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{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards governance models where founders receive strictly limited, transparent compensation rather than unlimited extraction. This hypothesis proposes that early-supporter subscription token structures, when capped and coupled with progressive rights transfer to communities, can bootstrap cooperative platforms while maintaining alignment with equitable value distribution—a deprivatization pilot replicable across scales from local groups to major domains.}} | |||
{{KidsIntro|This page explains the first money that helps a new project get started.}} | {{KidsIntro|This page explains the first money that helps a new project get started.}} | ||
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= Initial WikiDeal Funding — Early Supporters & Founders = | = Initial WikiDeal Funding — Early Supporters & Founders = | ||
From WikiDeal, | From WikiDeal, a Wikipedia of e-commerce | ||
This page explains the principles behind the initial CHF 50 million in | This page explains the principles behind the initial CHF 50 million in Subscription Tokens reserved for early supporters and the founder. It is a pilot for a new model of '''deprivatization''': acknowledging the founder's contribution within strictly ''limited'' — not unlimited — profitability, and enabling the community to progressively buy back rights. | ||
== The CHF 50 Million | == The CHF 50 Million Subscription Token == | ||
WikiDeal's initial funding structure reserves '''CHF 50 million in | WikiDeal's initial funding structure reserves '''CHF 50 million in Subscription Tokens''' to be distributed by the founder to early supporters. This amount is managed freely by the founder under the Early Supporter Contract, with the remainder structured as a '''rights transfer''' to the community. | ||
In relative terms: if WikiDeal reaches Wikipedia's scale (over 1 billion users), CHF 50 million is a ''very modest'' sum. It does not compare to the billions accumulated by GAFAM or AI giants. It is intentionally sized to be acceptable — proportionate to the work contributed, not to speculative extraction. | In relative terms: if WikiDeal reaches Wikipedia's scale (over 1 billion users), CHF 50 million is a ''very modest'' sum. It does not compare to the billions accumulated by GAFAM or AI giants. It is intentionally sized to be acceptable — proportionate to the work contributed, not to speculative extraction. | ||
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== Three Objectives == | == Three Objectives == | ||
=== 1. Bootstrap Incentive === | === 1. Bootstrap Incentive === | ||
Starting a community marketplace from scratch is extremely difficult. The first CHF 50M in | Starting a community marketplace from scratch is extremely difficult. The first CHF 50M in Subscription Tokens acts as a lever to attract early supporters who, having received a Subscription Token, are motivated to further contribute, donate, or bring others in. It primes the pump. | ||
=== 2. Transparency as a Trust Signal === | === 2. Transparency as a Trust Signal === | ||
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== Limited Profitability & Full Rights Transfer == | == Limited Profitability & Full Rights Transfer == | ||
The concept of '''limited profitability for founders''' is one of WikiDeal's core success criteria. Unlike startup models where founders can accumulate unlimited wealth, WikiDeal sets a ceiling. The founder receives a meaningful, fair | The concept of '''limited profitability for founders''' is one of WikiDeal's core success criteria. Unlike startup models where founders can accumulate unlimited wealth, WikiDeal sets a ceiling. The founder receives a meaningful, fair subscription token — but the bulk of value created goes to the community. | ||
Beyond limited financial | Beyond limited financial subscription token, the model involves a '''complete transfer of rights''' — on ideas, governance, and all intellectual contributions. After the initial phase, the founder retains no special privileges beyond the right to give an opinion like any other community member. | ||
Mandates given to founders and initiators are ''initially important'', but they are explicitly revocable by the community — first by the Steering Committee, then progressively by the broader community as it matures. The goal is always maximum inclusiveness: allowing those who initiated the project to remain active, feel included, and continue contributing — while ensuring their role is progressively '''diluted and reduced''' as community governance takes hold. | Mandates given to founders and initiators are ''initially important'', but they are explicitly revocable by the community — first by the Steering Committee, then progressively by the broader community as it matures. The goal is always maximum inclusiveness: allowing those who initiated the project to remain active, feel included, and continue contributing — while ensuring their role is progressively '''diluted and reduced''' as community governance takes hold. | ||
This is the culture of free software applied to a marketplace: as seen in '''Debian''', '''Wikipedia''', and other | This is the culture of free software applied to a marketplace: as seen in '''Debian''', '''Wikipedia''', and other libre commons, where founders step back and communities take over. It is not a weakening of the project — it is its ultimate measure of success. | ||
== Replication at Scale == | == Replication at Scale == | ||
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* Domain-specific portals with their own funding rounds | * Domain-specific portals with their own funding rounds | ||
Each new incubation cycle will use the same mechanism — or improved versions of it — generating new waves of community co-ownership and new generations of early-adopter | Each new incubation cycle will use the same mechanism — or improved versions of it — generating new waves of community co-ownership and new generations of early-adopter subscription tokens. | ||
== Future Incubation Cycles == | == Future Incubation Cycles == | ||
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* [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Civic-Incentive|Civic Incentive]] | * [[Gov/en/Portal:Economy/Civic-Incentive|Civic Incentive]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Funding]] | ||