For startups and founders

Connect external spend to verifiable project stages.

A startup rarely buys one final file. It buys learning, prototypes, versions and execution. Dealokr helps founders connect each budget step to an outcome, review and handoff.

Dealokr protects the deal record. Payments and external file permissions remain with their configured providers.

Framework

External work is easier to manage when every stage produces evidence.

Use this route to make the next useful action visible to everyone involved.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    Define the question and output of the exploratory phase.

  2. 02

    Milestone

    State what must exist before the next budget decision.

  3. 03

    Review

    Give stakeholders one version and one response route.

  4. 04

    Approval

    Record the decision that unlocks the next stage.

  5. 05

    Handoff

    List ownership, access, sources and documentation.

In practice

Turn the next action into something obvious.

Every stage should state who decides, what they review and what follows.

01

Buy learning before buying scale.

Use a clear discovery output—an audit, specification or prototype—before committing the full external budget.

Keep the outcome, relevant version and next step attached to the same deal record.

02

Make every milestone reviewable.

A milestone should produce something stakeholders can inspect and decide on, not only a percentage of progress.

Keep the outcome, relevant version and next step attached to the same deal record.

03

Prepare ownership before the final day.

Repositories, domains, design sources and service accounts need explicit owners and permissions.

Keep the outcome, relevant version and next step attached to the same deal record.

Frequently asked questions

What to know before the work starts.

Does Dealokr replace a contract?

No. It complements your commercial documents by making project actions, versions and decisions easier to follow.

Does Dealokr hold client funds?

No. Payment processing and money movement remain with the configured provider.

Can both sides follow the deal?

The workflow is designed to give the relevant people a readable view of terms, status, review and handoff.

A clearer next deal

Keep scope, payment status, review and handoff in one route.