Innovation #9: The Boaz Principle

The Boaz Principle

Gleaner’s Rights in Digital Commerce

An economic framework comprising:

• Cost+20% transparent pricing
• 83.3% value retention for creators
• Explicit margin disclosure
• Anti-exploitation safeguards
• Fair value distribution philosophy

Why This Matters

In the Book of Ruth, Boaz instructs his workers to leave grain in the fields for gleaners—those who couldn’t afford to buy but could work to gather.

The Boaz Principle applies this ancient wisdom to digital commerce:

Every transaction must leave value for others.

No hidden fees. No extractive margins. No “winner take all.”

When you buy something on Liana Banyan, you know exactly where your money goes:

• 83.3% to the creator
• 16.7% to the platform (and that’s visible)

Transparency isn’t just ethical. It’s the law of the platform.

The Economics

Example: A creator prices their work at $100 cost.

• Final price: $120
• Creator receives: $100
• Platform receives: $20
• Everyone knows this upfront.

Patent Status

🎯 Own Part of This Innovation

When you back any Liana Banyan Kickstarter campaign, your pledge credits can be attributed to innovations like this one. You’re not just buying a product—you’re becoming a stakeholder in the ideas that power the platform.

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Any pledge. Any campaign. You own part of this.

Related Reading

• The Differential Economy - The full economic theory
• More Than Me - Sustainability thresholds
• The Origin Story - Where this philosophy came from

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