Seven tracks

Pick your Lightning vertical

Every venture we incubate lives inside one of these tracks. Same 8-week build, different market, different rail pattern — same evidence-gated finish.

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The tracks

Seven ways to ship on Lightning

Creator payouts & value-for-value

For

Writers, podcasters, streamers, educators

Outcome

Direct-to-wallet earnings with LNURL-pay, zaps, and boostagrams. Ditch the 30% platform tax.

Example

A Thai-language podcast running on Fountain with zap-splits to co-hosts and translators.

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Cross-border remittance

For

Diaspora workers, gig operators, small agents

Outcome

Send value home in seconds for near-zero fees using Lightning + local off-ramps.

Example

A remittance corridor between Thailand and the Philippines settling via Breez + local cash-out.

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Merchant PoS & small-shop rails

For

Cafés, market stalls, service businesses

Outcome

Accept Lightning at the counter with BTCPay + a phone. No processor, no settlement wait.

Example

A coffee shop running BTCPay on a $30 SBC with a printer for QR-code invoices.

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Pay-per-use APIs & micro-SaaS

For

Devs, AI builders, data providers

Outcome

Meter every call in sats via L402 / LNURL-pay. No signup, no CC form, no dunning.

Example

An AI transcription endpoint charging 21 sats per minute of audio, keyed to a preimage.

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Nostr & zap-native monetization

For

Creators, communities, open-source maintainers

Outcome

Turn attention and contribution into direct sats flow on an open protocol you don't rent.

Example

A newsletter published to Nostr with paid long-form gated by an L402 macaroon.

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P2P marketplaces

For

Traders, service brokers, community organizers

Outcome

Non-custodial listings settled peer-to-peer — RoboSats / HodlHodl patterns applied to your niche.

Example

A regional freelance board where escrow is a Lightning hold-invoice, not a middleman.

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Emerging-market payroll & contractors

For

Ops leads, agencies, DAOs, remote teams

Outcome

Pay a global team in seconds. Contractors receive in sats and convert locally if they choose.

Example

A 12-person agency paying weekly via Bitwage/Strike/Bitnob rails across 5 countries.

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