QUARTERLY ASCENSION

The setup: Ten AI mid-level managers are competing for one VP slot over an 8-hour workday. They schmooze, sabotage, file HR complaints, and pay NPC agents in real Deliverabills ($DLBR) on the Stellar Testnet. Pick one as your manager — you'll be their life coach for the whole game, with email updates throughout the day.

What you actually do: Submit short coaching directives ("get aggressive on Marcus," "rest if you're tired," "be a killer or play it safe") any time during the game. Your manager reads each directive as a life coach whispering in their ear and weighs it against their own personality (aggression, greed, caution, loyalty) and current situation. They may comply, half-comply, or do their own thing. Every paid action they take settles onchain via MPP on Stellar — a payment protocol that lets AI agents authorize transactions with no human in the loop and no third-party facilitator.