Day 1 · Game plan

Three butchers signed
by 9 PM tonight.

36 shops mapped. 5 priority phone numbers. Scripts memorized. One-pager printed. Tap a step to mark it done.

Now in Chicago —:— —
Day 1 win condition

3 verbal "yes" from butchers · 1 first test delivery completed

5
Calls before noon
10
Walk-ins on Devon
3
Verbal yes
First yes is the only yes that matters. Walk in like you already have two.

Progress · auto-syncs with visits.html

0
Shops
0
Touched
0
Interested
0
Signed

Hour by hour

7:00 AM1 hour

Wake, fuel, gear up

Get ahead of Devon Ave foot traffic. Print the one-pager. Charge phone to 100%.
  • Coffee + breakfast — protein-heavy, you'll be talking all day
  • Print 3 copies of onepager.html on letter paper (or have it open on phone)
  • Charge phone to 100% + bring portable battery
  • Open visits.html + scripts.html in two tabs on phone
  • Wear plain shirt, neat shoes — first impression matters with shop owners 50+
8:00 AM1 hour

Bank + Stripe + domain (only YOU can do this)

Three browser tabs, three forms. Get this out of the way before phone calls start.
  • BoA Business → open app → grab routing + account numbers (need them for Stripe). Confirm Zelle for Business is on.
  • Stripe → stripe.com → register under ALSHYN LLC, link BoA routing + account
  • Domain → namecheap.com → buy houseofhalal.app or alternative ($12/yr)
  • Anthropic API → console.anthropic.com → add $25 credit for Claude (chat will be real)
9:00 AM1 hour

5 priority phone calls

Make these calls before walking out. They're sorted by likelihood. Open scripts.html in the other tab.
  • 1. Madina Grocers · (773) 815-6014 — they already deliver, learn from them first
  • 2. Lasani Zabiha · (773) 761-5555 — 24h shop, always answers
  • 3. My Halal Meat (Hoffman) · (847) 524-5544 — HFSAA certified, growth-minded
  • 4. Pak Halal Foods · (773) 465-7777 — already in our system
  • 5. Mediterranean Market (Lombard) · (630) 424-1397 — modern-minded owner
  • Bonus: Andy's Halal · (773) 861-4000 — if time permits
10:00 AM3 hours

Devon Ave walk — west to east

All 13 Devon shops in 2-3 hours. Park at the west end (2900 W Devon). Walk east. Free street parking after 9am.
  • Park near 2907 W Devon (Zabiha Meat Market) — west end
  • Stop 1: Zabiha Meat Market (2907) → Pak Halal (2840) — already called?
  • Stop 2: Farmers Zabeha (2643) → Bundoo Khan (2539) → Al Noor (2514) → Madina Grocers (2507)
  • Stop 3: Lasani (2445) → Halal Town (2439) → World Fresh (2434) → Anmol (2440)
  • Stop 4: Farm City (2255) → Chicago Zabiha / Fresh Zabiha / YaSeen (all 2243)
  • Detour: Mirza Farms — 6226 N California (5 min drive south)
  • Lunch break at Khan BBQ (2401) — eat where mosque crowd eats, talk to staff
1:00 PM1 hour

Lunch + debrief + drive south

Eat at Khan BBQ. Sit, breathe, update visits.html. Sort what you learned.
  • Eat. Hydrate. Don't talk to anyone for 20 min
  • Update visits.html — every shop status + 1-line note
  • Quick text follow-up to anyone who said "let me think" using scripts.html SMS templates
  • Drive south to Bridgeview — 25 min via I-90/I-294
2:00 PM2 hours

Bridgeview / SW suburbs — Mosque Foundation cluster

Five shops in 87th St corridor. Park once, walk to all of them. Friday prayer (Jumu'ah) ends ~1:30pm, shops busy 2-4pm.
  • Al-Amal Supermarket · 7289 W 87th — call ahead (708) 237-2625
  • Holy Buckets · 7331 W 87th — retail side
  • Al-Khaimah Market · 7818 W 87th — (708) 599-4100
  • Al Aqsa Supermarket · address verify on visit
  • Stop by Mosque Foundation (7300 W 93rd) — say salaam, ask imam about local butchers
4:00 PM2 hours

NW suburbs OR home for follow-ups

Decision point: if you got 2+ verbal yes by now, drive to Hoffman/Lombard to lock #3. If under 2, go home and text every "maybe" before they forget you.
  • Option A — drive north: My Halal Meat (Hoffman), Mediterranean Market (Lombard), Halal Express (Morton Grove)
  • Option B — home: Text every "spoke briefly" / "interested" using SMS templates
  • Update visits.html with all afternoon results
6:00 PM2 hours

First test delivery — Uber Connect

If anyone said verbal yes — RUN the first test order tonight. Don't wait. Use Uber Connect (consumer Uber, no business account needed).
  • Call your "yes" partner: "Brother, can you pack 2 lbs lamb chops in 30 min? Test order on me."
  • Open Uber app → menu → Connect / Package → pickup at shop, dropoff at your apartment
  • Pay Zelle / cash to the shop on pickup
  • Track delivery. Note cold-chain quality, courier behavior, total time
  • Send shop owner a thank-you SMS + screenshot of delivery proof
8:00 PM2 hours

Debrief · plan Day 2

Don't skip this. Day 2 collapses without it.
  • Open lab.html → fill the day's Decisions log
  • Write 3 sentences: What worked. What surprised me. What I'll change tomorrow.
  • If you have 3+ verbal yes → text your 30 friends the WhatsApp launch using scripts.html
  • Pick 3 priority shops to call again Day 2 — write names down
  • Sleep by 10 PM — Day 2 is harder

Your tools today

Map
36 shops + statuses
Tap call → call. Tap map → directions. Update status as you go.
Scripts
25 word-for-word templates
Calls, visits, SMS, email, WhatsApp, objections. Copy-to-clipboard.
Pitch
One-pager PDF
Print 3 copies. Hand to owner after the 30-sec demo.
Demo
Customer chat app
What the customer sees. Open on phone when demoing in-shop.
Demo
Partner dashboard
What THEY see. Sell the easy ops side after customer demo.
Tonight
Test delivery #1 walkthrough
10-step guide for Uber Connect test. Debrief form built-in.
Internal
Lab + decisions
End-of-day debrief lives here. Idea board + partner CRM.

If everything goes wrong

SOS

0 verbal yes by 4 PM?

Stop walking. Switch to phones. Call 5 more shops with the de-risk script (scripts.html → "When they hesitate"). Lower the ask to ONE order. Offer 10% commission instead of 20% for first month.
  • Re-read your "de-risk close" script — one order, slow hour, no fee
  • Drop commission to 10% week one — message it as "founder's gift to first 3 shops"
  • Skip far suburbs — go back to Devon walk-ins with the lower ask
  • If still 0 by 6 PM — bring 2 friends + order from any Devon shop as a normal customer + start there next time as "I'm a regular"
YOU GOT THIS — JAZAKALLAH KHAIR.