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Motivation and Fit with Platform

• Why do you want to work with a venture studio, and why do you want to work with Platform specifically?✱
• Which Platform Tao principle resonates most with you?✱
• Are you comfortable committing to the Founder-in-Residence role as your sole occupation?✱
• Are you comfortable with Platform not signing NDA's?✱
• What time zone are you working in?✱
• When will you be ready to join Platform as a Founder in Residence?✱
• How did you find us?✱
• To help us with reach and accessibility, we would love to learn more about your answer above if you have details to share✱
• Please review our Founder in Residence deck here: https://decksend.net/d9c55b6bc5a4d5aa -- what questions do you still have after reviewing this deck?✱
• Please note that Platform invests $500K via services in-kind -- this is not a traditional pre-seed investment check. Are you comfortable with this?✱
• What are your expectations for equity ownership? (What % would you like to own, and what % would you be comfortable with Platform owning?)✱
• Do you already have a co-founder or team members owning significant equity in your company? Please elaborate.✱

Unmet Need and Problem-Solving

• What is the specific unmet need you want to solve as a Platform Founder in Residence? Who is the customer with this unmet need? Why does the customer need this solved?✱
• How did you discover or identify this unmet need?✱
• Which Platform theme does this unmet need fall under? What drives your interest in this theme in general? (https://os.platformstud.io/admin/themes)✱
• Please highlight any relevant experience related to this Unmet Need.✱
• Why are you interested in this Unmet Need?✱
• Have you experienced this problem yourself? To what extent?✱
• What are some approaches that you have in mind toward solving this Unmet Need? (We don't need a full-blown solution - we are just looking for your intuition and hunches, based on your experience).✱
• What progress have you made so far on this unmet need (e.g. research, talked to some customers, prototyped something, etc.)?✱
• In 3 sentences (ideally one), please explain what problem you will solve.✱
• Please narrowly define the problem or pain point this will solve.✱

Experience and Skillset

• Please indicate any venture-backed startup experience and the Series stage at which you were involved. (This is not a requirement - no worries if you don’t have it!)✱
• What is the most startup-like experience you have had? How does it prepare you to be a Founder in Residence with us?✱
• Which functional areas are your strengths (e.g. product, design, engineering, operations, sales, finance, talent/recruiting, general management)? What areas would you need the most help with from us?✱
• Leadership coaching is an important part of the founder-in-residence program. If you were your own executive coach at this moment, what advice or constructive feedback would you give yourself?✱
• Deciding whether to pivot or not, on both large and small decisions, is an inevitable part of the early startup process. Describe the last time that you changed your mind about a decision you had to make. Why did you change your mind?✱

AI and LLM Experience

• Have you ever worked on a project involving AI or LLMs? If so, please describe the project and your role in it. If not, please explain your level of knowledge with LLMs (we want to understand your level of knowledge).✱
• How will LLMs help solve this unmet need?✱

Demographic Survey for Platform Venture Studio

We invite you to complete this optional survey to help us evaluate our diversity and inclusion efforts. Submission of the information on this form is strictly voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment or affect your job application. Information obtained will be kept separate from your name or job application. This information will be kept secure and confidential and will be used solely to evaluate our diversity and inclusion efforts.

• What is your age range?
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• What gender do you identify as?
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