Ghost Credits System

Pre-Manufacturing Demand Validation

Overview

Ghost Credits are Liana Banyan’s demand validation mechanism. Before any product is manufactured, it must pass through the Ghost Credit system to ensure sufficient demand exists. This eliminates waste and ensures creators only produce what people actually want.

The Three Phases

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              GHOST CREDIT VALIDATION                     │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                          │
│   PHASE 1: GHOST WORLD (Exploration)                    │
│   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐          │
│   │ • Anonymous browsing                     │          │
│   │ • Signal interest without commitment    │          │
│   │ • No account required                   │          │
│   │ • Data: Ghost Profile (hashed)          │          │
│   └───────────────────────┬─────────────────┘          │
│                           │                             │
│   PHASE 2: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST                       │
│   ┌───────────────────────▼─────────────────┐          │
│   │ • Allocate Ghost Credits to products    │          │
│   │ • Set price preferences                 │          │
│   │ • Join waitlists                        │          │
│   │ • Still no money exchanged              │          │
│   └───────────────────────┬─────────────────┘          │
│                           │                             │
│   PHASE 3: CONVERSION (Demand Verified)                 │
│   ┌───────────────────────▼─────────────────┐          │
│   │ • Demand threshold reached              │          │
│   │ • Production begins                     │          │
│   │ • Ghost → Real Credits                  │          │
│   │ • Order placed with multipliers         │          │
│   └─────────────────────────────────────────┘          │
│                                                          │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Ghost Profiles

Anonymous exploration profiles that track interest without PII:

interface GhostProfile {
  id: string;               // Hashed identifier
  interests: string[];      // Category interests
  ghostCreditsAllocated: number;
  expressionsOfInterest: {
    productId: string;
    credits: number;
    maxPrice: number;
  }[];
  convertedToMember: boolean;
}

Demand Thresholds

Products must reach thresholds before production:

Benefits

For Creators

• No wasted production
• Pre-validated demand
• Reduced financial risk

For Members

• Products they actually want
• Competitive pricing (volume)
• No vaporware

For Platform

• Efficient resource allocation
• Reduced returns
• Sustainable economics

Integration with 5-Sigma

Ghost Credit validation feeds into the 5-Sigma production standard:

5-Sigma Certainty = 99.99997%

Achieved through:
- Ghost Credit signals
- Historical conversion rates
- Price elasticity data
- Seasonal adjustments

Database Schema

CREATE TABLE expressions_of_interest (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
  ghost_profile_id UUID,
  user_id UUID,
  interest_type TEXT,
  subject_id UUID,
  ghost_credits_allocated INTEGER,
  max_price_willing DECIMAL(12,2),
  converted BOOLEAN DEFAULT false,
  created_at TIMESTAMP
);

Related Systems

• HIVI Economics
• Production Queue
• 5-Sigma Standard