Choose an open item, attach the work, and add enough context for review. Continuous quests let you submit multiple entries per item.
Research screening is paused as of June 18, 2026. All hands on outreach.
Two tracks:
Researcher outreach. Invite researchers whose work belongs in front of this community. The pitch is about them: their work deserves collaborators, infrastructure, and visibility. Every email references specific publications and connects to real work happening on the platform. Hermes operates the email track via Resend.
Sponsor outreach. Translate open research questions into concrete, fundable quests. Lead with the opportunity — what their money buys — not the ask. Be honest about stage and uncertainty. Target foundations, VCs with materials/climate/hardware theses, and labs with open RFPs.
Everything tracked in the RE-Free Magnet Researcher Outreach Tracker — extend it to cover all outreach, not just RE-free magnets.
Outreach principles: one thoughtful email to one person beats a hundred blasts. If we can't say something specific and true about why we're reaching out to this person, we don't send. One follow-up, then stop.