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6 min · evenings · $500–$3k/mo per beat. Two beats is a living.

Research retainers powered by Grok and X

Operators will pay monthly for a human who can brief them on a beat: competitors, regulation, a sport, a coin, a city council. Grok reads. You judge. The retainer is residual.

Grok’s edge is live conversation on X plus the wider web. A research retainer is a promise: every Monday and Thursday, a two-page brief with links, what changed, and what is noise.

You are not a hedge fund. You are not giving personalized investing, medical, or legal advice. You are a very fast reader with a point of view, and you cite everything.

The product

  • A named beat. “Ohio manufacturing policy,” not “news.”
  • A fixed cadence and a page limit. Constraints make it feel expensive.
  • A “so what” paragraph the client can forward.
  • An optional 15-minute voice note for the clients who will not read.

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