Ordain - Post a bounty. Creators compete. Paid over Lightning.

Ordain is a commission marketplace for creative work. A patron describes what they want made and posts a bounty. Creators compete. The winner is chosen by split vote: half commissioner, half ranked-choice peer vote among creators. Payment settles instantly over Bitcoin Lightning. 1% fee. No gatekeepers, no algorithms, no subscriptions. We launched with five short film commissions, $100 to $1,000, open to anyone using any tools including AI. Submissions close March 23.

Hi Product Hunt. I'm John, co-founder of Ordain. Fiction writer with five published books and a Whiting Award. I don't come from the startup world. I built Ordain because the creator economy has a structural problem: it's all supply side. Creators post work and hope someone notices. Kickstarter inverts it partially, but the money still follows creators who pitch, not patrons who ask. Ordain is demand side. A patron has a vision and posts a bounty. Creators compete to fulfill it. The winner is chosen by split vote (commissioner + peer vote among creators) and paid instantly over Lightning. Five short film commissions are live now, $100 to $1,000. Subjects range from a Kafka adaptation to Bitcoin mining infrastructure to AI consciousness. Open to anyone, any tools, five minutes or less. No VC money. Built with savings and stubbornness. Would love your feedback on the model and the site: ordain.art

Ordain - Post a bounty. Creators compete. Paid over Lightning.

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