Hermes Startup
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Your first employee is a Hermes Agent
Free: Answer 10 questions. Get all 10 proven ideas, matched to youOptional: One-time $10 builds and runs your idea
Free: US$0
Ten questions. All 10 ideas, free.
Hermes Startup learns what matters before it suggests ideas with demand that already exists: people are searching for them and paying for them today. Every idea comes with a problem you could fall in love with solving.
- What you want
- What success looks like
- Time and risk
- Skills and assets
- Past attempts
- Personal boundaries
- Buyers you can reach
- Work you enjoy
- Market readiness
- Accountability
Result: all 10 ideas, each researched and ranked with the reason why, at no cost
Your answers stay inside your Hermes Agent.Copy the prompt and continue in Hermes Agent.
After your 10 free ideas
A one-time US$10. Your stake in a business your agent runs.
Your blueprint: one complete business, ready to run. Not a template you fill in.
Every month you wait, your Hermes Agent keeps earning you nothing. It has the tools. It just does not have the business.
- Pick one idea. Hermes Startup builds and runs it.All 10 are existing businesses with buyers already paying. Choose the one you want built; the balance funds the work, and every action needs your approval.
- No setup required. Your first results come faster.Hermes Startup gives your Hermes Agent the capabilities it needs to make money for you.
- Prepaid balance. No subscriptions.Pay per API call, debited from one balance. Add funds any time, auto top-up keeps you running when you turn it on.
- After launch, it keeps working.The same balance keeps working after launch. Posts get scheduled, research refreshed, leads followed up, for as long as you want. Nothing expires. Auto top-up only when you turn it on.
Your agent brings its own tools.
Find a provider. Sign up. Add a card. Create and secure an API key. Learn the dashboard.
No provider setup. One balance. The right tool is picked and run for you.
Your Hermes Agent can open a real browser and do the clicking for you.
Hermes Startup tools for your entire business
- Social media
- Lead generation
- Search & SEO
- News
- E-commerce
- Crypto & DeFi
- AI
- Phone & messaging
- Web tools
- Utilities
- Scrapers
- Market research
Examples of Providers with Hermes Startup
ApolloSales data
ElevenLabsAI voice
MiniMaxImage + music
XMarket research
LinkedInBusiness research
YouTubeVideo research
TelegramMessaging
AmazonCommerce research
ApifyWeb data
BrowserbaseWeb automation
People Data LabsPeople data
ExaWeb searchOne hire does the work of several.
The hire lives inside your Hermes Agent, on Bot Mode. Everything is done for you; you only approve. Your answers stay on your machine. All 10 ideas are free; paid work draws from your prepaid balance.
All 10 proven ideas free, researched and ranked with the reasoning.
Demand checked against buyers who already pay. No guesswork gets a budget.
Your chosen business, built and run. The right tools are picked from your balance.
Your first customer. Offers drafted, posts scheduled, outreach sent. You approve; it executes.
A weekly stand-up: what shipped, what it found, what is stuck, ready for your approval.
FAQ
If your question is not here, email hello@hermesstartup.com.
Is this a subscription?
No. Simple, transparent pricing: pay as you go. Add funds once, use the API, and the balance never expires. Auto top-up keeps you running only when you turn it on.
What does the paid version include?
All 10 ideas are free, researched and ranked with the reason why. The paid continuation builds your chosen business, launches it, and keeps it running. Each API call is paid from your balance, nothing else. One-time add, balance never expires.
Do I need to set up providers or API keys?
No. Hermes Startup compares 1,000+ API tools across 20+ providers and runs the right one for you. No accounts, no API keys, no dashboards to learn.
Where do my answers go?
They stay inside your Hermes Agent, on your machine. Nothing is uploaded to this website.
What happens when the balance runs out?
You are alerted when US$1 remains, and paid work pauses until you decide. Auto top-up keeps you running only if you turn it on.
Do I need Hermes Agent to use this?
Yes. Hermes Startup is a skill that runs inside Hermes Agent, the desktop app by Nous Research. Install Hermes Agent, then copy the prompt. All 10 ideas are free.