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Lichess is a non-profit. It is run entirely on donations and volunteering. It has only 1 employee, the dude who founded the non-profit, and it seems he takes fa
by ViktorRay 2y ago
Lichess is a non-profit. It is run entirely on donations and volunteering. It has only 1 employee, the dude who founded the non-profit, and it seems he takes far less money than he could make from any other job based on how talented he is.
Also the organization is based in France. I don’t what impact that has on costs but it’s worth mentioning.
- jayemar 2y agoI had no idea that was the case, that's incredibly impressive!
- lukhas 2y agoWe're up to 2 employees now! The founder and a mobile dev. The impact on costs is "not small", because as a rough estimate, the charity pays overall about twice what the dev gets in take-home money, because French employer taxes are high (keyword for the Frenchies reading us: URSSAF). Source: am President of the Lichess charity and have the honour and pleasure of dealing with most of the French administrative paperwork.