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Benefits and obligations

What you get, and what you owe.

Set out separately for each kind of person on App444, because they are genuinely different. Read the one that is you — and the one that describes the person you are about to work with.

Why this page exists. Most fallings-out between founders and contributors come from expectations nobody wrote down. Reading this before you start costs ten minutes. Not reading it can cost a friendship and a year of work.

Founders

You have the idea and you are asking others to help build it

What you get
  • +A structured business plan written from your own answers, which you can edit and own
  • +A safe public summary that explains your idea without publishing the parts that make it work
  • +Your confidential detail kept out of every summary and never sent to the AI
  • +Open roles listed to skilled people who can apply directly to you
  • +Honest scores on clarity, viability and demand from real people
  • +A path to investors once your project passes all five readiness checks
What you owe
  • •Describe your project truthfully. Do not overstate traction, revenue, customers or team.
  • •Only submit ideas that are yours to submit.
  • •Answer people who apply. A quick decline is owed to someone who took the time.
  • •Put agreements in writing before real work starts — roles, hours, contribution, confidentiality and IP.
  • •Honour what you agreed. If you promised equity or revenue share, that is a real commitment.
  • •Tell contributors clearly and early what you can and cannot pay.
  • •Understand your own tax and employment obligations before anyone works for you.
What App444 does not do
  • App444 does not take equity in your project or own any part of your idea.
  • App444 does not guarantee you will find a team, funding or customers.
  • App444 is not a party to any agreement you make with a contributor or investor.

Contributors

You have a skill and you are joining someone else’s project

What you get
  • +Real projects to work on, with the role, hours and what is on offer stated up front
  • +A record of what you contributed, in points and badges
  • +The chance to say what you need in return before you start, not after
  • +A profile that founders can compare fairly against other applicants
  • +Direct contact with the person building it — no recruiters in between
What you owe
  • •Be honest about your experience level. Founders take beginners; they do not take people who oversold themselves.
  • •Only claim work you actually did.
  • •Give the hours you said you would, or tell the founder as soon as that changes.
  • •Keep confidential what the founder shares with you in confidence.
  • •Agree in writing who owns the work you produce, before you produce it.
  • •Understand your own tax position — especially if you are paid in equity or revenue share.
What App444 does not do
  • App444 does not employ you and is not your employer.
  • App444 does not guarantee you will be paid, accepted, or that the project will succeed.
  • App444 does not check whether a founder can actually deliver what they promise you.

Mentors and professionals

You advise, or you sell a professional service

What you get
  • +A listing in front of founders who need exactly what you do
  • +Early access to projects under private review
  • +A verification and badge pathway
  • +Leads from founders who are already organised enough to be worth your time
What you owe
  • •Hold any professional registration or licence your work requires, and keep it current.
  • •Carry your own professional indemnity insurance where that applies.
  • •Keep what you see under private review confidential.
  • •Declare a conflict of interest if you have one — including if you invest in what you advise.
  • •Give advice within your competence, and say so when something is outside it.
What App444 does not do
  • App444 does not verify professional qualifications unless it explicitly says a profile is verified.
  • App444 does not supervise or take responsibility for advice given through it.

Investors

You are considering putting money into a project

What you get
  • +Every project in the same ten-section format, so you compare businesses rather than presentations
  • +Filters on real structured fields — industry, stage, market, revenue model, amount sought
  • +The five readiness checks completed before anything reaches you
  • +Risks and unknowns stated by the founder, not buried
  • +The team shape visible: who has joined and which roles are still open
What you owe
  • •Do your own due diligence. Nothing here replaces it.
  • •Comply with Australian financial services law in how you invest and how you talk about investing.
  • •Keep confidential anything a founder shares with you privately.
  • •Do not use the platform to find ideas to build yourself instead of backing.
  • •Be clear and honest with founders about your intentions and timeline.
What App444 does not do
  • App444 does not verify the claims founders make.
  • App444 does not endorse or recommend any project.
  • App444 does not give investment advice, and passing the readiness checks is not a quality judgement.

Local partners

You run App444 for a city, region, university or industry

What you get
  • +A branded portal for your region, with your own challenges and programs
  • +Reporting on submissions, progress and outcomes
  • +Local talent matched to local projects
  • +Student and youth pathways into real projects
What you owe
  • •Represent App444 accurately, including what it does not guarantee.
  • •Follow the privacy obligations that apply to your own organisation as well as App444’s.
  • •Take particular care with participants under 18.
  • •Do not promise participants funding, employment or outcomes that nobody can guarantee.
What App444 does not do
  • App444 does not guarantee participation numbers or program outcomes.

The one obligation everybody shares

Put it in writing before the work starts.

Whatever you agree — hours, equity, revenue share, payment, who owns the code — write it down and both sign it. Not after the first argument. Before the first day.

At minimum it should say:

  • What each person is doing, and roughly how many hours
  • What each person gets, and exactly when they get it
  • Who owns the intellectual property that gets created
  • What is confidential
  • What happens if someone wants to leave
  • What happens to their equity or share if they do

App444 prompts you to do this. It is not a party to your agreement, does not hold it, and cannot enforce it. If the project matters, have a lawyer look at the agreement — it is far cheaper than the argument it prevents.

If money or equity is involved, read the money and tax page too. Paying someone in equity or revenue share has real consequences in Australia — for both of you. What you need to check.
Money and taxRead the FAQ