Jacob Stiglitz
Building CommonWeal in public | AI for founders with gumption
- Role
- Co-founder & CEO at Commonweal
- Location
- Durham, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jacob Stiglitz
AI has collapsed the cost to build a startup - but not the knowledge or courage to actually do it. I\'m building CommonWeal to close that gap. We\'re creating AI infrastructure that helps founders build ventures using the 6M Venture Circuit, a systems-based framework developed by my co-founder Ted Zoller over 25 years. Not a chatbot - a team of specialized agents for each domain of startup building. I\'ve spent my career helping people build a better future: • Students getting into college (QuestBridge → UStrive, 1M+ students helped) • Entrepreneurs launching ventures (Georgetown Venture Lab, Leadership Coaching) • Now: would-be founders who need the knowledge and support to actually start We\'re building CommonWeal in public - sharing the framework we\'re using, the decisions we\'re making, and every lesson learned. Follow along: The Gumption Project. Looking for: Founders with gumption. University programs and professional entrepreneurship ecosystems interested in the 6M framework. People who believe entrepreneurship can be done differently. Watch us succeed. Watch us fail. Watch us learn.
Experience
Co-founder & CEO
Dec 2025 — Present
AI infrastructure for founders using the 6M Venture Circuit framework. Free forever.
Education
Pomona College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Cognitive Science, emphasis in Computer Science
2002 — 2006
Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies
Executive Certificate, Leadership Coaching
Appraiser Association of America
Comprehensive Appraisal Studies Program
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master of Arts - MA, Master's of Educational Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship
2019 — 2020
Skills
- Start-Ups
- Higher Education
- E-Learning
- Teaching
- Student Affairs
- Curriculum Design
- Non-Profits
- Edtech
- College Admissions
- Community Outreach
- Fundraising
- Grants
- Strategy
- Program Evaluation
- Employee Training
- Nonprofits
- Admissions
- Program Development
- Management
- Proposal Writing
- International Education
- Education
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