- When: Start anytime (now - April). Applications are open for the selected topics
- How to apply: Send us an e-mail with your CV and a grade report OR get an intro to join our venture capital team
💡 Background
Entrepreneurship is TUM, and TUM is entrepreneurship. You are studying at the alma mater of many successful startup founders. Entrepreneurship is an exciting topic to spend your master thesis on. We’ve worked on multiple research projects in this field with very promising results. You can be part of it. Since data is the basis for excellent research, you can combine both worlds. We offer you to work at the intersection of real-life entrepreneurial insights and venture capital and combine this in your bachelor thesis with the academic foundations. A combination, that cannot be found very often.
🦾Who We Are
The Chair for Strategy and Organization is focused on research with impact. This means we do not want to repeat old ideas and base our research solely on the research people did 10 years ago. Instead, we currently research topics that will shape the future. Topics such as Agile Organisations and Digital Disruption, Blockchain Technology, Creativity and Innovation, Digital Transformation and Business Model Innovation, Diversity, Education: Education Technology and Performance Management, HRTech, Leadership, and Teams. We are always early in noticing trends, technologies, strategies, and organisations that shape the future, which has its ups and downs.
Besides all that we have a very strong footprint in entrepreneurship and venture capital. Our current initiative tackles the most predominant challenges in entrepreneurship and thus works closely with venture capital firms. We believe that you can also make an impact in this field.
🎯 Goals
The goal is that you evaluate metrics that describe venture performance in the very early stage. You’ll decide on metrics that are relevant, you will automate the ways to collect these data points (optional) and will provide first insights how these metrics perform. You’ll get data on 200+ founders to show that your methodology works
All in all, your bachelor thesis is the groundwork for every venture capital analyst job!
🎓 Readings
Your job - part of your thesis is to analyse how researchers in the field describe early-stage venture performance.
📝 How to Apply
If you are interested, please contact Felix Kuhn by submitting your CV and grade report. Please also briefly outline your motivation to join our team and why you’re interested in venture capital. Be aware, that you need to become an expert in your field and it is an intense 3-month full-time job. An excellent academic performance is expected - experience in the field of venture capital is optional but preferred.
A strong plus: get an intro to join our venture capital team!
We're greatly looking forward to hearing more about you!
📬 Contact
Felix Kuhn (Chair for Strategy and Organisation)