Software Factory Community

Submit workflows.
Build systems.
Share the upside.

AI is no longer the differentiator — workflow ownership is. The community is where ideas, workflows, and product opportunities are submitted, reviewed, shaped, and turned into real software systems using the Software Factory operating model.

Open
Idea submissions
5
First projects selected
7
Step delivery process
Soon
Public launch

Founding contributors wanted · we're just getting started.

The shift

Not another agency.
A venture studio you can join.

The old way

"Hire us to build your software."

The community way

"Submit an idea. Build it together. Share the upside."

It's a hybrid of the platforms that already changed how software gets made — combined with a repeatable, architecture-first delivery engine — Foundry.

Product HuntYC Startup SchoolOpen SourceKickstarterIndie HackersGitHub+Software Factory
How it works

From idea to launched product
in seven steps

Every idea travels the same governed path — validated by the community, designed by architects, and built by the factory.

1

Submit your idea

Anyone posts a startup, SaaS, AI, or internal-tool idea — the problem, the audience, the value, and how it could make money.

OutputsIdea briefProblem statementTarget audience
2

Community review

The community upvotes, comments, asks questions, and sharpens the idea. The best signals rise to the top.

OutputsInterest scoreMarket potentialCommunity support
3

Architecture review

Volunteer architects assess technical feasibility, market viability, and a build estimate — architecture-first, the Software Factory way.

OutputsArchitecture reviewMarket analysisBuild estimate
4

Project incubation

Approved ideas become projects. Contributors join as architects, developers, designers, QA, and product owners.

OutputsProject candidateTeam formedRoles assigned
5

Software Factory execution

The factory generates the PRD, architecture, user stories, backlog, and roadmap — then the build runs on a public project board.

OutputsPRD & architectureBacklog & roadmapPublic board
6

MVP

The community builds the first working version with the factory's quality gates, testing, and compliance baked in.

OutputsWorking MVPQuality gatesTest coverage
7

Launch & share

The product ships as a SaaS, startup, or open-source project — and contributors share in the upside it earns.

OutputsLive productRevenue shareShowcase page
The board

Ideas the community is backing

Upvote what you'd use, follow what you'd build, and submit your own. The strongest signals get incubated.

No ideas backed yet — be the first to submit one from your workspace.

Who builds

Every project needs a team

Join a project in the role that fits you — or assemble a crew around your own idea.

Idea Creator

Has the idea and the problem worth solving. Needs a team to make it real.

Architect

Reviews feasibility and creates the solution design — architecture-first.

Developer

Builds the solution against the generated backlog and roadmap.

Designer

Crafts the UX and UI that make the product usable and desirable.

QA Engineer

Ensures quality with risk-based testing and continuous coverage.

Business Expert

Validates market fit, pricing, and the path to revenue.

Investor

May fund a promising project in exchange for a share of the upside.

Share the upside

Four ways a project makes money

Contribution is rewarded. When a project earns, the people who built it share in it. Selected community projects may be structured as shared-revenue ventures depending on contribution, ownership, and a commercial agreement.

MODEL 01

Community Startup Studio

The platform incubates and owns the venture; contributors earn equity for what they build.

Software Factory60%
Contributors40%
MODEL 02

Founder Pays

The idea creator funds the build; the community executes it through the factory.

Idea Creator funds100%
MODEL 03

Revenue Sharing

When the product earns, revenue is distributed across everyone who built it.

Developers40%
Architects20%
Idea Creator20%
Platform20%
MODEL 04

Open Source + Commercial

The community builds in the open; a premium commercial edition funds the work.

Open Source core55%
Commercial edition45%

Splits shown are illustrative, not a guarantee. Final terms are agreed per venture before serious work begins — see how ideas are reviewed and our ownership principles.

Contribution & status

Build your reputation as you build

Every contribution earns points and moves you up the ranks — from Explorer to Founder.

Explorer0 XP
Builder500 XP
Architect2k XP
Master Architect5k XP
Founder10k XP
Idea submitted+50
Architecture review+200
PR merged+120
Test added+40
Design created+90
Docs written+30
Now incubating

The first community projects

We're launching with five flagship ventures. Join one, or propose the next.

Real EstateIn Development

Apartment Investment Advisor

Property investment scoring — yield, payback, and risk.

HospitalityApproved

Restaurant Intelligence

Profitability and demand forecasting for restaurants.

AccountingIn Development

Accounting Intelligence

Cashflow, anomalies, and audit-ready reporting for SMBs.

DevToolsSeeking Team

AI Requirements Factory

Intent → structured, testable requirements with traceability.

DevToolsApproved

Architecture Intelligence Factory

Validate architecture against patterns, cost, and compliance.

Inside the community

Everything in one place

Ideas
Public idea board
Projects
Active incubations
Architecture Reviews
Expert evaluations
Challenges
Monthly themes
Knowledge Hub
Patterns & articles
Contributors
Community members
Showcase
Launched products

Have an idea worth building?

Post it today. The community — and the factory — will help you turn it into a product.