Fairly Exact
v0-pre-alphaSep 13, 2025
Pre-alpha educational framework. Not legal, tax, accounting, investment, employment, or financial advice. Fairly Exact v0 assumes an LLC-based implementation, but governing documents, interest design, tax treatment, filings, and compliance must be determined by qualified professionals before use.

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Capture All Contributions

If you don't name it, you'll undervalue it.

The Philosophy#

Companies succeed because people build products, sell to customers, manage strategy, and maintain operations. Fairly Exact names these active-work roles so delivered contribution is not limited to the loudest or most obvious work. Cash and external advisory activity are documented separately because they do not enter the member ledger.

👉 If you don’t name it, you’ll undervalue it.

Default Rules#

Contribution Blocks (follow triangular catalog):

  • Build: Code, design, engineering, product creation. The hands-on work that creates the product.
  • Sell: Sales, marketing, partnerships, customer acquisition. Revenue and relationships that keep the company alive.
  • Manage: Strategy, governance, mentorship, validation. The direction and wisdom that shape the company’s path.
  • Maintain: Operations, support, finance, ongoing care. The infrastructure that keeps everything running.

Funding Blocks (recorded separately):

  • Funding: Cash or resources recorded in the cash ledger and a Funding Block, with any economic terms governed by a separate professionally prepared instrument.

  • Blocks Are Tagged: Each Contribution Block is tagged to its role type so it is clear what kind of work was recognized.

Why It Matters#

  • Prevents Blind Spots: Without explicit categories, companies undervalue maintaining and guiding compared to building.
  • Supports Role Clarity: Roles map directly to categories, so contributors know what they’re being recognized for.
  • Balances Value: Not every contribution is code or cash. Operations that keep systems running are just as critical as new features.
  • Diligence-Legible: Transparent categories make the member ledger easy to explain at finalization.

Example#

The Alpha Block might include: Build (engineering the prototype), Manage (strategic direction), and Maintain (setting up infrastructure). A Customer Acquisition Block is tagged as Sell. A cash injection is recorded in the cash ledger and a separate Funding Block. Together, the connected records tell the story without mixing unlike arrangements into one denominator.

In One Line#

Build, Sell, Manage, Maintain = the active-work roles recognized in Contribution Blocks; cash and external advice remain visible in separate records.