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WELCOME TO
THE [UPBEATER] SOCIETY!

To become a member:

1. Apply to join - Tell us about you and why you want to join the Society.The application is split in two steps: 1. Pre-check. 2. Application.
2. Get accepted - we’ll review your answers to make sure you have the right mindset, drive and skills for the Society. As soon as we have confirmed, you’ll get an acceptance email.
3. Sign up - by following the instructions in the invitation email to join the Upbeater Society community in Slack. And we're off! 😀

Once you're in, you're free to use the Society to connect with other talented students and startups, pick their brains, discuss topics you're interested in and find opportunities.

Yes, being part of The Upbeater Society is Free for students.

That's because we believe that you have something better to offer - your newly acquired knowledge, your creative thinking, and your passion and eagerness to put your skills to practice and show what you got!

As long as you're open to share it, that's a great way to contribute 🙂

You won't get paid simply for being part of the Society.

However, we aim to create a fair and sustainable community, where early stage startups can get help with what they can afford, and students don’t feel used to work for free!

So if and when you perform any gig (small job) through the Upbeater Society, you will get a student freelance compensation equal to $13/h. 

The Upbeater Society is built on a give and take mentality where you as a student get free access to a great network of global talent and innovation in exchange for your contribution. 

So we expect any selected students to be open, engaged and actively sharing their knowledge in exchange for their free spot.

We also encourage you to be as active and engaged as possible, showing others what you know and that you're available to help. By doing so, it's more likely that startups (and other students) will recogize you and want to collaborate when next opportunity comes along! 

The startups in the Society are:

• Early! stage startups (past idea, pre scale-up)
• From different parts of the world
• Solving problems within a variety of industries
• Driven by impact and to make change for a better & more sustainable world

They have all been pre-screened and selected based on their innovative ideas, their willingness to contribute to others growth & their dedication to develop impactful solutions for a better society.

To ensure they’re working on something that the students find inspiring and valuable to support.

The Upbeater Society startup membership fee is $115/month, and gives you access to a pool of talented students available to help you with your Business, Development, Marketing & Visual Communication questions.

Should you then want a student to do a job/gig for you (not just supporting with answers), the hourly membership rate for gigs is $19/h.
The total cost for any gig is agreed upon up-front, and charged as one-time-payments in addition to you membership

The membership is month to month and non-binding (#startupfriendly) 🙂
Check out our Payment Terms for more info.

You can use the Society to get help with:

• answering your questions,
• solving problems,
• brainstorming solutions,
• give input/feedback on your work
• come up with creative/new ideas on a topic
• share their insight into trends amongst Gen Z
• share market and country specific insights
• and more

You can also use the Society to find students to help you with your gigs (small jobs)!
Note. If and when you want to hire a student to do a gig/job for you, this will be charged separately. 

The students in the Society are:

• University level students
• From different parts of the world
• Studying mainly Business, IT Development, Marketing & Visual Communication
• Passionate about innovation, tech, impact & value driven missions

They have all been pre-screened & accepted based on their determination to succeed, their willingness to contribute to others growth & their purpose-driven mindset to support impact missions & create a better society.

To become a member:

1. Request access - by submitting an application telling us shortly about your startup and why your mission is important to support (8 questions, 5 min).
2. Get accepted - we’ll review your answers to make sure they align with the kind of mission our students want to support. As soon as we have confirmed, you’ll get an acceptance email.
3. Pay the membership fee - by following the instructions in the email. You'll then get an invitation to join the Upbeater Society community in Slack. And we're off! 😀