Erick K. Watson
Fractional CPO & Venture Partner for AI Labs, Studios & Protocols I embed with your core team for 6–12 months to turn research-grade tech into ecosystems, revenue, and investable narratives.
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For Venture Studios, Labs & Protocols
What labs and protocols hire me to do:
🔑 Turn research artifacts into products
- Clarify problem/solution for non-technical stakeholders
- Define product lines and roadmaps around core primitives (randomness, privacy, ZK, etc.)
🎯 Design commercialization & ecosystem strategy
- Token and pricing models aligned with adoption
- Partner and ecosystem plays (dev tooling, integrations, grants)
💼 Act as embedded product leadership
- Participate in leadership meetings, not just “advisory calls”
- Drive prioritization, experimentation, and launch cycles with the team
💵 Engagement model
Embedded venture partner / fractional CPO for 6–12 months (1–3 days/week)
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Limited to 2–3 parallel engagements to preserve depth of execution
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Optionally paired with a SproutVest squad (design, PMM, GTM ops) when you need a small team, not just an individual