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Bounty marketplace for product feedback

Test products.
Get paid.

Founders post bounties. You give honest product feedback. Earn $5–50 per task. 15 minutes at a time. No experience needed.

3open bounties
3completed
$50.00earned total

How Ulu works

1

Browse bounties

See what products need feedback — testing, surveys, interviews. Each bounty shows what to do and how much it pays.

2

Claim one

Sign up with Google or GitHub. Express interest with a quick pitch. The founder picks who does the work.

3

Do the work

Try the product, write your feedback, submit your deliverable. Most bounties take 15–60 minutes.

4

Get paid

Founder reviews and approves. Payment goes to your PayPal or Venmo on your next cash-out.

How you get paid

Transparent fees. No surprises.

Example: you complete $50 in bounties

Bounties earned$50.00
Platform fee (10%)-$5.00
You receive$45.00

First cash-out bonus

Bounties earned$50.00
Platform fee (10%)-$5.00
Welcome bonus+$10.00
You receive$55.00

Minimum cash-out: $50 in approved bounties. Paid via PayPal or Venmo.

10% platform fee is the only fee. No hidden charges. No sign-up cost.

First-time bonus of $10 added automatically on your first cash-out.

What kind of bounties?

No coding required. Your honest feedback is the skill.

Product testing

Try a product for 15 minutes. Write what confused you, what worked, what broke.

$5–2515–30 min

User interviews

Join a 20-minute call with a founder to share your perspective on their product or market.

$15–5020–45 min

Survey & feedback

Fill out a structured survey about a product, feature, or market. Written responses.

$5–15

Open bounties

Real bounties from real products. Claim one and start earning.

Validate: Indian diaspora will order get food, sweets and cakes for their families in Indi... — US-based Parents Sending Gifts

User Testing4 spots left
$15.00

Test segment: US-based Parents Sending Gifts. Indian diaspora parents aged 35-55 in North America earning $100k+ annually who want to send food gifts to adult children or elderly parents in India on birthdays, anniversaries, and festivals. Why this segment: High emotional motivation and disposable income to pay premium prices for convenience; infrequent but high-value orders ($50-200) make unit economics work despite shipping costs.

Your opinion is worth money.

Founders need honest feedback from real people. You have 30 minutes between classes. That's a perfect match.

Earn $50 in bounties and get a $10 bonus on your first cash-out.

Ulu· Bounties for product feedback
PrivacyTermshello@tryulu.com
10–20 min

Competitor research

Compare 3–5 competing products. Write a short report on strengths and weaknesses.

$15–4030–60 min

Onboarding review

Sign up for a product and document every step. Screenshot the confusing parts.

$10–2515–30 min

Market research

Research a market, find data points, summarize trends. Great for business students.

$20–5045–90 min
PPrasanna VinjamuriStandalone
you keep $13.50

Test onboarding to Reed (reedreader.com/reader) with customization

User Testing
$5.00

test onbaording and personalizing the flow

PPrasanna VinjamuriStandaloneyou keep $4.50

Test onboarding flow for Ulu

User Testing
$1.00

Fully test and ensure there are no onboarding errors on all ways you can onboard

PPrasanna VinjamuriStandaloneyou keep $0.90

User interview — 20-minute call with the founder

User Testing
Not yet funded

Join a video call to share your honest perspective on the product, the problem it solves, and who would use it.

PReal-time Market APIOther

Research the target market size and trends

Market Research
Not yet funded

Find data on the market this product operates in. How big is it? Who are the customers? Is it growing?

PReal-time Market APIOther

Validate: Online Local News readers will pay a subscription fee of $5/month for distractio... — Civic-Minded Professionals 40-65

User Testing5 spots left
Not yet funded

Test segment: Civic-Minded Professionals 40-65. College-educated professionals (lawyers, educators, business owners) in smaller cities and towns who actively participate in local governance, planning boards, or civic organizations and consume news 3+ times daily. Why this segment: This segment has high engagement with local news as a utility rather than entertainment and the premium for distraction-free, high-quality journalism aligns with their values and professional need for reliable local information.

PPrasanna VinjamuriStandalone

Validate: Online Local News readers will pay a subscription fee of $5/month for distractio... — Retirees 65+ Urban Neighborhoods

User Testing5 spots left
Not yet funded

Test segment: Retirees 65+ Urban Neighborhoods. Recently retired or semi-retired individuals living in established urban neighborhoods who have stable fixed incomes, read local news to stay connected to their community, and avoid smartphones/apps when possible. Why this segment: This segment values community connection, has time to read deeply, and their preference for clean, ad-free experiences makes them willing to pay a modest subscription to avoid the clutter of modern news sites.

PPrasanna VinjamuriStandalone

Validate: Online Local News readers will pay a subscription fee of $5/month for distractio... — Suburban Parents 35-50

User Testing5 spots left
Not yet funded

Test segment: Suburban Parents 35-50. Parents in mid-size metros (200k-1M population) who read local news daily to stay informed about schools, safety, and community events, and have household incomes $80k-150k. Why this segment: This segment has demonstrated willingness to pay for family-oriented services and the $10/month family plan directly addresses their need to keep children informed about local issues without algorithmic distraction.

PPrasanna VinjamuriStandalone

Survey 5 potential users about this problem

Survey & Feedback
Not yet funded

Find 5 people who might use this product. Ask them about the problem it solves and whether they'd pay for a solution.

PReal-time Market APIOther

Competitive analysis — find 3-5 alternatives

Market Research
Not yet funded

Research competing products in this space. Compare features, pricing, and positioning.

PReal-time Market APIOther

Review the onboarding flow

Survey & Feedback
Not yet funded

Sign up as a new user and document every step. Note where you got stuck or confused.

PReal-time Market APIOther

Test the product and report your experience

User Testing
Not yet funded

Spend 15 minutes using the product. Write down what worked, what confused you, and what broke. Screenshots encouraged.

PReal-time Market APIOther

Validate: I want to create a GitHub Kahoot! Style trivia based on org repos. Will develope... — Open Source Project Maintainers

User Testing5 spots left
Not yet funded

Test segment: Open Source Project Maintainers. Individual contributors and maintainers of popular GitHub repositories (10k-1M stars) who struggle with contributor onboarding and want to lower barriers for new contributors to understand project architecture. Why this segment: They have a clear activation problem (new contributors don't understand the codebase), minimal budget constraints, and would use the tool directly on their own repos with built-in distribution via their communities.

PPrasanna VinjamuriStandalone

Validate: I want to create a GitHub Kahoot! Style trivia based on org repos. Will develope... — Engineering Team Leads

User Testing5 spots left
Not yet funded

Test segment: Engineering Team Leads. Engineering managers at mid-size tech companies (50-500 engineers) responsible for onboarding, knowledge retention, and team cohesion across codebases they own. Why this segment: They have direct budget authority, recurring pain around codebase literacy and team alignment, and already run internal knowledge-sharing sessions where gamified learning could increase engagement.

PPrasanna VinjamuriStandalone

Validate: I want to create a GitHub Kahoot! Style trivia based on org repos. Will develope... — CS/Data Science Educators

User Testing5 spots left
Not yet funded

Test segment: CS/Data Science Educators. University instructors and bootcamp curriculum leads who teach programming and want to make lectures interactive and reduce plagiarism by using real, messy codebases as teaching material. Why this segment: They need low-cost engagement tools, have captive audiences with strong intrinsic motivation, and teaching real open-source repositories aligns directly with practical skill-building goals.

PPrasanna VinjamuriStandalone