Pick a cabinet
Take the matcher, browse the cabinet wall, or shuffle through arcade mode. Each entry includes the ICP, a first-customer mission, and the working microsite.
How it works · 7 phases · 1 loop
Pick. Reserve. Operate immediately.
CEO Arcade is a real operating layer dressed in an arcade wrapper. Reservation is one-time and removes the brand pack from public inventory. Mission Control opens at checkout with 500 monthly credits and your 30-day operating clock running. The AppFactory builds your app in the background.
Launch timeline
From checkout to public launch.
One clock. The 30-day operating window starts at checkout, in the same step that opens Mission Control. The AppFactory builds your app behind the scenes and tells you when it's live.
- Day 0 · Reserve $49 paid The brand pack leaves public inventory. Mission Control opens immediately. The AppFactory begins building your app.
- Day 0 · Operate Seat active · 500 credits unlocked 30-day clock starts. Chief of Staff briefing, treasury, advisor board are live. Refundable any time before the public app goes live.
- Days 1–3 · Public launch App live · Mission Control banner + email When the AppFactory finishes, you'll see a live banner in Mission Control and get an email confirming the public app is running.
The credit loop in detail
$49 Launch Pass
Pay $49 once. The brand pack leaves the public inventory. Mission Control opens immediately and the AppFactory begins building your app in the background.
Take the seat
30-day operating window starts at checkout. 500 monthly credits unlocked. The Chief of Staff walks you through your first mission while the app builds; a banner + email tell you the moment it goes live.
Approve a quote
Every meaningful action gets quoted: cost, confidence, recurring impact, risk. You approve. Credits get reserved — not yet spent — and PermaShip runs the work.
Settle the work
Under budget? Unused credits return. Over budget? PermaShip pauses and asks for approval before spending more. On budget? Credits clear. Ledger updates.
Revenue → earned credits
Real customers pay your business. After processing fees, the platform fee, infrastructure COGS, and the refund/dispute reserve, the rest becomes earned credits.
Reinvest or withdraw
Earned credits can buy more upgrades, fund a second cabinet, or be withdrawn as cash after settlement. Operating credits cannot — only earned credits can become money.
Where the loop happens
Mission Control is the dashboard you sit in.
Activation drops you into Mission Control. The Chief of Staff opens the day. The advisor board (Engineering, Growth, FinOps, Customer Voice, Product) reads your metrics and proposes moves. The AI staff ships the work you approve. Treasury, missions, build status, brand, domain — all on one screen.
Tour Mission Control →If you stop operating
Operating rights work like domain registration: a grace period, then suspension, then a reclaim window before the cabinet returns to inventory.
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Active
Business is operating normally.
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Renewal due
Activation + 30 days. Paid from earned credits, then card.
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Grace period
7 days. App stays live; treasury shows a warning.
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Suspended
Day 37. Dashboard limited; public app may be paused.
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Reclaim window
30–60 days. Restore by paying overdue + a reclaim fee.
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Reclaimed
Cabinet returns to inventory or the secondary market.
Advisors are free. Actions cost credits.
The advisor board is part of every Operator Plan tier. They explain options, analyze your dashboard, and propose moves. Credits are only spent when proposals turn into real work.
| Activity | Cost |
|---|---|
| Advisor explains options | Free |
| Advisor analyzes your metrics | Free |
| Advisor drafts a proposal | Free |
| You approve a proposal | Credits reserved |
| Engineering ships a feature | 300 – 3,000 credits |
| Branding refresh | 100 credits |
| .com domain (year 1) | ~120 credits (hard cost) |
| Copy / small UI tweak | 25 – 75 credits |
| Infrastructure scale pack | 150 – 1,500 cr / mo |
Game wrapper, real substrate
| What looks like a game | What it actually is |
|---|---|
| "$49 — reserve this cabinet" | Brand pack removed from public inventory; Mission Control opens immediately; AppFactory build begins. |
| "~120 credits — buy domain" | DNS configured, SSL provisioned, redirects live. |
| "450 credits — small feature" | An estimated, reserved, settled engineering ticket through PermaShip's pipeline. |
| "Hire the Growth advisor" | An always-on agent runs channel experiments and reports. |
| "Treasury & earned credits" | An accounting ledger separating operating fuel from cashable revenue. |
| "Next mission: get 10 customers" | A concrete acquisition plan with steps you can actually run. |
| "Withdraw 1,820 earned credits" | A Stripe Connect payout of $182 to your bank account. |
Ready Player 1?
The arcade is open. The advisors are waiting. Pick a cabinet.
Full refund any time before your app goes live. Refund policy →