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Network
Find your people.A professional network built on skills and availability — not followers.
- Skill-first member profiles
- Searchable talent directory
- Connections & direct messaging
Independent minds. Collective momentum.
You don't need every skill. You need the right people.
Cleverherd is a new community where professionals, entrepreneurs and backers team up — to find work together, form teams, build new ideas and share in what they create. We’re just getting started, and early members help shape it.
Free to joinFounding community now openAgreements before work begins
The idea
Talent on the sidelines. Ideas on the shelf.
Designers who can't find work. Developers with ideas they can't sell. Salespeople who can close but have nothing to close. Marketers who can create demand but have nothing of their own to market.
Meanwhile, thousands of people have business ideas they can't execute alone.
Cleverherd connects those two problems. Instead of competing for opportunities one by one, members combine their skills, time and capital to build things none of them could build alone — and share in what they create.
IdeasSomeone sees a problem worth solving.
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TalentSomeone knows how to build, design or sell it.
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CapitalSomeone is ready to back it.
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Something realA business none of them could have built alone — owned by the people who built it.
Our first community initiative
The First 10 Opportunities.
Let’s create our first 10 paying projects together. We’re bringing together people with complementary skills to find real clients for the Cleverherd community — through business development, marketing, research, networking and outreach.
10paying projects is the goal. We’re starting from zero, and we’ll only count confirmed, paying work.
Joining doesn’t guarantee compensation, commissions or ownership. Any paid or ownership-related work is agreed separately, in writing, before it begins.
- 01Business developmentIdentify prospective customers, develop relationships and pursue opportunities.
- 02MarketingPromote Cleverherd, develop campaigns, create content and attract businesses.
- 03ResearchFind underserved markets, evaluate customer needs and discover opportunities.
- 04Design and developmentCreate materials, improve the platform and help deliver projects.
- 05Operations and project managementOrganize teams, coordinate work, set up processes and help projects land well.
The platform
One platform.
One platform.
Five ways in.
Start wherever you are — looking for work, looking for people, or looking to build. Every part shares the same profile, the same teams and the same workspace.
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Teams
Better work, together.Form a team around a client project or a new venture, then run it in one place.
- Create, join & invite
- Shared leads pipeline
- Tasks, milestones & contribution records
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Labs
Turn ideas into something real.Share an idea, pressure-test it with the community and recruit a founding team.
- Idea submission & discovery
- Feedback & expressions of interest
- Progress from concept to launch
Opportunities
One place to discover what's possible.Not a job board, a freelance board and a startup forum — one feed of real ways to put your skills to work, each with a clear next step.
- Paid projects from businesses
- Open roles on teams
- Collaborations & startup seats
Invest
Back what's next.Show early, non-binding support for ideas you believe in. Investment in proven ventures may come later — only through a regulated partner.
- Non-binding support for early projects
- Updates & milestones for supporters
- No investments are offered today
Put your skills to work — and to ownership.
Find paid projects, join teams that need exactly what you do, and earn a stake in ventures you help build.
- A profile built around skills, interests and availability
- Pursue work as a team that you couldn't win alone
- Paid work, equity, revenue share — or a mix
- Multiple income streams, not one employer
We'll never charge you just to access opportunities.
Join Cleverherd →
A ready-made team for your next project.
Skip the agency markup and the freelancer juggling. Describe the work — a real person reviews it and helps assemble a team around it.
01SubmitTell us what you need, your budget and timeline.
02MatchGet a team with the right mix of skills.
03DeliverOne workspace, clear milestones, terms agreed in writing.
- Designers, developers, marketers, sellers and project leads
- As a founding client, you help shape how we work
Ready when you are
Good ideas deserve good people.
Join the founding community, or bring us a project that needs a great team.
How Cleverherd works.
Tell us what you want to do and Cleverherd shapes itself around it — from a profile, to paid work, to a team, to a business you own part of.
Start here
What would you like to do?
One question after sign-up shapes everything you see. No need to learn the map first.
