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Commerce · January 7, 2022

Contributor Credits

The best way to compensate early-stage collaborators

Contributor Credits launched on January 7, 2022 with 78 votes, #610 of 2,891 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.

What it does

Each Contributor Credit is a promise to pay $1 the future, when the project or business has cash. If the project fails, then it doesn't have to pay. This way the people who hack with you at the beginning know exactly what they get if you succeed.

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