Pick where you want to go. Every route starts with a move you can make within the hour.
Check the Arc and Circle developer pages for builder or grant programs, plus Gitcoin rounds with a payments or public goods theme. Write down deadline, ask size and what they want to see.
One page: the problem (paywalls take cuts and need signups), your contract address, unlocks so far, creators using it, and what a grant would fund. Use your real numbers.
Find someone who received a grant in that ecosystem and ask a single specific question.
Hi Zainab, congrats on the grant for your payments tool. I am applying with a sub-cent USDC paywall on Arc. One question: did reviewers care more about users or about technical depth? Thanks either way.
Submit the application, then note the date and the follow up date. Grants are never guaranteed, so plan as if the answer is no.
Apply to one accelerator that backs consumer crypto or payments (Alliance or a16z CSX style programs). Lead with traction and the creator business model.
I run a USDC paywall on Arc. Creators charge readers a few cents per unlock with no signup, and pay me a monthly fee. We have [X] creators and [Y] unlocks so far. I am looking for help getting to 100 paying creators.
Leave an email and we nudge you at 24 and 72 hours with your next move. Optional.
Or to keep this voyage on your profile.
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LIVE DEMOEvery commit, deploy, and demo you ship becomes a signed, timestamped builder diary.