OWNER PLAYBOOK · VOYAGE CHART

Chart your voyage with Skill Pledge

Pick where you want to go. Every route starts with a move you can make within the hour.

Grow it to a million-dollar app

You want this to pay you, then pay you a lot.

MOVES MADE

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STREAK

0 days

WHY THIS ROUTE

Communities pay operators to run rounds; skill pledges are a new reason to run one.

ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE

Two paid rounds completed with confirmed hour pledges.

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NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR

1. Run a tiny practice round

45 min

Deploy, create a one week round with two projects you know and a $50 matching pool you fund. Pledge two hours of your own skill to one project.

2. Invite contributors

20 min

Post in the community around your two projects, explaining that confirmed skill hours count in the match like dollars. Name the hour rule clearly.

FIRST MESSAGE · COMMUNITY CHAT · TO MEMBERS

Small round this week: support [project A] or [project B] with money OR hours of your skill. Confirmed hours count in the match like dollars at $20 per hour. Pledge here: [link]

3. Confirm delivery and pay out

30 min

Have each project confirm hours, then run the match and publish a short report.

FIRST MESSAGE · DM · TO PROJECT LEADS

Please confirm the hours delivered by [names] by Friday so the match can run: [link]

4. Pitch a paid round to a community

30 min

Send your practice round report to a community that already runs grants, and offer to operate their next round with skill pledges. Lead with participation numbers.