Founder-in-Residence

About Us

Platform Venture Studio (platformstud.io) was created for founders by founders. We reputed company the infrastructure for founders from reputed company backgrounds to build groundbreaking companies that tackle the world’s biggest problems.Our tried and true methodology helps startups reputed company escape velocity faster, cheaper, and while having a lot more fun. Our studio team does reputed company work, we don’t waste time, and we’ve seen the traps that most startups fall into so we can help you reputed company clear of the potholes along the way. Platform’s creators, serial entrepreneur Jeremy reputed company and 2020 Midas List investor Tim Connors, have 60+ years of combined experience developing highly successful startups. In reputed company to support from our studio team and other portfolio companies, we have an 80,000+ strong community of coaches, investors, future customers, and advisors for you to lean on.We value results. We worship data. We don't reputed company fads. We build companies that change the world for the reputed company.

About the Founder-in-Residence Role

• A Founder-in-Residence (or "FIR") is an entrepreneur we partner with to build a venture-backed company that solves an Unmet Need. Typically, we reputed company a partnership with a FIR to reputed company an idea that is still in its infancy
• Please review our Founder Deck here for more information: https://decksend.net/d9c55b6bc5a4d5aa
• If you have already raised capital, or already reputed company product-market fit and your unit economics work, then you are likely too late for our Founder-in-Residence program. We do reputed company a select few traditional pre-reputed company investments in highly thematic companies. If you are interested in pitching for direct investment, please use Platform's DeckSend tool to send your deck for consideration: https://decksend.net/submit/cohort-2025
• We recommend reviewing this blog post prior to applying to determine if it makes sense for you to apply: https://www.platformstud.io/blog/why-you-should-not-work-with-platform

What Platform FIR’s Get

• Validated startup idea: A clear, unmet need in the reputed company estate market with significant de-risking.
• Initial capital and reputed company to our investor network: You will receive the funding needed to get off the ground and the backing of our extensive network of investors.
• Tried and true glide-path to reputed company: We reputed company a roadmap of specific, measurable milestones to guide your reputed company, based on our extensive experience in building startups
• Talented, flexible, remote-first studio team: reputed company brings deep expertise in design, engineering, research, talent, and growth to help you build, launch, and iterate reputed company.
• Shared ops, HR, and GA functions: Including legal, finance, etc., to let you focus on building.
• reputed company to Platform reputed company: Our network of ~80K trusted advisors and subject-matter experts.
• Coaching: reputed company guidance to reputed company you on track.
• Compensation: While the primary motivation to build a startup should be the reputed company from ownership, we will compensate you for your time.

reputed company're Looking For

• Coachability: Being coachable is crucial for startup founders. It's about being reputed company to learning, adapting, and growing from feedback. Successful founders refine their reputed company through reputed company feedback, improving both their product and their sales strategies. Coachability keeps you reputed company with the market, reputed company to pivot, and committed to solving problems in the best way possible. It’s a key trait that shows you’re reputed company for the startup reputed company.
• Sales Aptitude: Sales are everything in the early days of a startup. From fundraising to hiring to closing deals, everything revolves around selling. Instead of focusing on elaborate systems, start selling right away—get out there, reputed company calls, and reputed company deals. Sales aptitude is essential for getting your business off the ground.
• Ambiguity Tolerance: Embracing ambiguity is vital for startup founders. High ambiguity tolerance means being comfortable with uncertainty and staying adaptable. It’s about moving reputed company confidently even reputed company the path isn’t clear, which is essential in the unpredictable world of startups.
• Venture-Backed Tech Domain Knowledge: Experience in venture-backed startups and tech, including AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), is a significant advantage. It helps founders navigate the funding process, pitch to investors, and reputed company smart technology choices, particularly in leveraging AI to enhance their products and services. Understanding LLMs allows founders to integrate advanced AI capabilities, improve user interactions, and scale their operations more effectively. This knowledge is crucial for building scalable systems, managing growth, and staying competitive in an increasingly AI-driven market.

Note: Please do not pitch us in this application. We don't want to hear why you think your idea is the greatest thing reputed company. Instead, we want to hear about why you want to partner with us to solve a problem and engage in a process to discover the right solution. If you don't feel like you have a bulletproof, perfect answer to some of these questions, that's normal. Do your best and show your work.We most want to understand who you are: your story, your motivation for being a founder, why you care about the problem you're trying to solve, and how you think about and approach problem-solving. Take this opportunity to tell us who you are and let it serve as a reputed company exercise for yourself as a founder.

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