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Supabase | Remote | Contributors | https://supabase.io https://supabase.io This is a bit unconventional. We realise that a lot of people need work at the momen

Supabase | Remote | Contributors | https://supabase.io https://supabase.io This is a bit unconventional. We realise that a lot of people need work at the moment and we want to help out in whatever small way we can. We don't have enough funds to employ anyone full time, but we're willing to pay contributors. The main problem is that we don't really know how. So we're posing a question for the community here. How should we go about paying contributors? We looked into gitcoin which seems like a possibility, but there could be better options which we don't know about. I'm also available directly if you want to message me: my email is in my profile or you can DM me on twitter: @supabase_io

taddeimania 7y ago
you said you can't pay someone full time but can you pay contributors on a per contribution basis? I don't think you made it clear what the bottleneck is in your compensation model. Is it the amount of funds or is it the currency? If you can pay in EUR or USD or whatever locale the contributor hails from, you should look into how magazines or online publications pay for articles. Maybe decide on a $/word amount you can afford and see the interest you get at that price point?
- correct_horse 7y ago
  Paying for code on a per word basis is a bad idea. Enterprise fizzbuzz would look concise in comparison to the results of such a policy.
- kiwicopple 7y ago
  We'll look into how the publications do it, thanks for the tip. > what the bottleneck is in your compensation model It's the amount of funds - we've only raised angel funding we can't risk taking on full time workers at a set amount each month. It makes our own situation difficult. We'd be happy with trying smaller amounts. We could just go a contractor route, but it's a shame there aren't better/easier options for opensource companies to pay contributors in small, manageable pieces.
  - convolvatron 7y ago
    still confused. I've done plenty of gig work for pre-arranged lump sum using <payment service>. are you concerned about international tax compliance?

taddeimania 7y ago

you said you can't pay someone full time but can you pay contributors on a per contribution basis? I don't think you made it clear what the bottleneck is in your compensation model. Is it the amount of funds or is it the currency? If you can pay in EUR or USD or whatever locale the contributor hails from, you should look into how magazines or online publications pay for articles. Maybe decide on a $/word amount you can afford and see the interest you get at that price point?

correct_horse 7y ago
Paying for code on a per word basis is a bad idea. Enterprise fizzbuzz would look concise in comparison to the results of such a policy.
kiwicopple 7y ago
We'll look into how the publications do it, thanks for the tip. > what the bottleneck is in your compensation model It's the amount of funds - we've only raised angel funding we can't risk taking on full time workers at a set amount each month. It makes our own situation difficult. We'd be happy with trying smaller amounts. We could just go a contractor route, but it's a shame there aren't better/easier options for opensource companies to pay contributors in small, manageable pieces.
- convolvatron 7y ago
  still confused. I've done plenty of gig work for pre-arranged lump sum using <payment service>. are you concerned about international tax compliance?