09 — Marketplace · microjobs/Live
QuickBuck
I needed a ten dollar task done and Fiverr was the wrong shape for it. So I built the marketplace that is the right shape.
- Worker take
- 100%
- Employer fee
- 10%
- Minimum payout
- $5
- Cash-out
- 1–3 days
Role
Founder, product, engineering
Year
Ongoing
Stack
- Stripe
- Wise
- escrow
- proof review
Escrow on every slot, proof on every submit
How a gig works
An employer posts a task with a public brief and a private set of instructions. A worker reserves one slot, which unlocks the private brief, then has a window to do the work and submit proof — a screenshot, a link, a note, a video, whatever the task calls for.
The employer reviews submissions from a dashboard and approves or rejects. Approved work credits the worker's wallet the same day.
Why per-slot escrow
Money for each slot is held before anyone starts. The worker knows the funds exist; the employer knows they only release against proof. It removes the argument that kills small marketplaces, which is always about who moves first on a task too cheap to arbitrate.
Payments run through Stripe and Wise. Withdrawals start at five dollars, out via PayPal, Wise or US bank transfer.
The fee
Workers keep every cent of the gig price. The employer pays ten percent on top. Taking a cut of a five dollar task is how you end up with nobody doing five dollar tasks.
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