Limited Pilot Program

The Founding 50

50 spots. First come. Founding benefits.

The Founding 50 is Stay Staged's launch pilot — open to the first 50 verified active buyers who join the platform.

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What You Get

What you get as a Founding 50 member

Founding Member status

Founding Member status per program rules, reserved for the first 50 verified active buyers who join the platform.*

12% on your first 3 referrals

12% revenue share on your first 3 activated buying referrals — above both standard affiliate tiers.*

Standard tiers after that

8% or 10% revenue share on all additional referrals, based on referred member quarterly volume.

Founding 50 badge

A Founding 50 member badge on your Stay Staged profile that marks you as part of the launch cohort.

Product roadmap input

Direct input into the product and catalog roadmap during the 90-day pilot window.

Early mattress access

Early access to an incoming US-manufactured certified mattress supplier before public launch.

Co-marketing

Your business highlighted in Stay Staged pilot launch content.

How Revenue Share Works

Refer buyers. Earn on every purchase they make.

Your first 3 referrals
12%

Above both standard affiliate tiers

When someone you refer becomes a verified Stay Staged member and places their first purchase, your revenue share activates. Your first 3 activated referrals earn 12% of everything they purchase through Stay Staged each quarter, per program rules.*

Referrals 4 and beyond
8–10%

Standard affiliate tier rates

All additional referrals earn at the standard affiliate tier rates: 8% on referred member quarterly volume up to $49,999 and 10% on $50,000 or more. Tiers update automatically as your referrals' purchasing volume grows.

No minimums. No deadlines.
Any $

Activates on first purchase

There is no minimum purchase requirement and no deadline for when a referral must purchase. Revenue share activates the moment your referred member makes their first purchase of any amount.

Payouts

Revenue share paid quarterly on net sales. Q1 pays May 15. Q2 pays August 15. Q3 pays November 15. Q4 pays February 15.

The 30-Day Buyer Confirmation

Every founding spot is held by an active buyer.

Every approved Founding 50 member must make their first purchase within 30 days of approval. Members who do not purchase within 30 days convert to standard membership and their spot is released to the waitlist. This ensures all 50 founding spots are held by genuinely active buyers.

How to Join

Three steps to a founding spot.

01

Apply

Go to staystaged.com and apply for membership. Select the level appropriate for your business. If you were referred, identify your referring partner in the application.

02

Get approved

Stay Staged manually verifies all B2B applications. Once approved you will receive confirmation and access to your member dashboard.

03

Purchase and refer

Make your first purchase within 30 days to confirm your Founding 50 status. Share your referral link or direct others to apply at staystaged.com.

Spots are limited and will not reopen once filled.

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* Revenue share applies for the life of the referred buying member's active membership, subject to Stay Staged program terms and the 180-day referred member inactivity policy.

** Revenue share is calculated on net sales: gross merchandise purchases minus returns. Sales tax, shipping, logistics fees, and other pass-through charges are excluded. Return terms, including restocking fees and return shipping costs, are set by each supplier and are not controlled by Stay Staged — these are the responsibility of the buying member and/or deducted from the return amount before it is applied to the net sales calculation.