Entrepreneur Program & Founder-in-Residence
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Job Location:
Hildesheim - Germany
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Build AI B2B Products 3-Month Intensive Remote
UpXcale is looking for the next generation of AI builders and business operators. This is a combined application for our 3-month Entrepreneur Program and the subsequent 6-month Founder-in-Residence (FiR) track.
Program Details
- Duration: 3 Months (February 15 May 15)
- Application Deadline: January 31
- Format: 100% Remote
- Commitment: 1015 hours per week
- Program Fee: 490 (One-time)
- Organizer: UpXcale
Tasks
- Program overview
Build a real AI B2B product in 3 months with weekly masterclasses 1:1 support and hands-on execution.
UpXcales Entrepreneur Program is an intense practice-first experience for aspiring founders and entrepreneurial operators. Over 3 months youll learn entrepreneurship by doing: you will build and market a AI-based B2B products while being guided by successful entrepreneurs and experts through weekly masterclasses and individual sessions.
Youll work individually and in teams moving from problem selection to prototype to go-to-market to early customer traction.
Typical product directions include:
- Intelligent B2B chatbots
- AI personal assistants for specific workflows
- AI copilots for operations sales enablement customer support HR finance etc. (various markets)
After the program: high-performing participants may be invited to a 6month FounderinResidence role with the possibility to receive equity afterward (based on outcomes and fit).
- Program Structure (3 Months)
A) General Track (Entrepreneurship in Practice)
Youll learn the practical foundations of entrepreneurship including:
- Company formation & registration basics
- Business setup & organization (roles routines documentation tools)
- Financing & funding fundamentals (bootstrapping pricing grants/investors)
- Legal/contract basics (B2B realities compliance considerations)
- Market selection & validation
- Customer discovery & problem framing
- MVP design and iteration
- Go-to-market execution (positioning distribution sales motion)
B) Focus Track (Choose 1 Track)
Pick one focus area to deepen your skills while still participating in the full build:
- Product & Tech
- MVP scoping prototyping AI workflow design evaluation iteration
- Marketing & Sales
- Positioning SEO & GEO messaging & content lead gen outbound/inbound experiments sales pipeline
- Organization & Business Development
- Partnerships ops processes business modeling internal systems strategy
Weekly Rhythm (Simple Clear Format)
- Weekly masterclass with entrepreneurs/experts
- Individual sessions (1:1 / small-group) for feedback and accountability
- Build sprints (product go-to-market experiments)
- Group work (peer teams critique sessions shared execution)
Outcome by the end: a built product a live market test (marketing/sales experiments) a clear next step plan.
Requirements
This program is designed for people who want to build not just learn. You should apply if you:
- Want to become a founder (or join early-stage ventures) and want real-world practice
- Like fast execution iteration and feedback
- Are excited about AI-based B2B products and customer discovery
- Can commit consistently for 3 months and collaborate with others
Great fits include:
- Early-career professionals with strong ambition
- Builders (technical or no-code) who want business depth
- Marketers/sales/business profiles who want product experience
- Operators who want to transition into entrepreneurship
- Execution mindset and reliability
- Curiosity and coachability
- Interest in AI B2B markets
- Clear motivation for entrepreneurship
- Ability to collaborate and communicate
- Domain knowledge (a plus not required)
Benefits
- What Youll Build (Practical Learning)
Participants will build and market AI-based B2B products such as:
- AI assistants that automate repetitive internal workflows
- Intelligent support or onboarding chatbots tailored to a niche
- AI copilots that help teams search summarize draft or decide faster
Youll work through:
- Problem selection target market
- Customer discovery validation
- MVP build
- Landing page messaging
- Distribution experiments (outbound content partnerships etc.)
- Learnings iteration and traction plan
- Founder-in-Residence (Post-Program Opportunity)
Top performers may be offered a paid 6month FounderinResidence role at UpXcale after completing the program.
What FiR includes:
- Paid role focused on continuing product execution and traction
- Close collaboration with mentors/operators
- Potential path to equity afterward based on contribution and venture direction
This is for people who want to keep building beyond the 3 months and are serious about turning the work into a venture-ready outcome.
Apply by: January 31
Program starts: February 15
Application should include:
- Background (LinkedIn/CV)
- Why you want to join and which focus track you prefer (Product & Tech / Marketing & Sales / Org & BizDev) (in Motivation letter)
- Recommendation letter (attached to Motivation letter)
- Link to 1-minute introduction video
- Any relevant projects (can be small)
- Weekly availability / commitment confirmation
- (Optional) Problems/markets youre excited about
Key Skills
- Data Analytics
- AI
- Conversion Optimization
- Lean
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Acquisition Strategy
- HubSpot
- Email Marketing
- Product Management
- Knife Skills
- Internet Of Things
