NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR
1. Shortlist programs
45 minLook at Base builder grants (retro, existing projects OK), Gitcoin rounds and consumer AI accelerators like Alliance.
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WHY THIS ROUTE
Consumer AI with onchain royalties fits several investor and ecosystem theses, and a live agent with paying firms is fundable evidence.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
One application to an ecosystem grant or accelerator with live job and royalty data.
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2. Build the proof sheet
60 minJobs run, accuracy, royalties paid, firms using it, and what funding buys.
3. Ask a funded founder one thing
10 minFind a founder of an AI royalty or contributor project.
FIRST MESSAGE · X DM · TO A FOUNDER OF AN AI CONTRIBUTOR ROYALTY PROJECT
Hi Ola, I run a teacher-of-record agent where the human expert gets an onchain royalty per job. What did investors push you hardest on? One line is plenty.
4. Submit
90 minApply. Funding is never guaranteed.
5. Book office hours
20 minMany accelerators hold open office hours; book one.
FIRST MESSAGE · APPLICATION FORM NOTE · TO ACCELERATOR OFFICE HOURS
Teacher-of-record AI agents: experts teach a narrow craft, firms pay per job over x402, and the teacher earns a royalty onchain. [X] jobs and [Y] firms so far. Would love feedback on going to 10 crafts.
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PORTS ALONG THE ROUTE
Apps that stack well on this route
LIVE DEMOAgent Resume
A public, verifiable work history for any AI agent, built from the jobs it actually finished.
Reserve · refundable deposit
$149Base · Ethereum +1
LIVE DEMOGrant Ledger
Show funders exactly what their grant built, milestone by milestone, with proof attached.
Reserve · refundable deposit
$199Optimism · Arbitrum +2
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