# REVERSE PROMPTS - For Michael

Based on what I know about you and RateRight:

## Business Context
- **RateRight**: Construction marketplace connecting contractors with workers
- **Disruption**: 9.9% total fees vs agencies' 30-40%
- **Key insight**: Contractors pay NOTHING. The 9.9% comes from worker's rate.
- **Current focus**: Contractor acquisition, worker recruitment (Irish/British backpackers)

## Your Priorities (Feb 2026)
1. **Cost minimization** - Trim RateRight to minimal operating cost
2. **Pricing innovation** - £50 flat fee per hire or £10/day worker fee
3. **Autonomous operations** - Rivet + CC system running 24/7
4. **Growth Engine** - Using existing system to sell RateRight itself
5. **One-man scalability** - You + Rivet as minimal team

## Your Working Style
- Physical labor during day, coding at night
- Prefers autonomous systems that don't require constant oversight
- Values cost optimization and efficiency
- Strategic thinker about pricing and market positioning
- Willing to reinvest in tech when traction justifies it

## Reverse Prompts (Questions to Ask Yourself)

### Strategic
1. "If RateRight could only make money one way, which pricing model (£50/hire, £10/day, 9.9%) would contractors AND workers both love?"
2. "What's the absolute minimum tech stack needed to run RateRight? What can we cut?"
3. "If Growth Engine can sell anything, what's the most compelling story about RateRight to tell contractors?"

### Operational
4. "What manual task do I still do that Rivet/CC could automate tomorrow?"
5. "Where am I spending mental energy that the autonomous system should handle?"
6. "What's the next bottleneck if we 10x contractor signups?"

### Personal
7. "What part of running RateRight do I actually enjoy most? Can we double down on that?"
8. "What's the biggest risk to the 'one-man + Rivet' model? What's the mitigation?"
9. "When should I add the second Clawdbot (home computer)? What metrics trigger that?"

### Growth
10. "If we gave workers 98% of their wages (£10/day fee), would they refer 10x more workers?"
11. "What would make contractors choose RateRight over just calling their usual guys?"
12. "How can we use the autonomous system to not just run RateRight, but actively sell it?"

## Decision Framework
- **Auto-decide**: Cost optimization, bug fixes, documentation
- **Think about**: Pricing changes, new features, resource allocation  
- **Escalate immediately**: Revenue risk, system down, legal issues

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Generated by Rivet based on observed patterns and conversations.