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Solo to Scale — Participant Application

Section 1 — Contact & Background

First name

Last name

Email address

Phone number

City and state of residence

Are you currently based in Tulsa for in-person sessions?

Are you currently based in Tulsa for in-person sessions?
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Short bio

LinkedIn profile or other professional link

How did you hear about Solo to Scale?

Section 2 — Your Background & Skills

What is your current employment situation?

What is your current employment situation?
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Describe your professional background in 3–4 sentences.

What specific skills, credentials, or experience could become the foundation of an AI-augmented business?

Do you have an existing network of potential customers or partners you could leverage? Describe.

Have you previously started a business, freelanced, or run a side venture? Briefly describe and the outcome.

Do you currently run a business or are you self-employed?

Section 3 — Your AI Experience & Comfort

How would you describe your current experience with AI tools?

How would you describe your current experience with AI tools?
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Which AI tools have you actually used? (select all that apply)

Which AI tools have you actually used? (select all that apply)
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Describe one specific task or workflow where you've used AI to produce a real outcome.

On a scale of 1–10, how comfortable are you with learning new software tools and digital workflows? Briefly explain.

What's the biggest thing AI has helped you do — or could help you do — that you couldn't have done before?

Section 4 — Your Business Concept

What specific AI-native business or service do you want to build with this grant? Be specific.

Which of the following AI opportunity areas best fits your concept?

Which of the following AI opportunity areas best fits your concept?
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Who is your target customer? Be specific.

Why is this customer likely to pay for what you're offering? What problem are you solving?

How will you find your first customers? Be specific about channels and tactics.

Describe your pricing model.

How many new customers do you estimate you'd need to reach $500 - $3000 MRR?

Upload any relevant documents for this section.

Section 5 — Current Traction

Have you already started building this business or anything similar?

Have you already started building this business or anything similar?
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If yes, what revenue have you generated to date? How many customers?

How much of your money have you spent on this concept? Please provide a brief spending breakdown.

What is your biggest barrier to increasing your monthly recurring revenue?

Section 6 — Capital Deployment Plan

How would you initially deploy the $20,000 across the three categories?

Which specific tools do you anticipate needing to subscribe to?

How much do you anticipate spending monthly on tools and infrastructure at steady state?

Section 7 — Commitment & Fit

Program requires 10–20 hours/week across 7 months. Can you commit?

Program requires 10–20 hours/week across 7 months. Can you commit?
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What does your current weekly schedule look like? Where would you carve out 10–20 hours?

Why Solo to Scale specifically? What about this program fits where you are?

Why now? What makes this the right moment?

What does success look like for you at the end of this program? Be honest and specific.

Section 8 — Logistics

Willing to be tracked rigorously (financials, time, customers, outcomes) and have your case study published?

Willing to be tracked rigorously (financials, time, customers, outcomes) and have your case study published?
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Willing to use a program-issued spending card with category controls and receipt tracking?

Willing to use a program-issued spending card with category controls and receipt tracking?
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Any accommodations, scheduling constraints, or personal circumstances we should know about?

Anything else you'd like to share?