Who's here
On the building side
You're a developer, a designer, a marketer, a product manager, a strategist, a maker. You want to be on more projects — for the rate, for the portfolio, or for the love of building. Set up a profile and start showing up in projects that fit.
On the starting side
You've got a product to launch, a service to package, or a brand to build from scratch. You need a team you can trust for six weeks, not six months. And a way to keep everyone aligned from kickoff to launch. Post the project, see who fits, lock the team.
Three reasons to be here
Projects worth working on
Paid client work. Founder projects on revenue share. Product launches, brand builds, marketing campaigns, redesigns. Nonprofit work that needs to actually launch. The projects that pay your rent and the projects that build your reputation. Both live here.
Structure that holds the work together
Every project on Rock Soup runs the same way. Written agreement up front. Milestones tracked as you go. A record of what got built and who built it. Whether the budget is six figures or zero, nobody's making it up as they go.
A portfolio that builds itself
When a project ships, you write up what you contributed. The team vouches for you. That goes on your profile, and the next project gets easier.
How it works
Set up your profile
Your work, what you've shipped, what you're good at. The fuller it is, the better the projects that find you.
Find your next project
Browse projects looking for your role. Or post one of your own and let people find you.
Agree on the work, then start it
Lock down scope, deliverables, milestones, and pay — even if pay is zero. Everyone reviews. Everyone signs. Then the work starts.
Ship it, wrap it, write it up
Move through the milestones together. When the project ships, write up what you built, get vouched for by the team, and add it to your portfolio.
What this looks like
An indie product launch
Two founders with a SaaS idea team up with a designer, a frontend dev, and a copywriter on revenue share. Everyone's split is signed off before the first line of code. Six weeks later they ship, and everyone has the launch on their portfolio.
A new brand on the shelf
A founder is launching a skincare line and needs the whole package — packaging, brand identity, a launch site, and the copy to sell it. They post the project, find a designer, a brand strategist, and a copywriter. Paid, with a clear definition of done and milestones from prototype to launch day.
A nonprofit campaign
A nonprofit is launching a new program and needs everything to support it — brand identity, a campaign site, social copy, a rollout plan. A volunteer team picks it up. Clear scope, a launch date, and a writeup at the end that proves who built what.