9 Decisions we make in Public

18th of Feb, 2026
Clint’s New Premium Plan Is Being Born with a Crazy Idea…
You already know why we built Clint: You give us access. We find your invoices, categorize them, generate insights. We don’t just show you that you spent money — we show you what you spent it on. And we make recommendations.
Now, we’re on the verge of taking it one step further.
What if some of your invoices…
Clint paid them?
What is Clint Drop?
Every month, some of the invoices automatically detected by Clint for Premium users will be randomly selected. And the selected invoices will be covered by Clint. You won’t need to do anything extra. The moment an invoice appears in Clint, it’s automatically included in that month’s pool.
This is not a campaign. Not a “like, share, tag a friend” gimmick.
For people already using Clint, this will simply be a natural extension of the system. Because we built Clint to help you spend more intelligently — and move closer to the things you actually want.
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Why are we doing this?
There are three reasons:
• We want to give Clint Premium a genuinely different kind of value. Not just more features — a different experience.
• We want you to come back to the app every month with excitement. Not just “Let’s see what I spent,” but “Is it Clint Drop time?”
• We want to create real, shareable moments.
“Clint paid my Notion invoice.”
That’s not marketing copy for us — that’s a moment. A moment where we know we made you smile.
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How will it work?
• Only Clint Premium users will be eligible.
• Only automatically detected invoices (via email or Drive Sync) will qualify.
• Minimum payment: $1
• Maximum payment per invoice: $50
• If the selected invoice is $5, Clint pays $5. If it’s $100, Clint covers $50.
• Each invoice counts as a separate entry.
• A single user can have multiple invoices covered in the same month.
At the end of each month, the system will make a random selection. The winning invoice amount will be credited to your account.
You can apply it automatically to your next billing cycle — or let it accumulate.
Simple.
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The most critical point: Transparency
We built Clint on transparency. Clint Drop will be no different.
Here’s what we’re planning:
• Live Prize Pool Counter
10% of total Clint Premium subscription revenue will be allocated to invoice payments. You’ll see exactly how much is being distributed each month, in real time.
• Personal Winning Probability Display
How many invoices do you have this month? What’s your estimated chance?
It will be clearly shown.
• Past Results Archive
How many invoices were covered? How much was distributed? All anonymous, all real.
This is not a hidden-odds giveaway. It’s a system that grows with the community, with a clear and understandable formula.
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But here’s the real point: Clint Drop is not just a “luck” mechanic.
Clint Premium also includes:
• Smart Insights
• Deeper spending analysis
• Savings recommendations
• Extended historical data
• Advanced filtering (coming alongside it)
The core value is already there.
Clint Drop is the surprise on top. If you win, great. If you don’t, we’ll still be able to say:
“This month Clint Drop didn’t pick you — but Smart Insights helped you save $34.”
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Economic Model
The prize pool will be funded by a fixed 10% portion of Premium revenue. As the number of users grows, the pool grows too.
Which means:
• The system scales independently.
• More users → more winners.
• The model remains sustainable.
We’re still working through the detailed projections internally. But the principle is clear: fair, transparent, sustainable.
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Where are we now?
This idea is currently one step beyond draft.
• We’re clarifying the legal structure.
• Planning the credit infrastructure.
• Building a proof of concept for the draw engine.
• Designing the UX for both “winning” and “not winning” moments.
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We’d love your thoughts:
• Would this feature push you toward Premium?
• Does it excite you?
• Is the $50 cap the right number?
• Would you prefer direct cash refunds instead of credit?
• What would you want to see on the transparency screen?
We’re building Clint together. This is just one of those pieces.
Clint already finds your invoices.
It helps you understand them.
It shows you ways to save.
Maybe soon, it’ll pay one of them too.
13rd of Jan, 2026
From Fellow to Reverse Trial: Lowering the Barrier Without a Paywall Part 3
We’ve decided to retire the Fellow plan and move forward with two packages: Starter Free and Starter.
Starter Free offers almost all of Clint’s core features at no cost, with a single data source (email) and a 3-month data limit.
Starter, on the other hand, expands the experience with two email accounts and — in the upcoming phases — cloud sync capabilities such as Google Drive. This means users will be able to access all available data sources with up to 12 months of history.
With this step, we’re aiming to onboard more new Starter users while also strengthening our FAUM (Financial Assets Under Management) metric.
As always, we hope plans and reality align.
7th of Jan, 2026
From Fellow to Reverse Trial: Lowering the Barrier Without a Paywall
We initially planned to keep the Fellow plan live throughout December to offer a low-cost way for users to experience Clint. And we did.
When January arrived, even though the only difference between the Fellow and Starter plans was the ability to connect two email accounts instead of one, we chose to stand by our decision and removed the Fellow plan from public availability—except for existing active subscribers.
Instead, staying true to our principle of keeping the entry barrier low and avoiding a paywall at first contact, we introduced reverse trialing. Everyone who signs up for Clint can now experience the product with full features—by connecting a single email account—for 24 hours, without being asked for a credit card.
This move was based on a simple but strong belief: Clint can analyze 12 months of email data in just 5–7 minutes and present the complete set of insights and visuals within that time. Trusting this capability, we took the leap—and the early signals have been encouraging.
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