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Chart your voyage with Plus One

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
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STREAK
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WHY THIS ROUTE
Plus One sits in a category that grant programs and investors on Base and similar chains say they want: real users, real onchain activity, a clear public good or business angle.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
Three applications submitted to real programs within 6 weeks, each with live usage numbers attached. Funding is never promised; applying well is the goal.
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NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR

1. List 5 programs that fit, today

45 min

Search for the Base ecosystem grants page, Gitcoin and similar public goods rounds, retroactive funding rounds, and accelerators in the Alliance or a16z CSX style. Write each one's deadline, ticket size and what they ask for.

2. Write a one page memo

60 min

Problem (small event organizers fighting scalpers and what hurts), what Plus One does, who uses it now (real numbers, even small), what you would do with funding, and why you. Keep it to one page.

3. Ask an ecosystem person for 15 minutes

20 min

Find a developer relations or grants lead from Base or a similar ecosystem. Ask for feedback on fit, not money.

FIRST MESSAGE · X DM OR ECOSYSTEM DISCORD · TO A BASE DEVREL OR GRANTS LEAD

Hi [name], I run Plus One on Base. It issues tickets that can only pass to people the holder has vouched for, at face value, with a door scan that shows the chain. We have [X] users so far. Before I apply to [program], could I get 10 minutes of your take on whether it fits? Happy to send a one page memo first.

4. Submit the first application

90 min

Use the memo, attach a short screen recording and your live contract address. Answer every question with numbers where you can. Submit before the deadline, not on it.

5. Send a monthly update to everyone you talked to

30 min

One short email: tickets transferred this month, one win, one problem, one ask. Investors and grant leads fund people who keep showing up.

FIRST MESSAGE · EMAIL · TO EVERY PROGRAM CONTACT AND ADVISOR YOU SPOKE WITH

Monthly Plus One update: tickets transferred went from [A] to [B]. Win: [one thing]. Problem: [one thing]. Ask: [one intro or piece of advice]. Thanks for reading.

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