NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR
1. List 15 contractors you know who get paid in USDC
30 minGo through your DMs, Discords and past collaborators. Note who pays them and how messy it is. Contractors know which clients struggle with payday.
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Grow it into a business
You want paying customers and steady revenue. Nothing is guaranteed.
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WHY THIS ROUTE
Payday pain is monthly and predictable. A team that tries one calm run with a preview and two signatures rarely goes back to the spreadsheet, so each team is recurring revenue.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
Ten teams on the Studio plan and $290 of monthly recurring revenue.
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2. Ask five of them one question
25 minAsk how their clients pay them and what goes wrong. Do not pitch yet. Write down every client name they mention as messy.
FIRST MESSAGE · DM · TO A CONTRACTOR YOU KNOW WHO IS PAID IN USDC
Quick one: how do your clients pay you in USDC each month, and what goes wrong? I am building a payroll tool where two people approve each run and you get a proper receipt. Would love your honest answer.
3. Run one real team's payroll with them watching
60 minPick the friendliest team from those answers. Import their spreadsheet, run a preview on testnet with them on a call, and let both approvers sign.
4. Move them to Studio and ask for one intro
20 minSwitch them to the $29 plan once the first mainnet run lands. Ask the second approver who else they know who dreads payday.
5. Post the run preview screenshot with permission
20 minBlur names and amounts, show the flag that caught a change. That screenshot explains the product in one look.
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