Guide for operators
What happens after you sign
You and the founder agree terms in the dealroom, sign, and start work the following week. After that every milestone follows the same loop.
1. Sign in the dealroom
You and the founder agree terms and sign. Work starts the following week.
Dealroom
negotiate terms in the dealroom
standard contracts generate
Operator Agreement and Project Assignment.
e-sign, work starts next week
What it costs you
- Joining
- Free.
- Processing fee
- 5% of the cash you receive. No fees on equity.
2. Run the milestone loop
Work, submit, get paid. Repeat for each milestone in your Project Assignment.
Per milestone
submit work against a milestone
milestone submitted
accept or request revisions
No reply within 10 days counts as acceptance.
acceptance triggers payment step
Capstacker triggers it. It does not hold or release funds.
pays you directly, due in 15 days
Capstacker is not in the money path.
work ownership transfers after payment
Capstacker does not
- Hold or release funds
- Guarantee payment
- Employ operators
- Resolve disputes
- On Capstacker
- Direct payment
- Reply
Inside the dealroom
You and the founder negotiate terms in the dealroom. When you agree, the standard contracts generate automatically: an Operator Agreement for IP, confidentiality, and termination, and a Project Assignment that holds the scope, milestones, compensation, and the definition of done. E-sign, and work starts the following week.
Getting paid
Submit your work against a milestone. The founder has 10 days by default to accept it or request revisions, and no response counts as acceptance. Acceptance triggers the payment step, and the founder pays you directly within 15 days. Your work stays yours until you're paid: IP transfers only after payment, in cash or issued equity.
What Capstacker does and doesn't do
Capstacker is not a party to your agreement. The contract is between you and the founder. Capstacker provides the contracts, the dealroom, and milestone and payment tracking. It doesn't employ operators, guarantee payment, hold or release funds, or resolve disputes.
Joining is free, and the 5% processing fee applies only to cash you receive. Either side can end the engagement without cause with 15 days' notice.