Founders Program

BOBBY

The discount tier for projects that earn the network's trust over time. Auto applied. Not negotiated.

What it is

The Founders Program is a structural discount on Bobby's ad surfaces and qualification fees, applied automatically when a project crosses the trust thresholds the network already measures. There is no application form for the discount itself. There is no salesperson to talk to. The trust is the qualification.

How the discount applies

Earn the trust. The discount applies. That is the entire mechanic.

Sustained activity

A project that maintains real community signal across multiple cycles is recognized by the network and tagged for the program.

Clean history

No mid cycle rug, no contract change without disclosure, no editorial flags.

Auto discount

Once the trust thresholds are crossed, the discount is applied to the project's next ad and qualification cycle automatically. The project does not need to ask.

Renewal

The discount renews on the same basis it was earned. If the trust signal degrades, the discount does too.

Why it works this way

Discounts that come from a sales conversation reward negotiation. The Founders Program rewards behavior. The project that builds a real community over time pays less because the network already knows what it is.

No negotiation

Every project on the same trust tier pays the same. No back channel pricing. No founder rates outside the program. The mechanism is the price list.