Entrepreneur in Residence (Future CEO / Founder) - Toronto, ON

Job Description

<h3>Job Description</h3><p>Job Description<p><p>FutureSight is seeking an experienced and visionary entrepreneur to co-found their next B2B SaaS startup with us.</p><p>FutureSight is a leading venture studio that co-creates world-class software companies with values-driven entrepreneurs from inception to exit. We are a team of founders, operators and designers with experience successfully bringing software to market at scale.</p><p>You’ll work closely with John Carbrey, a 4x entrepreneur who has experience across several verticals in B2B SaaS and bootstrapped his past venture from 0 to $100M in ARR. </p><p>You’ll also work closely with some of our other leaders, including Joshua, a seasoned CFO and strategic advisor who has taken tech companies to exit with a value of over $200M; Kevin, a product leader who specializes in taking companies successfully from 0 to 1 and beyond; Alan, a world recognized expert in early stage idea validation with 5 books selling 3 million copies, 24 product/services launched, and an exit; and Prathna, an active early stage investor and strategic advisor to founders on capital strategy, growth and team development.</p><p></p><p><strong>What we bring to the table</strong></p><ol><li>A proven process and playbook</li><ul><li>We’ve done this before and made mistakes. We are here to help you avoid them.</li></ul><li>A committed and engaged team</li><ul><li>From day one, a superstar bench of marketers, designers, and technologists is here to work with you.</li></ul><li>A lifelong partner with capital</li><ul><li>We’ll be your co-founder and first investor supporting the growth of the business.</li></ul></ol><p></p><p><strong>What you bring to the table</strong></p><ol><li>You’re motivated to co-found a new venture as the CEO</li><ul><li>With or without us, this is your calling.</li></ul><li>You know what you’re signing up for </li><ul><li>You have <strong>co-founded a company</strong> (product company or B2B SaaS venture), have been at a venture-backed company or have equivalent intrapreneurial experience.</li></ul><li>You bring relevant <strong>domain expertise</strong> and/or <strong>industry advantage</strong></li><ul><li>You understand your domain and/or Industry very well, recognize the challenges and are passionate about solving them</li></ul></ol><p></p><p><strong>What you can expect</strong></p><ol><li>Daily active engagement with our team</li><ul><li>Early-stage testing, validation, and refinement of business ideas to ensure product-market-fit.</li><li>Be prepared for us to kill many ideas with you before we get to the silver bullet.</li><li>Create prototypes to help validate and sell potential solutions.</li><li>For validated opportunities, launch an initial product, achieve initial market traction, prepare for pre-seed, and seed fundraise</li></ul><li>You will be building:</li><ul><li>A team, a product, a revenue model, a business and an investor base.</li></ul><li>Ownership</li><ul><li>You will own the P/L of the new entity.</li><li>You will have a significant equity stake in the new business.</li><li>This is a full-time role. We are looking for someone to commit <strong>full-time and exclusively </strong>to building and owning a new SaaS venture.</li></ul></ol><p><strong>To be considered</strong></p><p>If this is the perfect opportunity for you, we want to hear from you!</p><p>Submit your Resume and LinkedIn profile and tell us more about why you think we should chat!</p><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul><li>Ready to commit <strong>full-time and exclusively</strong> to an entrepreneurial journey</li><li>Have the <strong>risk appetite and capacity</strong>. Read more on our post on the Entrepreneurial Risk Profile</li><li>Relevant <strong>domain expertise</strong> and/or <strong>industry advantage</strong>, understand your domain and/or industry and are passionate to solve the challenges in your domain and/or industry</li><li>Have previous <strong>experience co-founding</strong> and leading an early-stage company (product company or B2B SaaS venture) or have equivalent intrapreneurial experience</li><li>Desire to be a venture-backed co-founder</li><li>Generalist with solid skills in a key startup discipline (sales, tech, product, design, marketing, etc.)</li><li>Experience pitching to investors and raising capital</li></ul></p></p>