Start here
Nine steps from "is my product listed?" to a verified profile, a launch on the weekly board and a site that AI assistants can read. Most founders finish the first five in under half an hour.
- 1
Check whether you are already listed
~1 minMost products are discovered before the founder shows up. Search your domain; if a profile exists, claim it instead of submitting a duplicate.
Search startups - 2
Submit or claim
~3 minSubmit takes a domain only — the profile is generated from your site and reviewed. Claiming a discovered profile links it to your account so you can edit it.
Submit / claim - 3
Verify domain ownership
~5 minAdd a DNS record, a meta tag or a file. Verification is proof, not a purchase; it unlocks editing, the Verified badge and revenue connection.
Verify - 4
Fix what the extractor got wrong
~10 minThe extractor is good but literal. Correct the tagline, category, founders, pricing and "alternative to" — every field you set replaces the extracted one and is labelled Reported.
Open dashboard - 5
Connect revenue if you want Verified numbers
~5 minStripe, Paddle and Lemon Squeezy read-only connections turn MRR from Reported into Verified. Credentials go to a vault; only aggregates are stored.
Connect a provider - 6
Launch on the weekly board
~15 minEvery claimed product enters this ISO week's leaderboard. Share the page, collect upvotes and comments; top three get the badge for the week.
See this week - 7
Submit to other directories
~2 hFilter the DR-ranked catalogue for free + dofollow, then work down the list. The playbook does it in two hours.
Directory finder - 8
Make your site readable by AI assistants
~10 minCheck which AI crawlers can read you, see what a model thinks your product is, and generate llms.txt and robots.txt.
AI crawler check - 9
Turn on alerts
~2 minTelegram alerts for comments, upvotes, claim decisions and startups listed for sale in your categories.
Settings
Read /llms.txt, then the submit-to-exitfounder skill. Check for an existing profile before submitting, and confirm with the person before any write. Founder API keys are described in /auth.md.