Illustrative example
Recommended for you
3 new matches for Brand & UX
Website + identity for a coffee roaster$12–15k · 6 weeks · Team of 3Paid
Product designer — scheduling SaaSEquity + stipend · 15 hrs/wkOpen role
Landing pages for a climate pre-order$8k · 4 weeks · RemotePaid
Packaging a B2B content serviceRevenue share · OngoingCollab
Suggested team
You + 3 people = a full SaaS crew
SMSarahGrowth marketing · 15 hrs/wk
DKDanielFull-stack dev · 20 hrs/wk
RLRachelProduct design · 10 hrs/wk
YouYouBrand & UX
Missing: B2B sales
Marcus matches 4 of 4 required skillsInvite
Marcus matches 4 of 4 required skillsInvite
Labs · Your idea
Scheduling for cleaning companies
IdeaValidationBuildingLaunchedGrowing
24 interested members6 offered skills · 11 comments this weekValidating
Looking for: developer, salespersonFounding seats · negotiated equityRecruit
12 customer interviews logged8 said they'd pay for a pilotSignal
From idea to ownership
Every business starts somewhere.
Projects move through clear stages. You can join at any point — as a contributor, a team member or a backer.
01Labs
Idea
Someone shares a problem and a proposed solution. Members discuss, improve and raise their hands.
02Labs
Validation
Interviews, landing pages, prototypes and small community contributions prove people actually want it.
03Teams
Building
A founding team forms and agrees on roles, commitments and ownership before work begins.
04Labs + Teams
Launched
A working product, first customers and real evidence of demand. Some businesses never need more.
05Invest
Growing
If the team agrees, the venture can raise a larger round from outside investors to scale.
Discover an idea, join its founding team, help build it — and own part of what you helped create.
See how Labs works →Find work worth doing.
Paid projects, open roles, collaborations and startup seats — one place to put your skills to work, each with a clear next step.
Explore
What opportunities look like.
These are examples, not live listings. On the platform, every listing is reviewed before it appears and states exactly how it pays: guaranteed, conditional, commission, revenue share, equity or unpaid.
Example listings for illustration — not real opportunities.
Join to see opportunities →
Turn ideas into something real.
Share an idea, pressure-test it with the community, recruit a founding team — and share ownership with the people who build it.
Cleverherd Labs
Good ideas deserve good people.
You don't need to know how to build it. Share the problem, let the community challenge it, and find the people who can make it real.
- Submit an ideaDescribe the problem, the solution and who it's for.
- Validate demandTest with interviews, prototypes and pilots before months of building.
- Assemble a founding teamRecruit the developer, designer, marketer or seller you're missing.
- Build & launchMove into a shared workspace with milestones and agreed ownership.
Labs · Validation Illustrative example
DaySpear
An intelligent home for your ideas.
156Interested members
38Potential supporters
$12kFunding interest
Example figures only — not a real project. On Cleverherd, support is a non-binding indication of interest, not committed funds.
SMMRDKRL
2 open founding seats
Contribution & ownership
Contribute skills.
Contribute skills.
Earn a stake.
Teams agree on roles and ownership before work begins. Cleverherd keeps a transparent record of what everyone contributes — so commitments stay visible and agreements stay honest.
TimeHours building the product
ExpertiseStrategy, finance, operations
Creative workBrand, product design, UX
CapitalFunds under an agreed arrangement
Intellectual propertyExisting code or assets
Business developmentCustomers & partnerships
DaySpear — Ownership
IllustrativeMemberAgreed / vestedAgreedVested
Sarah30%7.5%
Marcus25%6.25%
Daniel20%5%
Rachel15%3.75%
Future pool10%—
Agreed equityVested to dateReserved
Figures are illustrative. Ownership is negotiated and documented in written agreements — never calculated automatically from hours. This view is informational, not a legal cap table.
Back what's next.
Help early ideas get started with small contributions. When a venture has proven itself — and its team agrees — it can raise a larger round.
Cleverherd Invest
Back ideas worth building.
Two clearly separate ways to fund what's next — so supporting an idea is never confused with buying an investment.
Support a project
Help an idea get started.- Non-binding indications of support today — no money changes hands
- Shows founders that real people want their project to exist
- Follow progress, updates and milestones
No ownership and no promised financial return.
→Built, launched & the team agrees
Invest in a business
Back a venture that's ready to grow.- Review traction, team, financials and terms
- Potential equity or another security
- Only for ventures that have proven real demand
Not available. Would only be offered through an appropriately registered partner, subject to applicable securities laws.
Independent minds. Collective momentum.
You don't need all the skills, resources or money to build something great. You need the right people. Cleverherd exists to bring them together.
Why the name
Think for yourself. Move together.
A herd usually means following. A clever herd is people who think independently — and know when working together gets them further.
clev·er · adj.
Clever
Resourceful, creative, good at solving problems. The independent mind each member brings.
herd · n.
