AltruTrade
See a Pitch
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A video-first trade network

The only trade network where founders get real work done without cash.

See a Pitch
  • a 60-second Pitch
  • hours you earned helping someone else
  • every finished trade shown in public
  • free to create an account
  • free to post a Pitch
  • for founders with little or no cash

A trade, start to finish

See a Pitch

1/ Post a 60-second Pitch

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Say who you are, what you will give, and what you need. Sixty seconds, on video.

2/ Trade the hours you earned

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Hours you earned helping one member go toward work from another. No cash changes hands.

3/ Prove every finished trade

Public recordSample
  • Tomás built a signup API for Dana5 hrs
  • Dana wrote launch emails for Ines3 hrs
  • Ines designed a logo for Tomás4 hrs
See a Pitch
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Why video

One minute of someone explaining their work tells you more than a profile ever will.

A sample Pitch feed

Sample only. The three members and their Pitches below are illustrations, not real people.

Inside every Pitch

60 seconds

+ who you are, what you will give, what you need

  • Sample Pitch frame: a woman in a beige sweater speaking to camera by a window. Generated illustration.Sample60 sec

    Ines, brand designer

    Gives:
    A logo and brand kit
    Needs:
    Launch emails written
  • Sample Pitch frame: a bearded man in an olive sweater speaking to camera. Generated illustration.Sample60 sec

    Tomás, software engineer

    Gives:
    A weekend of API work
    Needs:
    A product demo video
  • Sample Pitch frame: a smiling woman in a mustard top gesturing as she speaks, with plants behind her. Generated illustration.Sample60 sec

    Dana, copywriter

    Gives:
    Landing page copy
    Needs:
    A clickable prototype

What it costs

  • Free to create an account
  • Free to post a Pitch
  • Free to browse the feed
  • $12/month for membership
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For founders with little or no cash

Pre-seed or bootstrapped, often solo or with one co-founder, building a product with little or no cash. Here the thing you trade is your time.

Members are expected to post occasional updates about their business and work completed through trades, so others can follow their progress. Get the other member’s permission before sharing their work or business details.