You’re not the product. You’re the point.
TYVM answers to the people who use it, not to advertisers. Nobody, investor or underwriter, can buy a say over where it goes. And the plan is to let you help decide where it goes next.
Funded by its founder today. By you, we hope.
Right now TYVM is funded by its founder. The plan is to be funded by the people who use it. No ad money, and nobody buys a say. Here is how the plan works.
People chip in
The plan: a little from a lot of people covers the bills. Always optional, and it never unlocks anything others don’t get. Our own page for it is still being set up.
A plain line, not an ad
Businesses can underwrite one line of text in our footers, public-radio style. Never an ad, and never on your page. How underwriting works →
Never a cut of yours
Your support goes straight to you. We don’t take a slice of it to pay for ourselves.
The plan: you help decide what we build next.
We want to open up voting on where TYVM goes. The roadmap should come from the people who use it, not from whoever pays the most. We’re still working out exactly how, and your voice won’t depend on how much you give.
What’s decided, and what isn’t.
What we’re sure of
- ✳ No ads, ever.
- ✳ Nobody buys a say. Not an underwriter, not an investor, not the biggest supporter.
- ✳ Your voice isn’t for sale. Paying more won’t move you up the roadmap.
- ✳ We ask for support, not donations. We’re a small company, and we say so.
What’s still open
- ✳ Exactly how voting and governance should work.
- ✳ Whether that grows into some form of community ownership one day.
- ✳ We’d rather figure it out in the open, with you, than pretend it’s settled.
Come help shape it.
Follow along and we’ll tell you the moment voting opens, and when there’s a real say to be had.
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