Operating Partner (Second Act)

Who You Are

• 15+ years operating, investing, or both
• You have capital — this is a co-founding role, not employment
• You have a network in a specific industry where you can spot a software gap and reach the buyers
• You may have an idea — or you may want one from our shortlist of vetted opportunities
• You're between chapters: post-exit, semi-retired, or bored of advising and ready to build

What's Different About This

• You're not our client. You're our co-founder.
• We don't just build what you tell us to build. We do the homework first — market research, competitive analysis, demand validation.
• Your thesis gets pressure-tested and refined until the product is sharper than anything already in the market.
• We build it faster than the competition can respond.
• We're not billing you for hours. We're building a company we both own.
• The economics require real capital commitment — we'll be transparent about that from the first call.
• If the market doesn't respond, you walk away with the IP and everything we built. We walk away with the equity reverting.
• No lockup, no friction.

Industries Where We're Looking

• Legal
• Healthcare practice
• Real estate
• Construction trades
• Financial services
• Insurance
• Hospitality & franchise
• Field service
• Logistics
• Niche B2B

How It Works

• Apply — Short form + 90-second Loom. Tell us the industry, the gap, why this model.
• 20-minute call — Real conversation, not a screen.
• Scope — We scope the company together: product, go-to-market, capital structure.
• Build — We ship. You launch. Co-founding from day one.

To Apply

Go to justbadge.com/founding-ceo for full economics, partnership terms, FAQ, and the application form. Send a 90-second Loom Covering What industry do you know cold? What's broken in it — or, if you don't have a specific idea, what kind of opportunity are you looking for? Why a studio partnership instead of starting alone?