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We are looking for exceptionally talented entrepreneurs.
If you want to become a co-founder or a managing director of one of our new ventures, find out more on our career page.
We are always looking for highly talented individuals for Team Europe as well as for our portfolio companies. From internships over entry jobs up to high-level positions, there are plenty of career oppportunities in our network.
Find out more on our career page.
If you already have taken the first steps successfully (i.e. you have a product or prototype available, and a complete and committed team) our partner Point Nine Capital will be happy to offer you support and financing. Point Nine Capital is our partner investment company, which specializes in seed investments.
If your business model has proven itself and you have already generated your first revenues, our partner Point Nine Capital is also a potential partner during Series A investment rounds.
If you are interested in investing in our portfolio companies, please contact us directly at investors(please put an @ here)teameurope.net
Please check out our career page to find out all about the different career paths at Team Europe and at our portfolio companies.
We regularly give workshops, lectures at universities, keynote speeches or panel discussions at industry conferences.
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We differentiate between ENTREPRENEURS and those becoming SELF-EMPLOYED.
The goal of an entrepreneur is to start a company that will grow quickly and will hopefully generate millions in revenue within a few years, as well as employing numerous staff.
The goal of someone becoming self-employed is mainly to make a living for himself or herself and to be independent - they are trying to create a workplace primarily for themselves.
We support entrepreneurs and do not focus on those whose goal is to become self-employed.
Our main area of expertise is the online sector - primarily consumer Internet areas, but also infrastructure for B2B applications. In addition, we are active in related sectors like software or mobile applications.
If we are considering building a company, we usually prefer projects without business model risk that generate revenues quickly.
This means:
Quick revenues mean in plain language: The business model is transaction based and not advertisement based.
From an industry standpoint, all business models that solve an actual problem can be interesting.
Currently, sectors that we are actively looking at are:
In general, we do not found companies that have no relation to the Internet.
Good question. Yes, check it out! Our Philosophy
We are active founders who not only provide financing, but also time and know-how. What kind of know-how? We focus on the following areas: Teambuilding & HR, business model & strategy, product & IT, financing, distribution, operative support in core success factors (e.g. SEO, if necessary).
Yes.
Founding a company starts with a mutual decision: We want to start a company together with a particular team. We always have a few rough ideas at hand, which we then discuss with the team and research more in depth to answer text core questions. During this stage, we consider two or three ideas simultaneously and meet up regularly to discuss new findings and co-ordinate research related to ‘Dos’.
Once we have found “the idea” that we all strongly believe in and which fits the team, the next step is the actual formation of the new company.
Obviously we would like to hit some home runs Europe-wide and dream about another SAP or Skype. But our general rule of thumb is: a project really becomes interesting to us when it has the potential to be sold for 100 million Euros within three-to-four years. So EBIT or potential EBIT in the 3rd or 4th year after founding multiplied by 10 - 20. We occasionally deviate from our rule of thumb, especially if the risk is manageable.
First time entrepreneurs usually work 12-16 hours a day, six days a week. In the first two years, no or very little vacation is the rule. So it only makes sense to become an entrepreneur when you stand behind the idea 100 percent and enjoy high workloads.
Every team needs to have a leader - not two or three, not none - one. The leader is the person who sets the tone, the alpha dog, the one who says how things are going to be done. A leader must also be analytical and not just a good salesperson. We enjoy working with socially competent leaders who can identify with our philosophy.
Having a good leader is more than half the battle. A good team also needs the following characteristics: different people with complementary personality traits, where each team member covers one of the most important parts of the business model.
A team should be as diverse as possible (with respect to age, experience, profession). All team members must respect each other 100 percent. Optimally, they all should have previous experience of working together, have developed a system of conflict resolution, and maybe even resolved a conflict or two. In the case of younger founders, a lack of experience or competence may occasionally be compensated for with sheer will, determination and a healthy amount of craziness. ;-)
If you are interested in investing in our portfolio companies, please contact us directly at investors(please put an @ here)teameurope.net