Herd
Collective movement, belonging and strength in numbers. The momentum we create together.
clev·er·herd · n.
Cleverherd
A network where members' success is shared — the more its people win, the more valuable it becomes.
Questions
The fine print, in plain words.
How big is the community?
Small — we’re just getting started. We’re building a founding community of professionals who want to work together, and our first initiative is to create ten paying projects as a group. We won’t pretend to be bigger than we are.
Is Cleverherd free for professionals?
Yes. We won't charge people just to look for work. In future Cleverherd may earn a fee on completed client projects that businesses bring to the platform — we’ll be upfront about any fee before it applies.
Will I be paid for joining an initiative?
Not automatically. Joining an initiative or workstream doesn’t guarantee compensation, commissions or ownership. When a paying project comes in, the people doing the work agree payment terms with the client in writing before work begins.
How does equity work on a team?
Each team agrees on roles, commitments and ownership before work starts, documented in written agreements that cover vesting, departures and intellectual property. Cleverherd records contributions transparently, but it never turns hours into a percentage automatically.
Do I need my own idea to join?
Not at all. Most members start by finding paid work or joining someone else's team. Labs is there whenever you want to share an idea — or join one worth pursuing.
Can I invest in startups today?
No. Early projects can show non-binding interest from supporters — no money is collected. Equity investment would only ever be offered through an appropriately registered partner and in line with securities laws.
How do businesses hire a team?
Submit a project with your goals, budget and timeline. A person on our team reviews every inquiry, gets back to you, and — if it’s a fit — helps assemble members with the right mix of skills. Scope, price and payment terms are agreed directly in writing before work begins.
What if a team member stops contributing?
That's exactly what upfront agreements and contribution records are for. Vesting and departure terms are set before work begins, so everyone knows what happens if commitments change.
Get started
Find your people. Build your future.
We’re building our founding community now. Create a free account to join — or tell us about a project that needs a team.
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The First 10 Opportunities.
Let’s create our first 10 paying projects together. Our first community initiative brings together people with complementary skills to generate real business for the Cleverherd community.
The mission
Most platforms start by promising a marketplace full of clients. We’re starting honestly: we have none yet. Instead of waiting for work to appear, members pool their skills to find it — through business development, marketing, research, networking and outreach — and then deliver it together.
The goal is ten paying projects. We’re starting from zero, and we’ll only count work that is confirmed and paid.
How it works
- Create a free account and set up your profile.
- Join the initiative and choose one or more workstreams.
- Work in the open: each workstream has a shared task board, milestones, a leads pipeline and a discussion.
- Turn leads into projects: when a business wants help, the work is posted as an opportunity (reviewed before it goes live) and members apply alone or as a team.
- Agree terms, then deliver: scope, price and payment are agreed in writing with the client before work starts.
Workstreams
- Business development — identify prospective customers, develop relationships and pursue opportunities.
- Marketing — help promote Cleverherd, develop campaigns, create content and attract businesses.
- Research — identify underserved markets, evaluate customer needs and discover potential opportunities.
- Design and development — create materials, improve the platform and help deliver projects.
- Operations and project management — organize teams, coordinate work, establish processes and help ensure successful delivery.
Please read before joining
Joining the initiative or a workstream does not guarantee compensation, commissions or ownership. Contributions are recorded so effort stays visible, but they don’t automatically turn into pay or equity. Any paid or ownership-related work must be agreed separately, in writing, by the people involved before that work begins.
Privacy policy.
Draft — pending professional legal review. This plain-language draft describes how the platform is built today. It must be reviewed by a qualified lawyer (including for GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and other laws that may apply to your members) and completed with the operator’s legal name and address before launch.
Who we are
Cleverherd (“we”) operates this website and the member platform. Operator legal name and address: [to be completed]. Contact: see the Contact page.
What we collect
- Account data: your email address and a securely hashed password, handled by our authentication provider.
- Profile data you choose to add: name, title, location, bio, skills, interests, availability and links.
- Content you create: messages, ideas, comments, opportunities, applications, team tasks, leads, contribution records and reports.
- Business inquiries: company, contact name, work email, website and project details submitted through our form.
- Technical data: basic logs kept by our hosting and database providers for security and reliability. We don’t use advertising trackers.
How we use it
- To run the platform: show your profile to other members, deliver messages, and power teams, Labs and opportunities.
- To keep the community safe: review listings, handle reports and prevent spam and abuse.
- To respond to business inquiries and support requests.
We don’t sell personal data.
