[koolba]

> This isn't an all or nothing kind of deal. It's an extra incentive for gigster freelancers to do amazing work (besides the great project estimates / rates they have).

Maybe not all or nothing but this would end up just like a startup offering equity as compensation. They'd argue that they can pay you less (vs. straight cash for services) because you've got this equity piece as well.

[quackware]

Agreed. As a freelancer that works with Gigster I don't see this as a major source of revenue in my future (most likely a way to generate good PR as another poster mentioned). If they ever use this as leverage to pay less per project then I'm sure a lot of the best developers on the platform will move elsewhere.