# Builders.to

> The accountability layer solo founders are missing.

Builders.to is the accountability layer solo founders are missing. Weekly Sit Rep meetings, a private founder channel, and a community that keeps you shipping. Solo founders, indie hackers, and solopreneurs share their projects, post daily updates, and hold each other accountable through the Founder's Circle — featuring weekly Sit Rep meetings over Zoom, a private founder channel, and featured member spotlights.

## Core Features

### Project Sharing
- **Projects**: Post your work at any stage (Idea → Building → Beta → Launched → Paused → Acquired). Free accounts can share up to 3 projects; paid members (Pro, Founder's Circle) get unlimited projects.
- **Co-Builders**: Credit multiple builders on a single project
- **Milestones**: Track and celebrate project milestones (v1 shipped, first user, first customer, $1k MRR, $10k MRR, profitable, first hire, funding, pivot)
- **Project Images**: Upload screenshots and media to showcase your work
- **Upvotes & Comments**: Community feedback and support system

### Community Feed
- **Daily Updates**: Share what you're building with text, images, GIFs, and videos
- **Activity Feed**: Real-time feed combining daily updates, milestones, new projects, job postings, and new member announcements
- **Likes & Comments**: Engage with other builders' updates
- **@Mentions**: Tag other builders in your updates

### Builder Profiles
- **Public Profiles**: Showcase your work, bio, headline, and social links
- **Profile intent flags**: Signal if you're open to work, looking for a co-founder, or available for contract work
- **Streaks**: Track consecutive days of posting updates
- **Follows**: Follow builders you're interested in
- **Karma & Levels**: Earn karma points through contributions; level up from Newcomer to Legend

### Companies
- **Company Pages**: Create and manage company profiles with logo, about, tech stack, and tools
- **Traction Badges**: Display customer count, user count, revenue range, funding stage
- **Company Updates**: Post internal build logs and announcements
- **Team Members**: Add team members with roles (Owner, Admin, Member)
- **Job Board**: Post open roles (Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Freelance, Co-founder, Advisor, Intern)

### Builders Local (Classifieds)
- **Local Listings**: Craigslist-style classifieds by location
- **Categories**: Community, Services, Discussion, Coworking/Housing, For Sale
- **Location-Based**: Browse builders and services in your area
- **Ratings & Comments**: Rate listing authors and leave feedback

### Builder Map
- **Interactive World Map**: See where builders are located globally
- **Location Markers**: Visual pins for builders with approximate locations (privacy-offset)
- **Location-Based Discovery**: Find builders near your area

### Leaderboard
- **Top Builders**: Community leaderboard ranked by karma points and contributions
- **Karma Levels**: Newcomer, Contributor, Builder, Mentor, Legend
- **Karma Events**: Points earned for posting updates (+5), receiving likes (+2), commenting (+3), helpful comments (+10), launching projects (+25), project upvotes (+5), streak milestones, and mentorship
- **Karma History**: Full history of karma point changes and events

### Direct Messaging
- **Private Messages**: Send text, images, and GIFs to other builders
- **Conversations**: Threaded conversation history with read receipts
- **Real-Time**: Instant message delivery and notifications

### Streamers Section
- **Live Streamers**: Discover builders who stream their work on Twitch
- **Featured Videos**: Showcase YouTube or Twitch videos on your profile

### Membership Tiers (Founders Edition)
- **Free ($0/month)**: 1 post/day, up to 3 projects, karma system, public community content, and builder Slack access. Tokens are earned through referrals, streak milestones, helpful engagement, and reviews — posting itself does not award tokens.
- **Pro ($10/month or $100/year)**: 10 posts/day, $BUILDERS grants worth 20% of plan value, verified Pro badge, unlimited projects, API access (10/day), and weekly sprint check-ins via Slack. Everything in Free.
- **Founder's Circle ($25/month intro pricing or $250/year)**: Weekly Sit Rep meetings (Zoom), 20 posts per day, $BUILDERS grants worth 20% of plan value, private Founder's Circle channel, and featured member spotlight. Everything in Pro.


