Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)

ABOUT THE ROLE: We're looking for an Entrepreneur in Residence to build the next company out of the studio. You'll join Variance to develop, validate, and launch a new venture, with our capital, tooling, operating support, and network behind you — and real ownership of what you build. The first 90 days are for exploration: pressure-test theses, talk to customers, build something real, and kill what doesn't hold up. From there, we commit resources to the concept that's working and you lead it as founder and CEO. Equity, salary, and structure are set at the point of commitment. We're looking for someone who already has conviction about a market. If you need us to hand you the idea, this isn't the role.

WHAT YOU'LL DO: Develop and stress-test venture concepts against clear theses Run customer discovery and validate demand before writing much code Build prototypes fast — you should be dangerous in at least one of code, design, or go-to-market Kill your own ideas when the evidence says to, and start again Make the investment case internally for the concept that earns it Recruit and lead the founding team once we commitREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONSYou've founded a company or led a 0-to-1 product from blank page to paying customers Demonstrated ability to build and ship with a very small team, or alone Fluency with AI tooling in a real production context, not as a talking pointA defensible point of view on a market you want to attack Comfort with ambiguity, short runways, and public failurePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSPrior exits, EIR roles, or venture studio experience Deep domain expertise in a specific industry Track record raising outside capital Something you've already been quietly working onCOMPENSATION AND STRUCTUREExploration phase: $80,000–$100,000 annualized At commitment: base steps up and you take significant founder-level equity in the company that spins out Budget for prototyping, contractors, and tooling Fully remote within the US, with periodic team gatheringsHOW TO APPLYApply through Linked In or email eli@variance.vc with your resume and a short pitch — two paragraphs, no deck — for the company you'd build with us and why now.