If financing only looks at numbers, it will overlook the most important variable: relationships. Relationships are not just vague networks, but sustainable connections between creators and supporters. Solayer is creator-centered; it is not about making an issuance more glamorous but turning it into a journey of mutual growth. Its key lies in binding value, participation, and narrative together, making financing a generator of relational capital.
The first step is the curve design for primary issuance. Price discovery should not be a rigid straight line but a flexible curve driven by milestones. In the initial stage, a combination of small purchase limits and time auctions can be used to control early concentration while providing participants with clear progress feedback. Each stage of the curve should be linked to the actual progress of the work or project, so that the price reflects not only expectations but also realizations.
The second step is the equity structure. Supporters receive not cold, hard numerical certificates, but keys to enter the creative process. Equity is divided into four categories: access for unlocking content and interaction, revenue sharing for sharing subsequent income, governance for providing directional advice at key points, and experience for offline and online co-creation activities. Layered equity avoids early excessive financialization, allowing value to return to participation itself.
The third step is cash flow and distribution. The pain point of the creator economy lies in opacity and delays. Distribution should be settled on-chain, revenue-sharing pathways should be public, timelines fixed, and the handling of exceptional situations pre-agreed. For creators, the predictability of cash flow is more important than nominal high revenue share; for supporters, confirming when and how they will receive returns can significantly reduce uncertainty.
The fourth step is to prevent speculation from overshadowing creation. Relational capital emphasizes long-term companionship; short-term speculation distorts incentives. Patience in participation can be encouraged through transaction cooldown periods, holding time bonuses, and secondary market fees flowing back to the creative fund. Weakening the motivation for quick entry and exit while deepening the experience of long-term holding allows the ecosystem to avoid sliding into pure financialization.
The fifth step is co-creation mechanisms. Co-creation is not a slogan; it requires standardized interfaces. Tasks are divided into modules such as design, promotion, testing, translation, and channel development, opened to supporters through a task board. Completion quality and progress are confirmed jointly by creators and the community, with rewards automatically settled according to rules. Turning the community from spectators into collaborators allows relationships to grow into capital.
The sixth step is measurement. Relational capital must be measurable. Focus on revisit frequency, depth of activity, creative participation rate, natural reach through community dissemination, and the degree of resonance in secondary market turnover and price fluctuations. Make these indicators into a public dashboard, allowing outsiders to observe and judge independently. Transparency is the only soil for long-term trust.
There is also a sensitive issue to address: how creators face failure. Not all projects can go upward all the time. It is important to establish a process for handling failures and a dignified exit mechanism. This includes automatic refund ratios when stage goals are not met, the order of asset recovery and redistribution, and the division of responsibilities when commitments are not fulfilled. These may seem ruthless, but they are the last line of defense to protect relationships.
At the ecological level, Solayer addresses three things: enabling creators to have stable cash flow and clear equity structures, allowing supporters to have verifiable participation and return pathways, and making the platform the infrastructure that binds the two together. When these three things are simultaneously satisfied, financing is no longer a one-time transaction but a long-distance run.
The ultimate significance is to transform creator financing from one-time fundraising into sustainable operations. Relationships are seen, value is realized, and participation is rewarded. People are willing to spend time here because the time spent translates into clear value. Only when time is respected can long-term ecosystems grow.
