Operating Partner (Second Act)

Overview

You have a successful history of building and exiting companies, managing P&Ls over significant periods, and seeking your next impactful venture. This opportunity is not a traditional job but a co-founder role where your operational expertise is paired with a skilled technical team focused on product development and delivery.

About Badge Labs

Badge Labs operates as a venture studio combining your industry knowledge and network with our engineering, product, branding, marketing, and financial capabilities. Together, we co-found companies with you leading the business, offering equity-focused compensation supplemented by a cash retainer. Our model accelerates building and launching high-quality SaaS products swiftly, validated by real cases such as developing a fully operational SaaS in six weeks with comprehensive branding and multi-language support.

Role and Responsibilities

• Bring your operational or investing experience (15+ years) and industry connections to identify software gaps and business opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with our team to scope, validate, design, and launch innovative software companies.
• Lead the overall business ownership and strategy as the primary operator, driving successful market entry and growth.

Candidate Profile

• Experienced operator or investor with over 15 years in the field.
• Ready to co-found, backed by personal capital investment, not seeking traditional employment.
• Deep knowledge and network within a specific industry where software modernization is overdue.
• Positioned between career chapters—post-exit, semi-retired, or transitioning from advisory roles to active building.

Unique Aspects of the Role

• You will be a genuine co-founder, not a client; decision-making includes thorough market research and validation before product development.
• Shared ownership of the created venture with transparent economic terms and mutual capital commitments.
• Option to retain intellectual property if the venture does not succeed in the market, facilitating a clean exit with no entanglements.

Target Industries

• Legal
• Healthcare practice
• Real estate
• Construction trades
• Financial services
• Insurance
• Hospitality and franchise businesses
• Field service
• Logistics
• Vertical SaaS
• Industry-specific marketplaces
• Niche B2B sectors

Engagement Process

• Submit an application including a short form and a 90-second video summarizing your industry expertise, identified market gap or opportunity interest, and rationale for partnering with a venture studio.
• Participate in an initial 20-minute conversational interview.
• Collaborate on defining the company scope: product, marketing approaches, and financial structuring.
• Partner from inception through launch with full co-founding status.

Additional Information

• This is an equity-heavy partnership with a cash retainer.
• Prospective partners must invest capital, emphasizing ownership rather than employment.
• Partnership terms, financial details, FAQ, and application steps are available at the company website.