Proofrail

Record a 3-minute Loom of a mocked flow: an application's claimed rating checked live against US Chess's public MSA database, returning verified, inflated or not found. Book 15 calls with SGO and foundation directors from the state lists and EdChoice directory, show the Loom, and ask for a $2,500 design-partner pilot covering every chess and olympiad claim in their January 2027 intake.

keep going if · 5 of 15 calls end with a booked pilot scoping session and 2 directors take the pilot agreement to their board

With one willing fund from the calls, hand-verify 50 claimed ratings from a past cycle against US Chess MSA, using only the claimed rating and public member ID so no new child data changes hands. Hand checking is the right instrument because the product is a lookup against a public database, so founders can deliver the exact result with zero code while measuring how often claims fail.

keep going if · A discrepancy or unverifiable rate of 5% or more across the 50 claims, or the partner converts to a paid pilot even at a lower rate

Attend the National Scholarship Providers Association national conference with the Loom, the audit numbers and a one-page pilot agreement, and work 10 pre-booked conversations with scholarship program leads. Close on the spot: three design-partner slots for the January cycle, $2,500 invoiced on signature.

keep going if · 3 of 10 conference conversations produce a scoping session within a week and at least 1 signed pilot