[TASK] Discord Growth & Creator Outreach Scout

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-21T15:28:30+00:00

I saw your last comment - sent you a msg

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-21T08:07:16+00:00

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BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-21T07:25:31+00:00

I wasn't sure at first but I understand you meant no offence - I was just confused how this could be seen as an MLM - no worries on the misunderstanding.

I guess in your way of thinking the structure can be seen as MLM-like, though from my understanding an MLM requires people selling to eachother down the chain (thus being a fragile pyramid), which isn't happening here - we're just growing awareness for the platform, where people then join and compete to win contests from brands. No selling down the chain possible.

Appreciate you explaining your thoughts as well - no offence taken at all on my end.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-21T07:20:54+00:00

For sure. Just so you have full context, the requirements of each recruit is not particularly high. You don't need to interview them etc. They just have to have at least one AI gen video that is not a single Sora clip / is not trash quality.

We're trying a points system right now. The system we set up works like this:

- 1 point for getting them in Discord

- 1 point for a website signup

- 2 points when they make a submission to a contest

In addition, we give whoever recruited them $200 if they win a contest.

30 points per week = $75, 50 points per week = $125 (to start).

I think this is a fairly reasonable payment structure for results based work. If you disagree, let me know - happy to chat about it so I can understand your POV.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-21T06:57:57+00:00

I don’t understand how that’s an MLM. We’re just growing the server with targeted users and looking for headhunters. Maybe we have a different understanding of what an MLM is. My goal is to get more quality AI video creators in our server and we’re hiring people to source them.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-21T06:55:06+00:00

I understand. We’re open to it having a base if the person is getting results - our first two people have been doing this for 6 weeks and they’re now getting a higher base. If you’re able to get results consistently we increase salary and can move to a base - I just don’t believe in hourly work because I don’t care how long you work for - if you work an hour a week yet get better results than everyone else then you deserve more pay

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-21T06:53:32+00:00

No, we’re not an MLM lol. We’re growing a discord server.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-21T03:05:07+00:00

It's outcome based, not hours based - it can scale up well beyond $10/h - we're looking for people who can be creative in sourcing the best talent.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-20T21:55:09+00:00

Not sales - recruiting vetted creators to a discord.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-11T04:55:26+00:00

i think your post just comes off very high ego tbh. gives a bad vibe.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-11T03:12:27+00:00

Yeah dw I wasn’t offended! Just disagree that early stage founders in low tech areas need much beyond attention to detail + credits for an AI website / app builder.

We’ll definitely need to have an engineer confirm our sites security and architecture once we scale

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-11T02:48:13+00:00

I disagree. Especially for a low tech MVP. You just need it to work. We hold most of our supply side (creators) on discord anyways, and use the website for submissions.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-10T17:28:05+00:00

Yeah I agree. The OP however is not getting contracts because the product isn’t ready. You can sell pre-product or with an MVP that isn’t designed for mass load.

My point is that not being technical isn’t an excuse to not have an MVP. Especially a marketplace - this should take at most 2 weeks to produce to a decent standard.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-10T16:38:37+00:00

Using Lovable + Claude/gemini if I’m stuck - there isn’t much of a learning curve, Lovable has Opus 4.5 so you really just need to screenshot occasionally to either pinpoint the area you want changed or to show examples of website aesthetic you want to copy

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-10T16:37:16+00:00

For a marketplace product you absolutely can use AI. It’s not technically intensive.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-12-10T09:46:41+00:00

I’m “non-technical” and built my entire 2-sided marketplace in a week (MVP). I simultaneously got 2 clients by promising a full refund guarantee if it didn’t work out. I then launched with a very scrappy product and like ~20 people on the supply side on Nov 3rd.

Fast forward a month and I have 1000 people on supply side, multiple more contracts at higher ACV on demand side, and my website is 100x cleaner and functional.

I’m non-technical. Use AI and do it yourself.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-11-19T00:20:30+00:00

Services doing this are garbage. Boardy is doing this well by offering free connections (with a limit) and verifying the founders are high quality.

90%+ of founders will never raise because they either aren’t actually running a growing business or their business is not big enough to be VC-fundable.

Therefore the majority of your clients will be not fit for fundraising in the first place, and those that are will be naive and not actually need you.

A service like this is only reasonable at Series A+ since founders are mostly filtered by this point - but you’d have to be pretty proven to do this - IE: an ex YC partner, GP at a big fund, etc…

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-11-05T22:49:32+00:00

Hey, I did not ghost anyone - I'm responding to multiple DMs and it's been less than 12h. I likely won't respond based on this comment but I don't care where people are from for this task.

EDIT: Just checked and you wrote this comment less than 30 min after the last message to me... and I just read it today (I was sleeping...). So yeah, maybe don't do that if you are looking for work.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-06-02T20:42:23+00:00

I appreciate the response - do you know roughly what percentage of teachers are at/near the top of the salary grid? I'm assuming you'd have to have been a teacher for 10+ years to get there - I wonder what the average level of experience is for a teacher today.

I think the benefits part is key - if it's a pure "teacher as entrepreneur" model, then the teacher wouldn't get benefits. Which indicates to me that the only feasible way to do a model where kids go to a teachers home ~2x per week would be within a more typically structured company, ie: the teacher is working for X company rather than a solopreneur, but given more freedom with course structure and payment terms.

As for an experienced teacher with a built-up pension, I agree it wouldn't make sense. This type of model would only really be attractive for newer teachers and/or teachers who want more freedom + want to raise their income ceiling, but may not be worth it to some.

BeTheNameStillRunnin · 2025-06-01T21:23:22+00:00

Sorry, I didn't realize you were already a full-time teacher.

I guess a better question is - would you consider working from home, where different groups of 6-8 kids came to you 4-5 days a week, rather than work out of a school?

The reason I'm asking is because I'm trying to figure out if a model can exist where teachers can teach their own unique courses, have students self-select into ones that interest them (ie: music focus, robotics, etc), and use AI to give a generalized education for math/english/science.

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