EIR Marketplace
"The talent marketplace that turns ex-founders into your company's unfair advantage — structured EIR placements that deliver startup speed inside enterprise walls."
The Idea
A two-sided marketplace that matches vetted ex-founders with Fortune 500 companies seeking short-term (3–6 month) Entrepreneurs-in-Residence for internal innovation projects. Founders get meaningful, well-compensated work between ventures; corporates get entrepreneurial talent with structured sprint frameworks, milestone tracking, and stakeholder reporting — making it feel less like consulting and more like running an internal startup. The platform earns a 20% placement fee on contract value and builds a proprietary benchmarking dataset over time.
Who It's For
VP/SVP of Innovation, Chief Strategy Officers, and Corporate Development leads at Fortune 500 companies who have budget for external innovation talent but are tired of traditional consulting.
What's Built
In Scope:
- Founder profiles — onboarding flow capturing stage experience, sector expertise, availability, and rate expectations ($5–25k/mo)
- Corporate project briefs — structured intake form for companies to describe innovation projects, timelines, budget, and success criteria
- Matching & discovery — browsable directory of founders (for corporates) and projects (for founders) with sector/stage filters
- Engagement workspace — per-placement dashboard with milestone tracker, weekly status updates, and basic document sharing
- Admin panel — internal tool for the marketplace operator to review applications, approve matches, and manage placements
Out of Scope (v1):
- Payment processing
- IP documentation automation
- Benchmarking analytics product
- AI-powered matching algorithm