Building the next great AI business

As a venture studio, we're building B2B AI products and ventures that will transform the way people work. We know what it takes to do this because we're also a tech company. We have proven a track-record building great ventures—recognized by industry leaders and markets alike. See more about our portfolio here.

We help founders go lightning fast, significantly reduce risk, think big(ger), and build incredible teams. We help founders get the fundamentals right regarding true product thinking, differentiated technology and sustainable commercial viability.

We are seeking founding team members to build a B2B SaaS venture. We are specifically looking for talented individuals with strong domain expertise and hands-on experiences who can fulfill the biggest needs in the early days: Sell a vision, Create a team, and Build a product.

As Founder in Residence at Slimmer AI you will:

• Validate a real job to be done: Identify, iterate, and test a real need in a specific industry, one that can be solved by applying AI technology (NLP, computer vision, time series analyses).
  
• Build and validate a scalable business model: Understand the market, test the first view on a go-to-market strategy, and define the initial unit economics.
  
• Prepare to launch a company: Acquire credible launching customers (selling the vision and concept), attract co-founders as needed, and secure pre-seed funding (likely from Slimmer AI).
  
• Start your company and launch an MVP in the market.
  
• Shape and grow your company to become a leader.

What you bring to the table

Grit, Vision, Self-Awareness, Decisiveness and Empathy. We view these as essential characteristics of the founders of tomorrow, and we assess this and more through our proprietary Founder Assessment process. And here's more about you:

• A burning ambition to make a difference, with the goal to build an amazing new product and company.
• Experience and deep knowledge in a relevant industry or domain with a trusted network in this space.
  
• Some first ideas or hypotheses in a relevant B2B SaaS area.
  
• A relentlessly iterative way of working and thinking; constantly experimenting, validating, learning, and improving.
  
• Excellent communication and storytelling abilities.
  
• The ability to flourish in an ambiguous and fast-moving environment.
  
• A competitive and entrepreneurial spirit with the needed emotional intelligence to successfully lead a young tech company.
  
• Ready to dedicate your all to this effort (definitely full-time).