Fascinated by the internet sector and enthusiastic about the world of start-ups? Can you imagine your future as a founder or would you like to find out whether you have hidden founder talents? Do you want to benefit from our cross-sector network and make your own valuable contacts? Then you’re in the right place with FOSTEC Ventures! You can find relevant vacancies here.
Entrepreneurship in Residence-Programme (EiR)
Want to get a taste of being a founder? As Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) with FOSTEC Ventures, you will find out what latent entrepreneurial spirit you have. You can find all the information in one place here.
The Start-up-Trainee Programme
Are you fascinated by the internet sector? Are you enthusiastic about the world of start-ups and can you imagine your future in this area? Would you like to find out if you have hidden founder talents. And would you like to meet the FOSTEC Ventures Team and become familiar with our company culture? Then join us in Stuttgart as an Entrepreneur in Residence and work for six months directly with our founders and the FOSTEC Ventures-Team.
Content – what you get out of it
During the paid EiR-Programme you will experience various areas of FOSTEC Ventures and be directly active in our portfolio-companies. As an EiR, you are a trainee who will work in a structured and independent way and contribute to the success of our companies.
You will be integrated in small teams, create market analyses and develop and implement your own projects. With the FOSTEC Ventures start-up trainee programme, you will gain insights into area relevant to founding, such as Marketing, Sales, Controlling, Project and Product Management. Our trainee programme is finished off with double mentoring . You will be able to exchange with a current EiR trainee even before you start with us. During the programme, the FOSTEC Ventures founding partner Markus Fost will also support you as a mentor.
You will regularly participate in Workshops and Pitch-Sessions. You will benefit from our extensive Network and be able to make import contacts for the future. And if we establish during the six months that we want to continue working together, we give especially successful candidates the opportunity to join FOSTEC Ventures or our Ventures. It may even be possible to found a joint business.
Requirements– what you bring
The Entrepreneur in Residence-Programme is aimed at high school graduates in business or IT disciplines. Sideways movers with appropriate professional experience are also invited to apply.
Some experience in project work, preferably in the internet sector, is a prerequisite. You should also think like an entrepreneur, be enthusiastic about the internet and the start-up scene, and be able to work both independently and in a structured team.
Application– how you get here
You can apply very simply by e-mail with your complete documents. Our Human Resources Team will then get in touch with you and maybe arrange a telephone interview with you. If the first impressions are right on both sides, we will get to know each other in a meeting in person.
As there are no fixed recruiting times, you can apply for the Start-up Trainee programme at any time in the year. State in your forms when you are available from. How many trainees we take on depends on suitability and requirement.
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Markus Fost, MBA, is an expert in e-commerce, online business models and digital transformation with broad experience in the fields of strategy, organisation, corporate finance and operative restructuring.
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Niels Haußmann has supported the directors of FOSTEC VENTURES since 2017 as a management consultant. Mr. Haußmann has many years of experience as a sales director and has led various international projects.
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