Start Crew

The Family & Samsung NEXT present
JOIN AN INTENSE WEEKEND FOR YOUNG EUROPEAN ENTREPRENEURS

⚡️ MARCH 16-17th, BERLIN ⚡️
APPLY HERE
Deadline: Feb. 27th
SO YOU'RE A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR?
Great. You have more free time and less constraints than other founders.
🌱 That’s how Google, Snap and Facebook were born, from young people with big dreams.
YOU KNOW IT, SOLVING A REAL PROBLEM IS HARD.
It takes a special mindset and a lot of courage to change the state of things. 🔑
You need to surround your team with bold, singular and generous people like you.
WE BELIEVE A GREAT ENTREPRENEUR CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE.
The Family has been empowering ambitious founders for years.
It’s what we do best, and what we want to offer you over a weekend. 💝
JOIN START CREW ALONGSIDE 20 EXCEPTIONAL TEAMS FROM ALL OVER EUROPE!
Get hands-on support from the best entrepreneurs & operators in Berlin.
We'll push you to express your ambition in ways you never thought possible. 🔥

I'M IN!
Get support from amazing people. They're 100% committed to sharing their know-how with you.
Get a look at the mentors who took part in the last weekends. Final March selection coming soon!
🚀 Growth, 💸 Sales, ✨ Design, 🎁 Product, 🔑 Operations, 🙏🏽 People & Culture, 🔥Strategy
🔥BORIS RADKE
CIO @ProSiebenSat.1
🙏🏽 SOPHIE CHUNG
Co-Founder & CEO @Qunomedical
🎁 JACK LANCASTER
Product Owner @N26
🔥 ADRIEN GUILMINEAU
Co-Founder & CEO @Sidekick
💸 LUCA BOVONE
Founder @Projects.xyz, ex-Sales Dropbox
🚀 AKARSH SANGHI
Growth & Product @N26
🔥 OUSSAMA AMMAR
Co-Founder & Director @The Family
💸 DARIA DANILINA
Associate @Oxx VC, ex-Sales @Dropbox
💸 MO MOUBARAK
Biz Dev @Moberries
🎁 RAMZI RIZK
Co-Founder & CTO @EyeEm
✨LUIS MIGUEL CABANZO
Product Design @Mercedes-Benz.io
🎁 ILYA BLOKH
Director of Product @Blinkist
🎁 RICARDO MENDEZ
Technical Director @Samsung NEXT
🙏🏽 ALICE ZAGURY
Co-Founder & CEO @The Family
🔑 FELIX PLOG
@Delivery Hero, Founder @foodpanda
✨ ALEXEY SAMKOV
Operations & Special Project @Deliveroo
✨LORENZO CERCELLETTA
@Quiet.as, Ex-Design Lead @Clue
🚀 EMIL MARTINSEK
VP Product & Growth @GetYourGuide
💸 JOHANNES GAAN EISENBURGER
Ex-Head Sales Coach @ResearchGate
🔥 JAKOB FRICKE
Platform @Samsung NEXT, ex-founder
💸 BALTHAZAR DE LAVERGNE
Director @The Family
This isn't a pitch competition. There's no award.
Join an empowering bootcamp entirely focused on your needs and driving impact.
FRIDAY: 6:30-9pm

SATURDAY: 9am-8pm

SUNDAY: 9am-8pm
🍹 Welcome drinks to meet the team and the other founders
🔑 Talk: "Learning how to learn, an entrepreneur's mindset"
☝🏽 Ask all your questions about the weekend

🔑 Talk: "Segment your market & position your product"
🔥 Workshops in small groups:
- Get your swag on: identity, design, content
- Have your UX & product reviewed
- Nail your go-to-market strategy & unlock your growth
- Refine your sales process
⚡️ Office hours:
- Get 1-on-1 time with top people to work on your business model, strategy, branding and market positioning.
🍷 Dinner with the team, mentors, and VIP guests. Cooked by our French chef!

🔑 Talk: "Everything you need to know about fundraising"
🔥 Workshops in small groups:
- Find your super-fans
- Practice your pitch
⚡️ Office hours:
- Get 1-on-1 time with top people about growing your team and mastering operations as you scale.
📢 Final pitch by 5 selected startups in front of 150 Berlin founders and startup lovers
🎊 Celebrate & stay in touch with your new crew!

SIGN ME UP
Here are the rules to participate:
🎓 You're a university student or recent graduate (<3 years).
🌊 You're solving a BIG problem at scale.
🔥 You’ve already launched and have have at least a landing page, MVP, or a community.
💖 You want to learn, share and grow with other like-minded people.
Open to startups anywhere in Europe! They come from 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇨🇿 🇵🇹 🇫🇮 🇧🇪🇬🇧 🇳🇱🇨🇭🇫🇷🇧🇬🇸🇪🇵🇱
Not sure this applies to you? Don't hesitate to get in touch.
Start Crew Season #2 is a joint initiative by The Family & Samsung NEXT.

The Family supports ambitious entrepreneurs in Europe, providing education, services, and access to capital. You may know some of them, like Algolia, Payfit, Agricool, Stanley Robotics, FretLink.

- +250 active startups from all over Europe
-4M views on our Youtube channel
- €500M raised for them so far
- Offices in Paris, London, Berlin

Come meet us at one of our events in Berlin ;)

At Samsung NEXT, entrepreneurs are our priority.

We invest in the founders, engineers, and builders who are redefining the future of software and services.

Samsung NEXT helps you build, grow and scale through funding, expertise and our international network with offices in Berlin, London, Tel Aviv, New York, San Francisco and Korea.
WHEN & WHERE IS THE WEEKEND HAPPENING?
📅 March, 15-17th 2019.
🇩🇪 The Family's space in Kreuzberg, Berlin.
WHAT DOES IT COST TO PARTICIPATE?
Participation is free. Meals, drinks, and good vibes are all included 😉
I'M INTERESTED! WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFORMATION?
1/ Like our Start Crew page on Facebook to get hot startup content & updates on the program. We'll be sharing recommended resources to help you best prepare for the weekend. 🔥

2/ Come meet us at one of The Family's weekly event if you're in Berlin.

3/ Simply apply here and we'll have a chat ;)
HOW DO I APPLY?
Take 5min to answer a few questions in the apply form. We'll get in touch with you for the next steps.

BONUS
You can record a 2min video of you with your phone and send it to us through the form for extra karma points. We want to get to know you. 💘

Deadline to apply: February 27th
There are only 20 spots and we fill them on a rolling basis. So don't wait too long!
I WORK FOR A UNIVERSITY OR POTENTIAL PARTNER. HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?
Let's talk about what we could do together! Please get in touch here.
APPLY HERE
Still got questions?
Ping lou@thefamily.co about anything.