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Gibly is pre-launch. Unless something is marked “Open now”, it is planned and may change before it ships.

The collaborative economy for independent software

Good software deserves better company.

Gibly is an ecosystem where independent creators team up: reaching each other’s audiences, packaging complementary products into joint offers, and sharing the revenue. You keep everything you build.

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Fig. 1Independent products (vertical) held together by shared commercial threads (horizontal). Illustrative.
01The problem

Building software got easier. Building a business around it didn’t.

Fig. 2Loose threads. Each one strong, none of them connected.
Fig. 2Loose threads. Each one strong, none of them connected.

A good product can now come from one person and a few focused months. Finding the people who need it is a different job, and most of the tools for that job were made for companies with marketing departments.

So independent creators end up competing for the same sliver of attention, each rebuilding distribution from nothing. Meanwhile, someone a few doors down has built exactly what their customers will ask for next. The two never meet.

What gets left on the table

  • Customers who needed two products and found only one.
  • Audiences that would have welcomed an introduction.
  • Features rebuilt from scratch that a neighbor already sells.
  • Trust that takes years to earn alone.
02The idea

A fabric, not a directory.

Directories put products side by side and leave them there. Gibly is being built to do something else: give independent products the commercial threads to hold each other up.

That means referrals that are tracked, joint offers that are priced and split in the open, and capabilities that can be reused and paid for. Collaboration with the paperwork handled.

  1. AAlone

    One product, one audience. Every customer is won from a standing start.

  2. BListed

    Many products on one shelf. Easier to find, still unconnected, still competing for the same glance.

  3. CWoven

    Products that pass customers to each other, sell together and share what they earn. Each remains its own thread.

Fig. 3The same products, three ways of standing in the market.

Each thread stays whole. The cloth is new.

03The platform, as plannedPlanned

Four capabilities, one cloth.

Gibly is being designed around four capabilities. Each is useful alone and worth more beside the other three: partnerships become bundles, bundles draw on shared capabilities, and ecosystems give all of it an audience.

  1. Creator Growth Network

    Find the products that belong beside yours.

    Discover complementary creators, trade introductions and referrals, and see what each partnership actually brings in.

    Creator and product profiles · Partner matching · Referral attribution · Shared campaigns

  2. Collaborative Product Bundles

    Sell together what you built apart.

    Combine independently owned products into one priced, packaged offer, with the split agreed up front and visible to every contributor.

    Bundle configuration · Contributor agreements · Joint pricing · Revenue allocation

  3. Verified Agent & Capability Exchange

    Reuse what works. Earn when yours is reused.

    Publish and discover AI agents, integrations and APIs with clear pricing, permissions and track record, so creators build on each other instead of rebuilding.

    Capability discovery · Usage-based pricing · Permission transparency · Independent verification

  4. Specialized Creator Ecosystems

    Gather around the people you serve.

    Communities of complementary creators organized around one audience, such as learners, makers or organizers, where partnerships and bundles come naturally.

    Category communities · Shared audiences · Ecosystem solutions

Fig. 4Your products run the length of the cloth. Gibly’s four capabilities run across it.

See what this means for creators

04How collaboration works

From a first hello to a shared customer.

Five steps, each one optional until you choose the next.

Step 1 of 5 · Discover

Find the products that complete yours.

Browse creators and products by audience and category, and see who is open to partnering and on what terms.

Step 2 of 5 · Connect

Start a conversation with a purpose.

Reach out with a specific idea: a referral swap, a joint offer, an integration. No cold pitching into the void.

Step 3 of 5 · Collaborate

Agree who brings what.

Decide the offer, the price, the split and who answers the support email. Then put it in writing, so nobody is guessing later.

Step 4 of 5 · Launch

Go to market as one.

Publish the joint offer to both audiences and to the wider ecosystem, with one checkout and one clear promise.

Step 5 of 5 · Grow

Share customers, share returns.

Revenue is allocated by the rules you agreed. What works gets extended, and new partners can join the cloth.

This is the intended journey. Each step opens as the platform is built with founding members.

Walk through it in detail
05An exampleIllustrative example · not a live offer

The Organizer’s Kit

Imagine three independent creators who each serve people running clubs, classes and community groups. None of them is trying to build the other two products.

