For universities, funds and organizations
Evaluate the opportunity. Build the commercial path.
Entrepreneur in Residence support for organizations with opportunities to evaluate and commercialize. An experienced operator works alongside your team to test the commercial path and coach the founders doing the work.
What this involves
Universities, funds and companies often have more promising ideas than time or operating capacity to evaluate them. An entrepreneur in residence works with your team to decide which opportunities deserve attention and what it will take to advance them.
The work can include commercial assessment, customer discovery, business-model testing and founder coaching. The mandate, timeline and working cadence are agreed around your organization’s needs.
Who this is for
- Universities and research institutions exploring the commercial potential of their work
- Funds seeking operating support for opportunities or portfolio founders
- Companies evaluating a new commercial initiative
- Accelerators and incubators whose founders need experienced operating support
The work
Evaluate the opportunity
Assess customer need, commercial potential and constraints so the team can decide where to focus.
Test the commercial path
Use customer discovery and business-model testing to work out what needs to be true for the opportunity to progress.
Coach the founders
Help the people leading the work examine their decisions, prepare important conversations and act on what they learn.
How it works
01 · Scope the mandate
Agree on the priorities, work, timeline and what a productive outcome would look like.
02 · Work alongside the team
Use an agreed cadence to evaluate opportunities and test commercial assumptions with the people doing the work.
03 · Prepare the handoff
Develop the decisions and practical next steps your team can carry forward.
What opportunity are you evaluating?
Tell us what your organization is considering and where experienced operating support could help.