NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR
1. Pull your numbers into one page
40 minFrom your log, count traders, mentors, approvals and declines. Write one paragraph on what the declines saved, using an example only.
OWNER PLAYBOOK · VOYAGE CHART
Chart your voyage with Mentor Mode
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.
MOVES MADE
00/ 4
STREAK
0 days
WHY THIS ROUTE
Consumer safety for retail traders is a story grant programs and safety focused funds understand, and Mentor Mode has a clear before and after metric: oversized trades blocked.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
Two applications submitted to real programs with your usage data attached, and one reply from a program manager.
Progress saves on this device. Sign in any time to keep it on your profile.
2. Find two program types that fit
45 minLook at the builder grant programs of the chains you deploy on (Base, Arbitrum, Hyperliquid ecosystems run them), plus public goods rounds like Gitcoin that fund user safety. Read each one's criteria and pick the two you honestly match.
3. Write to a program manager before applying
15 minAsk one direct question about fit so your application is not cold. Keep it short.
FIRST MESSAGE · EMAIL · TO ECOSYSTEM GRANTS TEAM
Hello, I run Mentor Mode on Arbitrum: retail traders set a size limit and a mentor co-signs any larger order. 40 traders, 112 oversized orders reviewed so far. Does user protection tooling fit your current grant focus? Happy to share data.
4. Apply to one accelerator style program
90 minPrograms in the style of Alliance or a16z CSX look for teams with traction and a clear wedge. Use your one pager and say exactly what you would do with support. No funding is guaranteed.
FIRST MESSAGE · APPLICATION FORM · TO ACCELERATOR INTAKE
Mentor Mode adds a second signature to retail trades above a size the trader chooses. 40 paying traders across 3 communities, 20 dollars per seat. We want help reaching trading educators with 10k plus followers.
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 DEMOShip Log
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Put your name on the bow
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