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Are you tired of the daily grind? Wish your work meant something? Want to build towards a better future? Want to have a say in your workplace and how it is run? Join our team! We are NOT looking for an employee or a contractor, we are looking for somebody who is interested in taking a stake in their own future by building a new business with us. You would be a full ownership/equity partner in this business.
We are starting a payments business focused on onboarding online merchants to Bitcoin. All our solutions are fully non-custodial (we never intermediary funds) and put merchants in control of their own finances. We are initially focusing on merchants in the adult industry as they traditionally face banking discrimination (even though their work is legal) and high credit card processing fees. We can charge them much less for the same service and pocket the difference. Credit card fees for typical merchants are 3-5%, adult sites often pay double that. Plus payments take weeks to fully settle and there is always chargeback risk. Bitcoin lightning fees are <1%, settle instantly, and have no chargeback risk.
About us:
Alex (sysdmin) - 10+ years of experience running small IT businesses. Current owner of Springfield Data Recovery, part owner of Cascadia Data Recovery. Knowledgeable about Bitcoin, programming (mostly Python), sysadmin/infrastructure (LAMP, docker, etc). He can setup all the payment infrastructure, checkout forms, etc.
Collin (Account Management/Operations) - 10+ years of experience working in various tech companies in Customer Success, HR, Enablement, and Operations teams ranging from small subcontracting vendors, to IT teams, and scaling new functions at companies like Zoom. He is adept at tackling new challenges and has a strong focus on a people-first approach in processes, systems, and business.
Another person (web development) - Build out our website(s) for marketing purposes.
You (design guru) - Make graphics, infographics, and video shorts for educational material produced by our company. Your designs will help people understand how to use Bitcoin in their daily lives and will be openly licensed for use by all. You'd also help out with other general business launching tasks, as will all other partners. We're a team!
The ideal candidate:
- Several years of experience making both graphics and short-form video content (tiktok, reels, etc)
- Experience using open-source design tools (Kdenlive, etc)
- Ability to leverage AI in workflow
- Able to work well independently or in groups, be accountable to deadlines
- Able to think big, take responsibility for their role and furthering the business as a whole
- Interested in not just clocking in at an hourly wage, but working to grow a new business
- Passionate about Bitcoin and interested in onboarding new users
- Interested in becoming a full partner after reasonable vesting period
- Experience building sales pipelines
- We already have funding figured out, but those who can bring funding with them are encouraged to mention this.
Why now? Bitcoin is a growing economy, and the scaling issues encountered during the last adoption cycle (high fees, network congestion) have been solved by Bitcoin lightning. 20% of Americans own cryptocurrency. 40% of them have cash app, which is compatible with Bitcoin lightning. The rest have PayPal, Venmo, or some other Bitcoin-compatible wallet. Regulatory environment continues to improve for Bitcoin. See the Bitcoin 2025 adoption report https://river.com/learn/files/river-bitcoin-adoption-report-2025.pdf
Timeline: We are looking to launch this business in approximately 6 months. Time commitment from each individual member would be on par with a part-time job. Minimum 6 hrs a week.
If this sounds interesting, drop us an e-mail with some information about yourself and why this idea interests you, let's chat!