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title: 'New Android Users: 30-Day Diary Study on Phone Setup (Germany) at Terac'
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last_seen: '2026-09-05'
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# New Android Users: 30-Day Diary Study on Phone Setup (Germany) at Terac

- **Company:** Terac
- **Location:** Germany
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/terac/1becd726-a661-48fc-9cf6-3db388c79f42

## Job description

## WHAT WE'RE RESEARCHING

We're running a paid study on what it's actually like to set up and live with a brand-new Android phone. We want to understand where the first month goes smoothly and where it gets confusing — from unboxing and data migration to discovering features weeks later. This research feeds directly into how mobile operating systems guide people through setup.

## PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE APPLYING

This study asks more of you than a typical survey. We would rather you know everything up front than discover it halfway through.

You buy the phone yourself, and we reimburse you in full. You will purchase either a Google Pixel 11 or a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 between 28 September and 4 October 2026, in person at a Telekom, Vodafone or O2 store in Germany. You pay at the time of purchase. We reimburse the full device price in two payments. The $368 study compensation is separate and on top of that reimbursement.

The phone becomes your main phone for a month. You will transfer your SIM to the new device and use it as your primary phone for the duration of the study.

The study needs some data from the device. You will install an app that provides the device identifiers, and keep "Usage & Diagnostics" switched on in settings for the length of the study.

If any of that does not work for you, this is not the right study — and that is completely fine.

## HOW IT WORKS

1. You apply and complete a short screening questionnaire.
2. If selected, you buy the phone between 28 September and 4 October 2026.
3. Between 28 September and 30 October you complete nine short diary entries, roughly 15 to 20 minutes each. You can answer in writing, or with photos, audio or video — whichever suits you.
4. Between 9 and 13 November you join one 60-minute remote interview over Zoom.
5. Your compensation is issued once your participation is approved.

## WHO THIS IS FOR

We are looking for everyday consumers in Germany, 18 or older, who were already thinking about buying a new phone. You should be the person who decides which phone you buy. You do not need to be technical — in fact, we specifically want people who are not.

## WHO CANNOT TAKE PART

- People who work in UX, market research, or the technology industry
- Employees of large technology companies
- Anyone who has taken part in a market research study or focus group in the past few months

## COMPENSATION

$368 for full participation, plus full reimbursement of the phone's purchase price.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Buy a Google Pixel 11 or Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 between 28 Sept and 4 Oct 2026, in store at Telekom, Vodafone or O2 (cost fully reimbursed)
- Transfer your SIM and use the new phone as your primary device for about a month.
- Complete nine short diary entries over 30 days, 15–20 minutes each.
- Join one 60-minute remote interview over Zoom between 9 and 13 November 2026.
- Install an app providing the device identifiers and keep Usage & Diagnostics enabled during the study.

## WHO SHOULD APPLY

- Comfortable documenting daily mobile usage and early impressions
- Live in Germany and be 18 or older.
- Be the main decision maker for your own phone purchase.
- Willing to pay for the phone up front and be reimbursed in two payments
- Available for the full study period, from late September to mid November 2026.

## COMPENSATION

$368 one-time

READY TO PARTICIPATE?

Start your paid interview now https://terac.com/interview/start/r/7576c5a8-57bf-4b1f-b1be-4dae402d15b5?utm_source=ashby_listing_description

## 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 https://terac.com or on YouTube at @jointerac https://www.youtube.com/@jointerac.

## About Terac

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Terac is building the infrastructure and labor marketplace to connect AI agents and companies with verified human experts on demand.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage; raised $9M)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA (with hubs in Lisbon, Portugal and São Paulo, Brazil)
- **Founded**: 2025
- **Founders**: Zac Baker (Co-founder & CEO), Jack Blair (Co-founder & CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Labor Marketplace / AI Infrastructure / Human-in-the-Loop Services
- **Target customers**: B2B; AI companies, frontier model labs, enterprises, and research teams that need to source, interview, verify, and pay human experts (e.g., doctors, engineers, lawyers) via API.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Build the labor marketplace for the post-AGI future" — to become the default interface between AI systems and human expertise.

## Products & Services
- **Terac Platform (Expert Labor MCP)**: An API-first marketplace that allows any team or AI agent to source, screen, interview, verify, and pay human experts on demand. It functions as a "supply layer for human labor," enabling use cases like sourcing 100 Solidity engineers for data labeling or interviewing 200 EU SMB owners about new regulations. The platform includes an AI moderator for screening and verification.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — $9M raised.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Emergence Capital, SignalFire, Audacious Ventures, Z Fellows.
- **Growth Signals**: Founded in 2025, the company has rapidly grown to a team of ~22 people. It is building in a high-demand space (AI + human data/workforce) and has attracted top-tier investors. The company is actively hiring across 8+ roles in engineering, growth, operations, and marketing.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-Mover in a Niche**: Focuses on the specific, emerging need for "post-AGI" human labor, positioning itself as infrastructure rather than just a gig platform.
- **Verified Expert Panel**: Curates a panel of verified experts (doctors, engineers, lawyers, etc.) with a built-in AI moderator for screening, differentiating it from general freelance marketplaces.
- **API-First & Agent-Native**: Designed for integration with AI agents and automated workflows, not just human users, making it a critical piece of AI infrastructure.
- **Strong Founding Team**: Backed by experienced founders and a small, high-caliber team (10 people in SF) focused on deep technical challenges (panel quality, voice moderation, marketplace dynamics).

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the Panel & Platform**: The immediate priority is to build out the supply side (expert panel) and the platform's capabilities (moderator, verification, agent tooling).
- **Deepening AI Integration**: Making the platform the "default interface" for any AI system that needs to call on human expertise.
- **Hiring Across Functions**: Aggressively hiring founding engineers, account executives, and marketing talent to scale the company from its current 22 people.

## Why Work Here
- **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.

## Sources
1. [terac.com - Careers](https://terac.com/careers)
2. [terac.com - About](https://terac.com/about)
3. [terac.com - Team](https://terac.com/team)
4. [terac.com - Homepage](https://terac.com/)
5. [terac.com - How We Hire](https://terac.com/blog/how-we-hire-at-terac)

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