Co-Founder, GTM & Pilot Lead

About C5U|Entrepreneur Institute

Category 5 Universe Entrepreneurs Institute (C5UEI) is building a new kind of Entrepreneurship Decision Lab. Phase 1 is live: we’ve shipped an MVP, tested with ~200 entrepreneurs, and already seen behavior change (including stopping real “bad spends” before they happen).

We’re now designing tightly scoped pilots with four lanes:

• Community colleges
• Workforce Partnership
• Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED)
• State technology / economic development (TIO and related partners)

C5UEI brings:

• A working system design and Phase 1 MVP
• Defined pilot structure (8‑week Decision Lab, tools, documentation, scripts)
• Advanced B2B conversations with intentionally unnamed stakeholders (above) in each lane
• A founder ready to invest serious time and upside into the right co‑founders

Role: Co-Founder, GTM & Pilot Lead

We’re hiring 4 Co-Founder, GTM & Pilot Leads, one per lane. You will be the point of contact and mini‑PMO for pilots with your stakeholder.

You will:

• Own one lane (choose: Community colleges / Workforce / GOED / State Tech TIO).
• Co‑design and pitch an 8‑week, 20‑participant “Entrepreneur Decision Lab” pilot using our existing system.
• Lead outreach, calls, and follow‑ups with institutional partners, with founder support.
• Coordinate pilots end‑to‑end: timelines, stakeholders, participant experience, and data.
• Help structure and close simple pilot agreements (MOUs, SOWs, contracts).
• Feed real‑world insights back into the product to shape Phase 2 and beyond.

This is a builder role: half GTM / Project leadership.

What your weeks will look like

• Deeply learn the C5UEI Decision Lab: assessments, logic, tools, and data we need.
• Setup, submit, and maintain 30-60-90 day deliverables, et in your online internal staff dashboard.
• Co- Customize a 1‑page pilot proposal and slide or two for your lane.
• Run outreach and conversations with our target stakeholder(s).
• Co‑create a focused pilot: 20 entrepreneurs, 8 weeks, clear success criteria.
• Support recruitment and onboarding (alongside the partner).
• Monitor engagement, capture stories (e.g., avoided bad spends), and track key metrics.
• Deliver a short “Decision Lab Insights” report back to our partner.

Who you are

You don’t need a perfect pedigree; you need to be effective:

• You can speak with directors, deans, and agency leaders without shrinking.
• You can sell honestly: you’re comfortable saying “this is a pilot, not a finished program” while still making people excited.
• You think in experiments and minimum viable pilots, not massive rollouts.
• You can juggle relationships, details, and follow‑through.
• You care about entrepreneurs, economic mobility, and real impact.
• Open to working remotely from your computer screen

Bonus if:

• You’ve worked with community colleges, workforce boards, state econ dev, entrepreneurship centers, or accelerators.
• You’ve sold or delivered B2B pilots or partnerships.
• You’ve run cohorts, programs, or complex projects before.

The four tracks (pick your lane)

In your message, say which lane you want and why:

• Community Colleges: You speak “higher ed” and like working with deans, faculty, and entrepreneurship centers.
• Workforce: You understand workforce language (placements, wages, self‑employment outcomes) and care about under‑resourced communities.
• GOED: You like state‑level economic development and regional small business strategies.
• State Tech TIO / Economic Development: You’re drawn to innovation in rural / tribal / creative / tech communities.

You don’t need to be an insider already, but you should be hungry to learn your lane quickly.

Compensation & structure

This is early‑stage, co‑founder‑style:

• Short‑term: likely a mix of modest cash (as pilots get funded) + meaningful equity or upside tied to the value and deals you help create.
• Mid‑term: pathway to “Head of [Lane]” (e.g., Head of Workforce Pilots, Head of Community college Partnerships) as we move from pilots to ongoing programs.

If you need a high, stable salary immediately, this probably isn’t the right fit. If you want to help build something with big potential impact and upside from the ground floor, let’s talk.

How to express interest

On LinkedIn:

• Click “Easy Apply” or “Apply” and attach your LinkedIn + short note.

In your note (or a quick Loom/video), answer:

• Which lane are you most interested in and why?
• Tell a quick story about a time you helped turn an idea into a real pilot or program.
• How would you explain an 8‑week “Entrepreneur Decision Lab” to a skeptical director so they say, “Okay, I’ll try it”?

Subject line if you message directly:

“Co‑Founder – Decision Lab [Community colleges / Workforce / GOED / State Tech TIO] – [Your Name]”