinary communications capability
• Strong entrepreneurial drive with a demonstrated capability of achieving stretch goals in a demanding environment.
• Notable creative and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evolve product strategy and product ideas based on industry trends, research data, and gut instinct.