Café Managers: Feedback on a Shift-Handover Product at Terac (Afghanistan)
Terac· Afghanistan·
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Job description
What We're Researching
We're running a paid study on operational tools for independent coffee shops and small hospitality venues. We have developed a proposed shift-handover checklist concept and want to evaluate its overall market viability. Your operational expertise will help us validate our pricing hypothesis and refine our initial go-to-market strategy. How It Works You will complete a remote asynchronous task to review the details of our proposed checklist product. We will present you with our core assumptions regarding the target buyer, pricing model, and first customer acquisition channel. You will assess these elements based on your industry experience and provide a concise written review of the concept. Finally, you will outline one practical step we can take to validate this idea with real businesses. Who This Is For We are looking for professionals with hands-on experience running or managing independent cafés. We welcome current or former café owners, general managers, shift supervisors, and hospitality operations consultants. You should have a strong understanding of how daily shift handovers work and what operational tools venues are willing to purchase.
What You'll Do
- Review a proposed shift-handover checklist concept designed for independent cafés.
- Evaluate our hypothesis regarding the target buyer and pricing model.
- Assess the viability of our proposed first acquisition channel.
- Deliver a concise written review summarizing your feedback.
- Suggest one practical validation step to test the concept in the market.
Who Should Apply
- Professional experience managing or owning an independent café
- Familiarity with shift-handover processes and daily operational workflows
- Understanding of B2B purchasing decisions within the hospitality sector
- Comfortable providing clear, actionable written feedback
Compensation
$42 one-time
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About Terac
Terac is building the world's largest pool of vetted human experts for AI. Researchers, AI labs, and product teams use Terac to recruit, screen, and pay study participants across industries, languages, and skill sets.
Learn more at terac.com or on YouTube at @jointerac.
Why work at Terac
- Ground-Floor Opportunity: As a seed-stage company founded in 2025, early employees will have significant ownership and influence over the product and company culture.
- Mission-Driven Work: The company is tackling a "generational shift" in how labor is allocated, offering a compelling narrative for those interested in the future of AI and work.
- Culture & Team: Described as a "tight-knit crew in San Francisco that moves fast, sweats the details, and likes being around each other." The team includes engineers, operators, and storytellers.
- Unique Hiring Process: Features a paid, week-long work trial to ensure a mutual fit, with full transparency on company metrics (revenue, runway, growth) before an offer is accepted.
- Compensation & Benefits: Offers meaningful salary, early-stage equity, comprehensive health/dental/vision coverage, daily meals, relocation support, and team offsites.
- Work Policy: Remote-friendly with hubs in San Francisco, Lisbon, and São Paulo. Many roles are listed as San Francisco-based or hybrid.