Overview
The talent layer for Base
Builders build bangers. Creators create bangers. Marketers distribute bangers. Projects scale on these bangers!
But today, all of this happens in isolation. The brilliant talent, viral creativity, and actual deliverables exist, but are disconnected.
No flywheel that the builder/ creator economy needs.
There comes, First Dollar.
An aggregation layer where builders, creators, curators and companies meet to grow the flywheel — and critically, hire talent to solve your needle movers.
First Dollar is a talent network where proof-of-work is reputation, and skill is the currency.
Our North Star is Simple - To solve the cold start problem for founders.
How do I leverage as a Founder?
- Run UGC campaigns with 200k+ talent across Developers, Designers, Content Creators and more, waiting to take up something.
- Post bounties and ship features through a network of 25k+ builders with completed, proof-of-work profiles.
- Hire developers, designers, marketers and Product Managers directly from this verified talent pool.
- Radar Room : Battle-test with 1000s of testers before your launch, get instant feedback.
Leverage distribution, product velocity and talent, all in one place.
How to get involved with First Dollar?
| Activity | Action | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Drop Bounties | Post what task you need completed and let the talent deliver. | Pick the best among all and reward them. |
| Reach & Hire Talent | Filter devs, designers, creators by Talent XP + PoW. | Onboard the right fit directly on First Dollar. |
| Battle Test your Product | List your product for Beta testing | Get quality feedback from active builders, product people and reward them. |
More about our Core Product
- Identity Layer : Everyone’s skills, socials, proof-of-work, and performance come together to form a verifiable builder identity — your First Dollar profile page.
- Bounties : Project owners post dev, design, content, marketing, and UGC bounties. Builders submit high-quality work and earn their First Dollar, then next, and never stop.
- XP System / Progress Layer : Everyone earn XP for contributing, submitting work, winning bounties, getting hired and helping the community.
- Opportunity Layer : A network where top talent gets hired by the best based on skill and proof-of-work.
Our goal is to make First Dollar the default builder identity and contribution layer for AI and tech companies.
Where founders get organic traction, talent earns on merit, and products scale because the community builds with you, not after you.
Want to Connect / Collab ?
If you’re interested to partner / do something together.