What the customer receives
One subscription and one sign-up for three tools that already know about each other, plus one place to ask for help.
Why it’s worth more together
The organizer stops stitching tools together by hand. Each creator reaches customers they wouldn’t have found alone, and stays free to sell their product on its own.
How the money could move
The subscription is divided by a split the three creators agreed before launch. Gibly keeps a platform fee for running checkout, attribution and payouts. Every contributor sees the same numbers.
  1. Creator AMembership toolSign-ups, renewals and member records.
  2. Creator BBooking appSessions, rooms and event schedules.
  3. Creator CMessaging toolAnnouncements and reminders.
  • One sign-up
  • One subscription
  • One place for help

One subscription, shared

Proportions are for illustration only. No rates have been set, and each bundle’s split would be agreed by its contributors.

Fig. 6Three products, one offer. Each thread continues on its own above and below.
06Why join

More ways to earn from the same good work.

  1. Distribution you don’t build alone

    Be found through partners and ecosystems, not only through search ads and launch days.

  2. Revenue that adds, not replaces

    Referrals, bundles and reusable capabilities sit alongside the sales you already make.

  3. Offers bigger than one product

    Answer the whole of a customer’s need by combining with products that finish what yours starts.

  4. Ownership that stays put

    Your code, your brand, your pricing. Joining changes who you work with, not who owns the work.

How money is intended to moveProposed model · rates not set
SourceWhat happensWho earns
Marketplace distributionGibly brings a creator a sale.The creator keeps the sale. A fee may apply to sales the platform generates.
Cross-sellingA creator introduces a paying customer to a complementary product.The referring creator earns a referral. Gibly may retain a portion for attribution and payments.
Collaborative bundlesSeveral creators sell one shared subscription.Contributors divide revenue by rules they agreed. Gibly earns a platform fee.
Usage-based capabilitiesAn agent, API or integration is used by other creators.Its creator earns according to usage.
Optional creator servicesDeeper analytics, promotion and collaboration tools.May be offered as paid plans later. Not required to take part.

This describes the intended model. Fees, rates and plans have not been finalized and will be worked through with founding members.

07Trust and independence

Independence is the whole point.

These are the principles Gibly is being built on. They are intentions, not yet contracts. Founding members will help turn them into terms.

The Creator Charter

Working draft

  1. You own what you build.

    Your code, brand and intellectual property remain yours. Joining does not transfer ownership of your product to Gibly.

  2. Non-exclusive by default.

    Sell wherever else you like. Taking part here doesn’t stop you taking part anywhere.

  3. Your price is your call.

    Standalone pricing stays under your control. Bundle prices are agreed by the people in the bundle.

  4. Splits in the open.

    Revenue allocation and commission rules are written down and visible to every contributor.

  5. Customers come with consent.

    Customer data moves between partners only with appropriate consent and access controls.

  6. Clear responsibilities.

    You remain responsible for your product. Every joint offer names who supports the customer.

These principles may evolve before commercial launch.

Founding Circle · open now

The first threads set the pattern.

Gibly is at the beginning. Before the platform is built, we’re gathering a small circle of independent creators to help decide how it should work: how partners find each other, how splits are agreed, what “verified” ought to mean.

What you bring
A product, or a serious one in progress, and an honest view of what would help it grow.
What you get
A direct say in the rules of the platform, and a first look as each part opens.
What it costs
Nothing to apply, and no obligation if it turns out not to be the right fit.
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08Questions

Asked early, answered plainly.

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Is Gibly live?

Not yet. Gibly is pre-launch. What exists today is this website and the Founding Circle, a small group of creators we’re inviting to help shape how the platform works.

The platform capabilities described on this site are planned. We label them that way throughout, and we’ll update the site as each part opens.

Do I keep ownership of my product and intellectual property?

Yes. That’s a founding principle. Your code, brand and intellectual property remain yours, and joining Gibly is not intended to transfer ownership of your product to us or to other creators.

The detailed terms are still being drafted and will be reviewed with founding members before launch.

Do I have to be exclusive to Gibly?

No. Participation is intended to be non-exclusive by default. You can keep selling through your own site, app stores and any other channel.

If a specific bundle ever involves exclusivity, that would be something its contributors choose and agree between themselves.

What does it cost? Is membership free?

Applying to the Founding Circle is free, and there is currently no fee for taking part in it.

The platform itself hasn’t launched, so there’s no membership to pay for yet. Fees, rates and any paid plans have not been set. Founding members will see proposed terms before anyone is asked to commit to them.

Who is Gibly for?

Independent software developers, solo founders, micro-SaaS businesses and small product teams. It’s also for people who build reusable AI agents, integrations and APIs, and for educators and community businesses whose product is software.

If you own a product and want more reach than you can build alone, you’re who we have in mind.

Founding Circle · open now

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