Intellectual Work Deserves Better Recognition
Can You Just Give Me Quick Advice?
Your expertise is treated as free. Hours of strategy work, branding guidance, or operational planning are dismissed as casual help.
Your time and knowledge are undervalued
No Clear Terms for Advisory Roles
Becoming an advisor or consultant without defined milestones, deliverables, or compensation structure leads to scope creep and burnout.
Endless work with unclear expectations
Measuring Impact is Impossible
How do you prove your strategy increased sales? That your branding improved conversions? Without data, your contribution is invisible.
No recognition when your work succeeds
Payment Comes Late (or Never)
You deliver strategy documents, design frameworks, or operational systems — then chase payment for months.
Cash flow struggles and frustration
Equity for Advisory is Vague
Being offered equity for advisory work sounds good until you realize there is no valuation method or clear agreement on percentage.
Unfair deals and future conflicts
Businesses Struggle to Find Good Advisors
Entrepreneurs want strategic help but do not know where to find trustworthy, experienced advisors who will not demand unreasonable terms.
Missed growth opportunities
ShonaCoin's Intellectual Contribution Solution
We've built a system that makes intellectual contributions measurable, fair, and transparent
Milestone-Based Contributions
Break your intellectual work into clear milestones: strategy deck, brand guidelines, operational framework. Each milestone has defined deliverables and payment terms.
Clear scope and expectations
Weighted Valuation System
Your contributions are valued using the formula M1×W1 + M2×W2... where milestones and weights reflect complexity and impact. Fair, objective, transparent.
Your expertise is properly valued
Smart Contracts & Follow-Ups
AI tracks milestone completion, evidence uploads, and payment triggers. No more manual chasing or forgotten agreements.
Automated enforcement
Impact Tracking & Attribution
Link your strategic contributions to business outcomes: revenue growth, customer acquisition, operational efficiency. Your impact becomes visible.
Recognition when you succeed
Intellectual Contributions Across All Sectors
Startups
Business strategy, fundraising advisory, market entry plans, product roadmaps
SMEs
Operational efficiency, process optimization, scaling frameworks, financial planning
Nonprofits
Program design, grant writing, impact measurement, stakeholder engagement
Creative Agencies
Brand strategy, creative direction, campaign planning, positioning
Tech Companies
Technical architecture, UX strategy, product design, growth hacking
Agriculture
Farming best practices, supply chain optimization, market linkages
Real Estate
Property development strategy, investment analysis, legal structuring
Manufacturing
Production efficiency, quality control systems, lean management
Healthcare
Healthcare operations, patient experience design, regulatory compliance