What are the responsibilities and job description for the Founder in Residence position at Unstuck Labs?
The gist
A Founder in Residence builds a new venture from inside our studio. You bring the obsession and the domain insight; we bring the product team, early capital, the Unstuck Method, and a network of 1,000 founders. The goal is to go from a sharp idea to a launched, fundable company.
What you'll do
No cover letter theater. Tell us what you'd build and link to something you're proud of.
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A Founder in Residence builds a new venture from inside our studio. You bring the obsession and the domain insight; we bring the product team, early capital, the Unstuck Method, and a network of 1,000 founders. The goal is to go from a sharp idea to a launched, fundable company.
What you'll do
- Find and validate a problem worth your next several years.
- Work through the Unstuck Method: purpose, validation, Unstuck Canvas, build, launch.
- Run customer discovery relentlessly — talk to real buyers, early and often.
- Build toward traction the studio can help you raise on.
- A track record of building or shipping something (company, product, or project).
- Deep insight into a specific market or problem.
- Comfortable with uncertainty and doing the unglamorous work.
- Based in or willing to be in the DC area for the program.
- Previous founder experience.
- Technical ability to prototype.
- An idea you can't stop thinking about.
No cover letter theater. Tell us what you'd build and link to something you're proud of.
Apply now →