Who can see what
- Your email address is never shown to other members.
- You can hide your location and remove yourself from the member directory in Settings.
- Private messages are visible only to the sender and recipient — not to other members or admins.
- Private team workspaces are visible only to that team’s members.
- Admins can see account emails, business inquiries and reports in order to run and moderate the service.
Service providers
We use Supabase (database and authentication) and a static website host. These providers process data on our behalf. [List providers, data locations and transfer safeguards — to be confirmed.]
Your choices and rights
- Edit your profile and privacy settings at any time.
- Download a copy of your data from Settings.
- Delete your account from Settings. This permanently deletes your account, profile, messages, ideas and team memberships.
- Depending on where you live, you may have further rights (for example to object or to complain to a regulator). Contact us to exercise them.
Retention
We keep your data while your account is open. Business inquiries are kept for as long as needed to respond and follow up. [Retention periods to be confirmed.]
Changes
We’ll post updates here and tell members about significant changes.
Terms of service.
Draft — pending professional legal review. These draft terms describe how the platform is intended to work. They are not yet a binding agreement and must be reviewed and completed by a qualified lawyer (governing law, liability limits, dispute resolution, operator details) before launch.
What Cleverherd is
Cleverherd is a community platform that helps people find each other, form teams, share ideas and organize work. We are not a party to agreements between members, or between members and businesses, and we are not an employer, agency, broker, payment processor or investment platform.
Your account
- You must provide accurate information and keep your password secure.
- One person per account. You’re responsible for activity on your account.
- You can delete your account at any time from Settings.
Work, compensation and ownership
- Every opportunity must state its compensation type accurately: guaranteed, conditional, commission, revenue share, equity or none.
- Joining an initiative, workstream, team or idea does not by itself create any right to payment, commission or ownership.
- Scope, payment, ownership, vesting and intellectual property must be agreed in writing by the people involved before paid or ownership-related work begins.
- Contribution records and ownership records on Cleverherd are informational. They are not contracts, cap tables or proof of entitlement.
Support and investment
“Support” on Cleverherd is a non-binding indication of interest. No money is collected and supporters receive no ownership or financial return. Cleverherd does not offer securities, equity crowdfunding or investment services.
Acceptable use
You agree to follow our Community guidelines. We may remove content, reject listings, or suspend or close accounts that break them.
Your content
You keep ownership of what you post. You give us permission to host and display it to the members who can see it, so the platform can work.
Disclaimers
The platform is provided “as is” during its founding phase. We don’t verify every member, business or claim, and we can’t guarantee outcomes of any project or collaboration. [Liability limitations to be drafted by counsel.]
Community guidelines.
Cleverherd works when people can trust each other. These guidelines apply everywhere on the platform.
Draft — pending review. Final wording to be reviewed alongside the Terms.
Be honest
- Describe your skills, experience and availability accurately.
- State compensation precisely. Never present commission, revenue share or equity as guaranteed pay.
- Don’t exaggerate traction, customers, revenue or team size for ideas and ventures.
Agree before you work
- Put scope, payment, ownership and IP in writing before paid or ownership-related work starts.
- Honor what you agreed, and say early if your availability changes.
Be respectful
- No harassment, hate, threats or discrimination.
- Disagree with ideas, not people.
Not allowed
- Spam, bulk or automated messaging, and buying or scraping contact lists.
- Asking anyone to pay to apply for work, buy “starter kits” or recruit others for pay (pyramid schemes).
- Offering or soliciting investments, securities or loans.
- Collecting other members’ personal data for purposes they didn’t agree to.
- Impersonation, fake accounts or misleading listings.
Reporting
Use the Report link on any profile, listing, idea, comment, team or conversation. Reports go to Cleverherd admins and are kept confidential. Admins may hide content, reject listings or suspend accounts. If you’re in danger, contact local emergency services first.
Contact & support.
We’re a small founding team, and a real person reads every message.
General & account help
Email us (address coming soon). Include the email you signed up with.
Businesses
Have a project that needs a team? Submit a project and we’ll reply to discuss scope.
Safety & reports
Use the Report link inside the platform. For anything urgent, email us with “Report” in the subject.
Common questions
I didn’t get my confirmation email
Check spam and promotions folders, then use “Resend confirmation email” on the sign-in screen.
I forgot my password
Use “Forgot your password?” on the sign-in screen.
How do I delete my account?
Go to Settings in the platform and choose “Delete my account”. It’s immediate and permanent.