Taking a test payment in five minutes

To create the Startup, run create startups with a template:

$ npm create startups leaseclock.com -- --template solo-saas --yes

Created Leaseclock in testStartup      startup_1State        IdeaTemplate     Solo SaaSOffer        offer_1, Pro at $29 a month, draftClaim token  ct_7Hq2xVNext: cat leaseclock/startup.ts

To read the Startup as code, print its root file:

$ cat leaseclock/startup.ts

import { Startup } from 'startup-builder' export default Startup({name: 'Leaseclock',domain: 'leaseclock.com',extends: 'solo-saas',})

Three lines. The Site, the Offer, the Roles and the Processes come from the template, and offers/pro.mdx holds the price.

To put the plan on sale in test, publish the Offer:

$ npx startup-builder do Offer.publish --json '{"offer":"offer_1"}'

Published offer_1 in testPrice     $29 a monthCheckout  card, Apple Pay and Google Pay, test cards only

To take a test payment, subscribe a sample Customer:

$ npx startup-builder do Offer.subscribe --json '{"offer":"offer_1"}'

Subscribed in testSubscription  subscription_1, $29 a month, renews 2026-11-23Customer      customer_1, sample, Visa 4242Invoice       invoice_1, $29.00, paidLedger        2 entries: cash and deferred revenue

To see what the payment set off, list the latest Events:

$ npx startup-builder show /events --fields 'seq,name,at'

seq   name                at1     Offer.published     2026-10-22T12:00:00Z2     Offer.subscribed    2026-10-22T12:00:04Z3     Invoice.billed      2026-10-22T12:00:04Z4     Invoice.collected   2026-10-22T12:00:05Z

Each Event can wake a Workflow. The receipt email went to a seed inbox, because test sends nothing outside.

To take real money, claim the Startup with the token from step 1:

$ npx startup-builder do Startup.claim --json '{"startup":"startup_1","claimToken":"ct_7Hq2xV"}'

Claimed LeaseclockOwner of record  pending Stripe onboardingFinish at        https://connect.stripe.com/setup/s/acct_1Q7Lc

Open the link and give Stripe your identity and bank details. The Startup gets a Stripe account of its own, and you become its owner of record.

To see what stands between you and Live, preview launch with --try, which checks and stores nothing:

$ npx startup-builder do Startup.launch --json '{"startup":"startup_1"}' --try

Refused: 2 of 10 checks failfail  Test run passed           no completed test orderfail  Five slots at Commitment  0 of 5 slots at Commitment

The template passed six checks before you typed a word, and steps 3 and 6 passed two more. The test run needs one sample Customer to receive the work, not only pay for it. The slot check needs answers and payments from outside people, which no command fakes.