The Manifesto
Promises have no witnesses. Notes apps let you quit in private. We make your word public, staked, and permanent.
“Promises have no witnesses. Notes apps let you quit in private. We make your word public, staked, and permanent.”
Your word, staked and witnessed — before you browse contracts or put money down.
BACKED CONTRACTS · REAL STAKES · PLATFORM OPEN TODAY
A belief marketplace where makers stake on themselves, believers back them on the win, and doubters fund charity if the maker delivers anyway. Hit your verified goal and you get your stake back plus believer backing. Miss and your stake goes to charity — backers and doubters pay nothing unless you win.
Make a promise
Put your word on the record
Your goal. Your deadline. Your own money charged up front. Refunded when you hit it — forfeited to your chosen charity if you miss. Believers can back you on the win.
FILE A COURAGE CONTRACT →Take a side
Back conviction. Call the bluff.
Believers pledge money that pays the maker only on a verified win. Doubters pledge money charged only if the maker wins — 100% to charity. You never bet against yourself.
BROWSE LIVE CONTRACTS →Get updates
See who's on the record
Not ready to pledge? Browse live contracts, take a free Believe/Doubt position, or leave your email for launch news.
KEEP ME POSTED →How your money works
Four rings of skin on every Backed Contract — maker stake, believer backing, doubter charity pledges, and free belief positions for the crowd. Not a prediction market: nobody bets against themselves, and nobody collects from someone else's failure.
Your stake
Charged up front
When you file, your full stake is charged immediately — not just held. The 5% origination fee is charged too, and it's non-refundable.
Verified outcome
Refunded if you win
Hit your goal by the deadline, the result is verified through real data, and your stake is refunded in full — plus believer backing collected on your win.
Your charity
Forfeited if you miss
Miss the goal and your stake is paid in full to the charity you chose. Believers were never charged. Doubters were never charged.
Why you stake
To be taken seriously when you say you'll do the thing. To look back and know you didn't flake. Proof on the record — not a story.
Where the money goes
Charged up front. Refunded in full if you hit your verified goal. Forfeited to the charity you chose if you miss. C&C earns a 5% origination fee — and nothing from a forfeit.
Why nothing else worked
Goals apps let you quit in private. Social posts cost nothing to break. A New Year's resolution has no teeth. This is personal, public, and verified.
Four rings of a Backed Contract
Self-stake
Your money charged up front. Refunded on a verified win. 100% to your chosen charity on a miss. C&C keeps none of a forfeit.
Backing
Pledge money charged only if the maker hits. Paid to the maker. You never receive anything — this is patronage, not a bet.
Prove them wrong
Pledge money charged only if the maker wins — 100% donated to their charity. You never collect. The maker never pockets doubter money.
Belief positions
Free Believe/Doubt signals on every contract. The live ratio on the card. Real-money pledges open at launch.
Live example on the record
VIEW FULL CONTRACT →Marcus Chen
“Speak in front of 1,000 people by December 31, 2030”
Stake
$5,000
Belief
71% believe
Backing
$6,300 from 84 believers
Deadline
Dec 31, 2030
If Marcus hits
Stake refunded + $6,300 from believers. Doubters fund $450 to charity.
If Marcus misses
Stake to charity. Believers and doubters were never charged.
Browse all examples
Live demo contracts until the arena fills with real makers
Anyone with a promise
Personal
“Lose 30 pounds by December 31 — or my stake goes to charity.”
Body · Deadline · Verified
Creative
“Launch my project by September 30 — or I pay the forfeit.”
Ship · Public · On the record
Fitness
“Finish a marathon by November — trained, injured, or I pay my word.”
Health · Deadline · Dignity intact
Career & money
“Hit $1M revenue this year — verified through Stripe, not a slide deck.”
Revenue · Escrow · Prove it
Relationships
“Send the link to someone who doesn't believe you — doubt me or watch me.”
Witness · Stakes · Changed forever
Builders
“Ship v1 in 90 days — in public, with money on the line.”
Ship or pay · Build in public
Founders, athletes, parents, students, executives — if it's measurable and time-bound, it belongs here. The goal doesn't have to be money — the stake does.
Open to US residents 18 and older, using their own funds. Verification source must match the goal.
Platform open
File your Courage Contract — stake your goal, collect believer backing on the win, and let doubters fund charity if you deliver anyway. Or browse live examples and take a free Believe/Doubt position today.
SHUT UP AND DO IT.