# What is a TeamPoint?

**Published by:** [Collabberry](https://paragraph.com/@collabberry/)
**Published on:** 2025-06-23
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@collabberry/what-is-a-teampoint

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And Why Your Team Needs Them Before You Raise a Dime? In the world of collaborative work, we often ask the wrong first question. We ask: How much does this pay? when perhaps we should be asking: Who showed up? Who held the line? Who made it possible? Enter TeamPoints (TPs) — not a currency, but a primitive. A simple, powerful way for teams to account for value before there's a price tag on it.TeamPoints: A New Accounting Primitive for ContributionAt their core, TeamPoints are an ERC-20 token used within CollabBerry to track contributions, honor accountability, and lay the foundation for future value distribution. They are non-transferable by default, which means they’re not traded on markets — they’re meant to stay within the team’s internal accounting. But they’re not “just points.” TPs are a signal. A ledger. A record of who did what, when, and with how much care.Not Money — But Maybe LaterTPs are not themselves money. They are not wages, not equity, not IOUs. Instead, they serve as a speculative record of value: a collective agreement that certain contributions mattered. That record becomes useful in all kinds of future scenarios:When your project receives funding and you need to fairly split it.When you launch a token and need to decide who gets what.When you want to trace contribution in an open source or commons context.When your team wants to reward reputation, not just tasks.In short: TPs trace the cake before it's baked.How TPs Work in PracticeEach team on CollabBerry defines its own system for awarding TPs. Many use role-based accountability: the more you fulfill what the team expects of your role, the more TPs you earn. Think of it as accountability made visible. Because they’re issued via a peer-reviewed process (the AAA mechanism), they carry trust. They’re not about gaming the system — they’re about showing up for your team, and being seen for it.Why It Matters NowToo many collaborative efforts fall apart because value goes unaccounted for. When money finally shows up — a grant, a deal, a DAO vote — there's no reliable memory of who carried the load. TPs change that. They honor contribution at the source, not at the end. They invite teams to ask:What do we value?Who are we becoming together?How can we design for fairness, even before profit?Start Tracing the ValueIf you're building a product, a DAO, a collective, a cooperative, or just an informal crew chasing a dream — don't wait to value each other. Start using TeamPoints. Because contribution deserves memory. Visit collabberry.xyz or book a 1:1 session at meetwith.xyz/goodstuff.

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