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Inner-circle channels to test now
I get a short, focused list of inner-circle channels to test now, each with a written reason it earned a slot, so I run experiments instead of debating the whole menu.
You receive: A JSON object { picks: [{ channel, rationale }] } naming the channels to test now, each with a rationale of at least 6 words.
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Example
A sample of what this play produces. Your result is generated for your inputs.
Picks
| Channel | Rationale |
|---|---|
| search engine optimization | STUD's catalog is 265 plays across 14 playbooks, each a page answering a specific founder task query (pick channels, model CAC, draft a SAFE). That is a long-tail SEO surface no chat assistant can match, it compounds without spend, and it fits an illustrative content-led CAC around $40 at a pre-seed budget. |
| content marketing | The product's own deliverables are the content: a worked channel-test plan or CAC model published as an artifact shows the living system doing real work, which is the exact proof solo founders need before buying a first 500-credit pack for $20 (purchased credits never expire, so the risk of trying is low). Content is already the stated acquisition motion, so testing it now validates the core assumption rather than a side bet. |
| community building | Launch communities of solo founders and small product teams are where the target customer already gathers, and a workspace that compounds knowledge is a show-not-tell product: one founder demonstrating a fact flowing into every run recruits peers. It is nearly free to test at pre-seed and gives fast qualitative signal on which plays land. |
Opens soon
STUD opens runs for everyone soon, on every play at once.
Scope of the check
What's verified: STUD verifies that the deliverable is a JSON object within a 20000 character size bound, that it contains a picks list with exactly the requested number of picks (pickCount, 1 to 10; an out-of-range request falls back to 3), that every pick names one of the 19 canonical traction channels with no duplicates and no invented channels, and that every pick carries a rationale of at least 6 words that is not a placeholder like TBD. STUD does NOT verify that the picked channels are actually the best fit for your product, that the rationales are true or well reasoned, or that the picks reflect your intake answers: your product description, target customer, stage, and channels already tried are operator context, not enforced acceptance criteria.
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