### Token System
- **Builder Tokens**: In-app currency earned through engagement
- **Welcome Bonus**: New users receive tokens on signup
- **Referral Rewards**: Earn tokens when you refer new builders
- **Streak Bonuses**: Earn tokens for maintaining daily update streaks
- **Profile Completion**: Earn tokens for completing your profile
- **Token Gifting**: Send tokens to other builders as appreciation
- **Token Redemption**: Use tokens to boost ads and feature local listings
- **Subscription Coin Grants**: Paid plans receive `$BUILDERS` grants worth 20% of plan value

### Advertising
- **Sidebar Ads**: Purchase ad placements visible on the feed
- **View & Click Tracking**: Analytics for ad performance
- **Token Redemption**: Optionally use tokens instead of payment

### Notifications & Communication
- **In-App Notifications**: Real-time notifications for likes, comments, mentions, and more
- **Push Notifications**: PWA push notifications (opt-in)
- **Email Digests**: Daily and weekly digest emails
- **Content Reporting**: Report inappropriate content

### Security
- **OAuth Authentication**: Sign in with Google, GitHub, or X/Twitter
- **Two-Factor Authentication**: Optional TOTP-based 2FA with backup codes

## Public Pages

- `/feed` - Main community feed with recent projects, updates, milestones, and jobs
- `/pricing` - Membership tiers and pricing (Free, Pro, Founder's Circle)
- `/projects` - Browse all projects shared by the community
- `/projects/[slug]` - Individual project pages
- `/companies` - Discover companies built by community members
- `/companies/[slug]` - Individual company pages
- `/local` - Find builders and listings by location
- `/local/[locationSlug]` - Location-specific listings
- `/listing/[slug]` - Individual local listing pages
- `/streamers` - Builders who live-stream their work
- `/leaderboard` - Top builders ranked by karma and contributions
- `/map` - Interactive world map of builder locations
- `/[slug]` - Public builder profiles
- `/[slug]/updates` - Builder's update history
- `/[slug]/[companySlug]` - Company pages under builder profiles
- `/articles` - Guides, tutorials, and resources for builders
- `/how-to` - Step-by-step how-to guides
- `/how-to/complete-your-profile` - Guide to setting up your profile
- `/how-to/become-a-pro-member` - Pro membership benefits and setup
- `/how-to/membership-tiers` - Compare all membership tiers: Free, Pro, and Founder's Circle
- `/how-to/idea-to-first-customer` - Roadmap from idea to paying customer
- `/how-to/find-technical-cofounder` - Finding the right technical co-founder
- `/how-to/advertise-on-builders` - How to run ads on Builders.to
- `/how-to/share-your-first-project` - How to create, showcase, and launch your first project
- `/growth-hacks` - Growth tactics for indie hackers
- `/growth-hacks/builder-badge-method` - Build authority with the Builder-Badge Method
- `/growth-hacks/build-in-public` - Complete guide to building in public
- `/growth-hacks/micro-saas-ideas` - 50 micro-SaaS ideas to build and launch
- `/growth-hacks/indie-hacker-revenue-streams` - Revenue streams beyond SaaS
- `/privacy` - Privacy policy
- `/terms` - Terms of service

## Tech Stack

- **Framework**: Next.js 16 (App Router)
- **Language**: TypeScript
- **Database**: PostgreSQL with Prisma ORM
- **Authentication**: NextAuth.js v5 (OAuth: Google, GitHub, X/Twitter)
- **Payments**: Stripe (Checkout, Connect)
- **Styling**: Tailwind CSS
- **Icons**: Lucide React
- **Animations**: Motion (Framer Motion)
- **Email**: Resend
- **GIFs**: Giphy API
- **Push Notifications**: Web Push API

## Community

Join the Builders.to community:
- X/Twitter Community: https://x.com/i/communities/1943895831322439993

## Contact

For questions about Builders.to, reach out through our community channels or create an account to connect with the team directly.

## Optional

- Logo: https://builders.to/logo.svg
- Full Logo: https://builders.to/logo-full.svg
- Favicon: https://builders.to/favicon.svg