Studios enter.
One takes the cup.
Every quarter, the eight Studios enter a real competition. A shared challenge with a real deliverable. Real judges — senior operators from Cornerstone Partners. A real prize purse — funded by the Endowment plus one Cornerstone Sponsor. Winners get named on the League Cup, which sits in the Chapter Hall of the winning Studio for the quarter. Employers watch. Alumni bet. Students grind.
Ship a business. 60 days.
Q4 2026's challenge: each Studio fields a team of six. Every team must launch a real, live, revenue-generating product in 60 days. Judges score on: shipped-artifact quality, revenue generated, user growth, and originality. Live scoreboard updates weekly in The Dispatch.
◆ ROUND OF 8
◆ SEMIFINALS
◆ FINALS
◆ CHAMPIONSHIP
Real money. Real trophies.
Senior operators. Public verdicts.
Every League season is judged by a panel of five: three senior operators from Cornerstone Partners, one alumnus with a shipped-work track record, and the Dean of the School of Work. Every score is public. Every judge writes a signed one-paragraph verdict on the winner. No black-box grading.
Recruiting theater.
Judges see the top-of-Studio talent under real conditions. Convert the MVP to a hire. Convert the runners-up too. Cornerstone Partners routinely walk away with 3–5 offers per season.
Four dimensions, weighted.
30% shipped-artifact quality. 30% revenue generated. 20% user growth. 20% originality of thesis. Public rubric. No surprises.
None.
Judges publish signed verdicts. No do-overs. No re-scoring. Losing gracefully is part of the credential.
Named seasons. Named challenges.
Cornerstone Partners can sponsor a full League season. Season carries your company name ("The [Sponsor] League · Q4 2026"). You define the challenge alongside the Dean's office. You send three judges to the panel. First look at MVP hire.
Full-season presenting sponsor.
Named on every Dispatch issue that covers the season, the League page, and the trophy. Three judge seats. First-look hiring rights for MVP.
Sponsor a single round.
Named as the round sponsor for one week. One judge seat. First-look on that round's standouts. Six round sponsorships per season.
Fund the individual purse.
The $5K MVP prize is named after your company. You get to hand it out on the livestream. Extremely visible.