Founding Team Member Wanted – Early-Stage Startup (Equity, Pre-Idea)

Company Description Entrepreneur Atelier is an early-stage startup focused on exploring, designing, and validating new venture ideas before committing to a single business model. The environment is experimental and collaborative, centered on rapid learning, iteration, and hands-on problem solving. The team is building a company from the ground up, including vision, culture, processes, and market positioning. This is a place for individuals who want to shape an organization from its earliest stages and gain broad exposure to all aspects of startup creation.Role Description This is a full-time, on-site role based in Brunswick West, VIC, for a founding team member joining at the pre-idea stage. Day-to-day work includes exploring market opportunities, conducting customer and industry research, brainstorming and testing potential business concepts, and helping define the startup’s vision and strategy. The role involves creating early-stage marketing and sales experiments, building basic operational structures, and contributing to pitch materials and investor conversations as the venture evolves. You will collaborate closely with other team members, take ownership of projects across multiple functions, and help establish the culture, workflows, and principles of Entrepreneur Atelier from the ground up.Qualifications Strong analytical skills for evaluating markets, interpreting data, and assessing potential business models.Excellent communication skills for clear writing, active listening, and effective collaboration with diverse stakeholders.Sales-related skills, including comfort with outreach, relationship-building, and early customer conversations.Marketing skills to support positioning, basic campaign ideas, and testing of value propositions.Research skills for gathering qualitative and quantitative insights, including interviews, desk research, and competitor analysis.Demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship, startups, or innovation-focused roles.Ability to work in a highly ambiguous environment, take initiative, and learn quickly across new domains.Background in business, marketing, or a related field is beneficial, but equivalent practical experience is also valued.