Non-Technical Founder Full Time

Key Responsibilities

• Product Vision & Strategy: Defining the “why” and “what” of the product, creating wireframes and prototypes, and setting the product roadmap.
• Project Management & Communication: Translating product vision into technical requirements, reviewing MVPs, and managing product development.
• Customer Validation & Market Research: Conducting user interviews to validate the problem, ensuring the product solves a real market need.
• Business Development & Sales: Forging partnerships, identifying market opportunities, and driving early customer acquisition.
• Fundraising & Investor Relations: Pitching to investors, managing stakeholder relationships, and securing funding.
• Team Building & Hiring: Recruiting, hiring, and managing technical talent or outsourcing agencies to build the product.

Other Founder Responsibilities:

Any other responsibility required from a non-technical founder to build the startup such as being the face of the brand, sales, marketing, growth hacking, attending events, etc.

Founder Profile

• Has strong understanding of the industry considered in the target market.
• Is experienced as an ex-founder in raising capital and leading the strategic and operational execution of a new venture from early validation to scale.
• Thrives in uncertain, fast-paced environments and able to operate lean and pivot quickly based on new insights or market feedback.
  Is able to lead product development, either by driving the process directly or by onboarding a capable technical co-founder.
• Demonstrates strong communication and interview skills, with a wide network in the industry considered and understands how to build trust and relationships with stakeholders.

Founder Benefits

The selected co-founder will join the venture as an equity partner alongside Mindsets Ventures, with the potential for a salary or stipend. The specific deal structure will be customized based on each founder’s contribution, expertise, and level of commitment, and will include milestone-based incentives to reward progress and impact.