Founder in Residence – Sports & Collectibles Online Platform
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Milan, Italy (or hybrid) · Equity-based partnership
About Human Vs Machine
Human Vs Machine is a Milan-based holding company that acquires, launches, and scales digital services businesses for the long term. We operate across influencer marketing, creator economy, and online sales — not as passive investors, but as hands-on operators. We keep teams small, bureaucracy near zero, and decisions fast. We think in decades, not quarters.
The opportunity
We're launching an online platform focused on collectibles and sports memorabilia. We're not looking for an employee. We're looking for a co-founder.
You own the vision, the curation, and the execution. Human Vs Machine provides seed capital, operational infrastructure (legal, finance, admin, logistics), an existing network in the sports and entertainment world — including direct experience running one of Europe's leading charity auction platforms — and the tools to scale a digital business fast.
You provide the obsession for the product, the knowledge of the market, and the hunger to build a category-defining brand.
The role is designed for exceptional individuals currently in consulting, strategy, or high-growth startups who want to transition into co-founding roles.
What you'll do
→ Define the brand, the positioning, and the product strategy: what we sell, to whom, and why they buy from us and not from anyone else.
→ Build sourcing channels — athletes, clubs, estates, private collectors, licensing partners.
→ Launch and operate the online platform: product listings, authentication, pricing, storytelling. → Develop the community: collectors, fans, investors in memorabilia as an alternative asset class.
→ Drive sales through organic content, paid acquisition, partnerships, drops, and auctions.
→ Turn a passion into a business with real margins and a defensible moat.
What we're looking for
→ Deep, genuine passion for sports memorabilia and collectibles — you already live in this world.
→ Knowledge of the market: what's valuable, what's trending, how authentication works, who the key players are.
→ E-commerce or marketplace experience — you've sold online, whether on eBay, Shopify, your own platform, or at scale for someone else.
→ Commercial instinct: you understand what makes collectors open their wallets.
→ Content sensibility: memorabilia is storytelling — you know how to make a signed jersey feel like a piece of history.
→ Entrepreneurial drive: you've built something before, even small. A side hustle, a collection you monetized, a community you grew.
→ Fluent in Italian and English.
What we offer
→ Meaningful equity in the business you build.
→ Seed capital and runway for launch: inventory, platform, branding.
→ Full back-office: accounting, legal, contracts, HR — all handled by HVM.
→ Access to an existing network in sports and entertainment built through years of operating in the space.
→ A long-term partner that thinks in decades, not exit cycles.
→ Competitive package (salary + equity in the new venture when the new venture is established)
What this is not (MUST READ)
Not a salaried role. Not for someone who treats memorabilia as a hobby they'd rather not turn into work. Not for someone who values security over ownership. If you need a safety net more than you want to build something, this isn't for you.
How to apply
Skip the formal CV. Send a message to with three things:
* Your story — who you are, what's your connection to the collectibles world, and what you've built or sold.
* Your vision — what kind of collectibles business would you build and why is now the right moment.
* Your why — why this, why now, why Human Vs Machine.
We set the bar high. xrdztoy If you've got what it takes, we'd love to hear from you.