Are you a servant leader of leaders?
Can you “GiveFirst” with no expectation of anything in return?
Do you believe that collaboration drives innovation?
Do you believe that entrepreneurs can change the world? If so, read on...

Techstars Web3
Mentor in Residence

The Techstars Web3 accelerator team are seeking out a Mentor in Residence to assist with hands-on support to the companies while they are in the program.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• You’d essentially be a Super Mentor, and part of the “brain trust” of the leadership team, charged with helping the companies succeed, specifically when it comes to product
  
  • Assisting founders to motion towards building product, shipping product, getting products in users hands and iterating through the feedback process in search for product market fit
  • Hold weekly 1-1s with founders and assist them as a “lead mentor”. See mentor overview for more information about Techstars mentoring
  • Taking the lead on specific live workshops or group sessions is also a plus!
    
    
• Meet as a group with the accelerator investment team weekly to discuss company progress during the program period
• Later in the program - assist companies in their efforts to raise capital, including by introducing them to well-targeted investors in your network

Measures of success

• Contributing to the iterative loop of identifying the product to build, shipping product, getting products in users hands and capitalising on usage
• Contributing to the founder experience in program, including strong survey feedback / NPS ratings from the founders you support
• Helping companies secure funding at the end of the program

About You

While there are many attributes which could indicate strong candidacy, an ideal candidate will have

• A firm understanding and facility with Web3, crypto, and blockchain concepts and ecosystems,

..having built a startup and/or led on Product within the Web3 space, with an understanding of how to prioritise activity in search of product-market-fit, including

• identifying user needs & opportunities, and
• knowing what technologies to build with or upon (particularly what blockchain)

In addition, have or be

• Entrepreneurial empathy - Must have founder experience, preferably been through failure and successful startups as a CEO
• Demonstrative leader of leaders and core understanding servant leadership
• Comfortable with a minimal amount of direction and high expectations
• Ability to command a room, public speaking and community development is important
• Fits the Techstars’ culture of #givefirst, Entrepreneurial Inclination, High Quality and Network Focused

Program Phases and Approximate Dates

Availability required: typically around 1/2 time during the accelerator.

Compensation: although mentoring at Techstars is done on a voluntary #givefirst basis, this particular position is compensated based on the right person’s contribution & availability.

Location: remote.

More info on the program can be found here, the accelerator fact sheet.

About Techstars

The Techstars worldwide network helps entrepreneurs succeed. Founded in 2006, Techstars began with three simple ideas—entrepreneurs create a better future for everyone, collaboration drives innovation, and great ideas can come from anywhere. Now we are on a mission to enable every person on the planet to contribute to, and benefit from, the success of entrepreneurs. In addition to operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, we do this by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Techstars has invested in more than 3,100 companies with a combined market cap of more than $140B.