Based on the principle “Scale smarter, grow faster – your digital success starts now!”, we consolidate our entrepreneurial activities and investments to strategically invest in promising business models. By combining consulting, venture building, and the start-up ecosystem, we create sustainable synergies and support companies as well as start-ups on their long-term growth path.
Head Coach – Validation & Prototyping (AI + No-Code) (m/w/d)
Part-Time — Berlin & Brandenburg / Remote-Hybrid
We are seeking a Validation & Prototyping Head Coach who helps early-stage founders understand their users, validate assumptions, and build first prototypes — using AI and no-code tools to accelerate learning.
Your Role:
You will guide founders from idea → prototype → first evidence through:
- Hands-on validation workflows
- AI-assisted research, persona creation, UX flows, and mockups
- Practical no-code experimentation (Bubble, Glide, Softr, Framer, Make.com)
Your Responsibilities:
Workshop & Learning Design:
- Facilitate workshops on validation, user research, prototyping, and Lean Startup
- Integrate AI tools for interviews, synthesis, UX sketches, and prototype drafts
- Provide simple, low-barrier methods for early-stage and non-technical founders
Founder Coaching & Mentoring:
- Conduct 1:1 coaching on hypothesis testing, user interviews, and prototyping
- Help founders build first prototypes and smoke tests within weeks
- Strengthen problem-solution clarity and evidence-based decision making
Program Development:
- Improve validation & prototyping toolkits
- Recommend AI and no-code workflows to speed up founder progress
- Foster a supportive, iterative, experimentation-driven program culture
Your Profile:
General Requirements:
- Experience coaching early-stage founders
- Empathy, strong facilitation, and intercultural awareness
- Comfortable working with migrant, international & first-time entrepreneurs
- Solid AI skills for research, synthesis & reflection
- English fluency (German is a plus)
- Availability for two 4-day retreats in Brandenburg + hybrid delivery
Role-Specific Expertise — Validation & Prototyping:
- Strong background in user research, UX, product discovery, or Lean Startup
- Hands-on mastery of AI tools for personas, UX flow drafts, synthesis, and mockups
- Proficiency with no-code tools (Bubble, Glide, Softr, Framer, Make.com)
- Ability to break down product discovery into simple steps for beginners
- Comfortable teaching experimentation and rapid learning cycles
What We Offer:
- A meaningful role supporting diverse, impact-driven founders
- A collaborative, human-centered team culture
- Creative freedom in workshop design and coaching methods
- Access to the Valuedfriends network of startups, experts & partners
- Opportunities for professional development (AI tools, facilitation, impact topics)
- Hybrid working structure: Berlin, Brandenburg retreats, and remote
Submit your application to: karriere@valuedfriends.eu