BAKD is an online crowdfunding community for cryptocurrency projects. Entrepreneurs who work a full time job already (or maybe not!) can list vetted, or non-vetted instant campaigns. Applying to be, and getting vetted prior to starting a campaign gives projects an instant level of credibility that anonymous, non vetted projects will not have. Whether a campaign is pre-vetted or not, all campaigns are given access to a personal dashboard as well as access to the BAKD community, allowing them to find BAK'ers, mentors, advisors, or other developers for said project -- all under one roof.

Project owners need to setup their disbursement schedules before ever starting their campaigns. These disbursements will be handled automatically by the BAKD Platform's Disbursement System, never needing any human intervention. This is key to avoid having developers and project owners end up with massive, multi-million dollar lump sums, and zero initiative left to continue on building what they set out for, in turn fostering motivation and innovation. Various contests between project owners will also foster a sense of competition between projects, hopefully intensifying the innovation and motivation.

This allows someone who isn't 100% sure they are ready to leave their current day job (like myself), a way to test the water and see if they can't reach their goal of 1, 2, 3, 6, or 12 months of runway time to get a functioning beta out the door.

All of this will be made possible using the BAKD Coin. This will give investors the ability to participate in BAKD campaigns, and it will be the currency in which all disbursements are made to project owners during the life of their BAKD campaign. Disbursements will ONLY continue on if pre-defined milestones are met.

If a project begins to lose traction, developers drop off, or the project turns out to just be a plain old scam -- whatever investor funds are left that have not been disbursed WILL BE RETURNED!

Project owners will NOT have access to the entire sum of invested funds, at ANY time, until the project has reached its final pre-defined milestone. Disbursements can be made on a weekly or monthly basis, but as noted, always in pre-defined amounts. Project milestones will need to continue to be met in order for the disbursements to continue or the platform will automatically discontinue disbursements and enter the project into a "danger zone." If the project owners do not rectify the situation fast enough the campaign is terminated, and the remaining investor funds are returned.

Votes may be called by the projects BAK'ers at any time to rescind all remaining funds for any reason. On the flip side of this, project owners may call a vote to increase their monthly/weekly disbursements, or to request lump sums for specific unexpected costs.

All of this and more is outlined in our onepager, and upcoming whitepaper. Documents and more information can be found on our information portal, BAKD.io. Alpha/Proof of Concept Web Platform progress can be viewed on  BAKD.me.

• The BAKD Information Portal (BAKD.io)
  During the early stages of the project, all of our documents, team info, and other misc info will be available here. Essentially an extension of the onepager. When we move to the mainnet stage, BAKD.io will most likely become just another vanity url available to our community members.
  
  
• The BAKD Crowdfunding & Professional Networking Platform (BAKD.me)
  Here is where projects, investors, and community members alike will come together to build, fund, and support new crypto projects. Projects will be listed, funded, and groomed for success by the community. On the flip side, investors will be able to find quality, early stage projects to invest in, or find a new exciting project to get involved in.
  
  - View the Platform Features Doc (v1.0.3)
  
  
• The BAKD Network Protocol & Block Explorer Website (BAKD.network)
  Future home of our protocol. Here you will be able to find network status, check transactions, create a wallet, etc.
  
  - View the Protocol Features Doc (v1.0.3)