Startup Founder & CEO

About DQventures

DQventures works with experienced professionals who want to build a company without immediately giving up the stability of their current career. The venture team is made up of former founders and investors who have already built and exited several businesses, with outcomes reaching up to $85 million. Their internal specialists in entrepreneurship, product, and go-to-market support act like co-founders, helping you test your idea, secure early customers, and turn it into a functioning company.

Role Overview

This opportunity is for a founder and CEO to launch a new B2B business from the ground up. The role starts as a part-time, equity-only position. Once the business begins producing enough revenue or raises funding to cover compensation, it can move into a full-time founder role with market-level salary. DQventures will supply the working capital needed to validate, build, and launch the business.

Responsibilities

• Carry out early-stage discovery by speaking with users and collecting market feedback to test the problem and shape the solution.
• Study the competitive landscape to uncover unmet needs, differentiation points, and positioning opportunities.
• Build and launch the first version of the business, with team support, whether it is service-based, no-code, or tech-enabled, to confirm real customer demand.
• Lead initial commercial efforts by pitching prospects, closing deals, and onboarding the first paying clients.
• Use customer reactions and performance results to quickly improve the offer, pricing, and operating model.
• Seek external funding when required, with help on pitch preparation, refinement, and investor introductions.
• Dedicate at least 12 hours per week initially, with the option to increase involvement as momentum grows.
• Attend weekly one-to-one sessions with the venture-building team for planning, strategy, and ongoing guidance.
• Take full ownership of the company’s direction, decisions, and long-term outcomes.

Candidate Profile

The ideal person is a seasoned professional with a business idea rooted in their own area of expertise. They should have identified an inefficiency in their industry and want to solve it with a solution customers are prepared to pay for.

Requirements

• At least 15 years of professional work experience, ideally in a leadership capacity.
• Strong knowledge of a particular industry, function, or domain.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects or launch new initiatives successfully.
• Background in sales, partnerships, or business development is an advantage.
• Experience in product management, operations, or service design is also beneficial.
• A well-established network within the relevant industry.

What DQventures Offers

• Majority ownership from the start, with 80% equity in the company.
• Full funding for validation and launch, including all working capital needed to build and scale the business.
• Support from an experienced co-founding team with backgrounds in founding, investing, and operating successful startups.
• Hands-on venture-building guidance every week, including help with strategy, product, and go-to-market execution.
• The ability to continue in your current role while building the startup part-time until it can support a full-time founder salary.
• Access to a global founder community of ambitious professionals building DQ-backed ventures.
• Assistance with fundraising, investor outreach, pitch preparation, and legal support when needed.

Additional Information

The company is selecting 3 new founders to begin in July 2026. Applications are open until June 30, 2026, and interviews are already in progress.

Terms and Conditions

This is a fully remote role based in Doha, Qatar. The starting arrangement is part-time and equity-based only; paid salary begins only after the venture reaches sufficient revenue or funding. Candidates must be prepared to commit at least 12 hours per week at the outset.