NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR
1. Find consumer app programs
45 minLook at Base ecosystem builder programs, the Colosseum Solana hackathon and accelerator, and Gitcoin rounds with consumer categories. Note deadlines.
OWNER PLAYBOOK · VOYAGE CHART
Chart your voyage with Taste Graph
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
Tokenless curation rewards are an uncommon design that consumer app programs and builder rounds look for.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
2 applications submitted with curator and accuracy data.
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2. Gather a month of data
60 minCurators, lists, fees paid, and early call accuracy. Screenshot a payout.
FIRST MESSAGE · TELEGRAM DM · TO A CURATOR WHO RECEIVED A PAYOUT
Hi Marco, your early pick just paid you its first slice. Could I quote you for a grant application? One sentence on what it felt like.
3. Write a one page brief
60 minWhy discovery deserves credit, the fee split design, your numbers, what funding builds.
4. Ask an accelerator for feedback
30 minPrograms in the style of Alliance or a16z CSX hold office hours. Funding is never guaranteed.
FIRST MESSAGE · X DM · TO ACCELERATOR PARTNER
Hi Saoirse, Taste Graph pays early spotters by discovery order, no item tokens. 200 curators in indie games so far. Would you spare 15 minutes on what would make it fundable?
5. Submit and log
30 minTrack each application and its feedback.
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Leave an email and we nudge you at 24 and 72 hours with your next move. Optional.
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PORTS ALONG THE ROUTE
Apps that stack well on this route
LIVE DEMOGrant Ready
A project-in-a-box: contracts, site, docs and impact metrics shaped for grant applications.
Reserve · refundable deposit
$349Base · Optimism +2
LIVE DEMOPledge Curve
A fair launch where buyers pledge first and refunds are automatic if the goal is missed.
Reserve · refundable deposit
$129Base · Monad +1
LIVE DEMOShip Log
Every commit, deploy, and demo you ship becomes a signed, timestamped builder diary.
Reserve · refundable deposit
$149Base · Optimism +1
Put your name on the bow
Every route goes further on a vessel you own. Built on order, refundable deposit.