NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR
1. Write a one page brief
45 minIn a doc, write the problem, who uses Busker Blink, your first numbers, and what you would build with funding. Keep it to one page.
OWNER PLAYBOOK · VOYAGE CHART
Chart your voyage with Busker Blink
Pick where you want to go. Every route starts with a move you can make within the hour.
Raise for it
You want grants, accelerators or investors to back it.
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WHY THIS ROUTE
Busker Blink solves a real coordination problem on Solana, which is exactly what ecosystem grant programs and accelerators say they want to fund.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
Two funding applications submitted with real usage numbers attached, within six weeks.
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2. List matching programs
40 minLook up builder grants run by the Solana ecosystems, open Gitcoin rounds in a fitting category, and accelerators in the style of Alliance or a16z CSX. Note deadlines in one list.
3. Ask a past grantee for advice
15 minFind someone who received a grant from the program you like most and ask one specific question.
FIRST MESSAGE · X DM · TO A BUILDER WHO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A GRANT FROM THAT PROGRAM
Hi Tomas, congrats on the grant. I am building Busker Blink on Solana. What is one thing you wish you had put in your application? Happy to return the favour any time.
4. Submit your first application
90 minUse your one page brief and real numbers. Apply even if you feel early, this takes a little nerve and the feedback is useful.
FIRST MESSAGE · APPLICATION FORM · TO THE PROGRAM REVIEWER
Busker Blink is a tip QR with an 'I was there' stamp. So far: 10 performers with live signs target, with our first live users. Funding would cover outreach and features users asked for. All contracts deploy from my own wallet and are verified.
5. Follow up and keep building
30 minFunding is never guaranteed. Post a monthly update whatever the result, so the next application has more proof.
Check in on me
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.
PORTS ALONG THE ROUTE
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LIVE DEMOEvent Stub
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LIVE DEMOThank You Ledger
Retro funding for the quiet helpers: the community nominates who mattered, a pot pays them.
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$159Optimism · Base +1
Put your name on the bow
Every route goes further on a vessel you own. Built on order, refundable deposit.