In this article I'll show you how to put all your ideas on Updraft and explain why you should.

Step 1: Make a list of all your ideas

Here are some categories to help you get started.

Personal projects

Is there a creative project you want to do or are doing that could bring joy or benefit to others? Are you writing a book, a blog or creating something artistic?

Community projects

What would help your community?

Work projects

What tasks or projects are you working on for your job that you believe in?

Like-to-haves

What would you like to see in the world that doesn't exist yet? It could be grand and imaginative, or detailed and specific to something that already exists, like a software product you use.

You don't have to know how to solve or create your ideas yourself. Your focus should be to make your ideas visible to others and see what resonates.

Step 2: Write descriptions for your ideas

Open a text editor (like HackMD) and write a description of each of your ideas. This is the part that takes the longest, but it will be worth it.

Be descriptive about what you're doing or would like to see done. Why is it important to you?

Step 3: Decide how much to deposit

Rank your ideas

You can maximize your earnings on Updraft by predicting how popular ideas will be. Start by ranking your own ideas in order of expected popularity.

Choose an amount

Starting at the top-ranked idea, decide on a specific deposit amount in UPD.

Keep in mind that once an idea is created, anyone can join your idea by supporting it. This is a good thing and the main reason you want to put ideas on Updraft, but it affects how much you should deposit.

The more you deposit, the more funder rewards will go to you instead of other supporters, but if you set the deposit too high, it will discourage supporters who are trying to earn money.

A good rule is to deposit 1/4 of what you think all other supporters after you will deposit. If you think your idea will get 60M UPD in deposits from other supporters, then you should deposit 15M UPD. This rule is explained in “Maximize Your Updraft Profits: A Guide to Supporting Ideas”.

Withdrawing your deposit

As the creator of an idea, you can withdraw 99% of your initial deposit at any time. Ideas can reach a natural limit when a solution has been completed (See the guide section on Solutions) or when it's no longer interesting or profitable to support them. At that point, it makes sense to withdraw support and deploy it to other ideas. (I talk about how to find great ideas to support in my next article.)

UPD Value

Ideas are funded in UPD, so you should take fluctuations in its value into account. There isn't a lot of historical data on the price of UPD since it's only been in use since June 2025, but there is a mathematical property of the liquidity pool you should know about.

100% of UPD was deposited into a liquidity pool on Arbitrum paired with the USDC stablecoin. The price was set at $0.001 (One UPD equals 1/1000 of a dollar.) Because 100% of UPD comes from that pool, even if all the holders of UPD were to sell all their UPD (which is extremely unlikely), the price of UPD can not go below the starting point of $0.001 . This isn't financial advice; this is a mathematical fact.

The current price of UPD is $.00108 at the time I write this--only 8% above the absolute minimum.

The starting price and large number of UPD (100 billion) combine to make a fairly stable token, not a pump-and-dump style token. Its true value comes from its usage on the Updraft platform.

Fees

As an idea creator, you will pay a 1% fee (or 1 UPD, whichever is greater). The entire fee goes to a faucet that is available to you and other Updraft users. Come to the Updraft discord to claim your share. This fee exists to help people use Updraft without financial barriers and to prevent spam.

On some platforms--such as Arbitrum--you will pay a gas fee to create an idea. This could be a few cents and is paid in ETH.

Step 4: Get UPD Tokens 🪁

For each of your ideas, you'll need at least 2 UPD. The minimum deposit is 1 UPD and at least 1 UPD will go to the anti-spam fee. This shouldn't be a barrier to anyone; you can create a large number of ideas just from the free UPD you get from coming to the Updraft discord.

There are several ways to get UPD tokens into your wallet, but I find the Jumpr interface to be the easiest and cheapest. You can swap any token on any network for UPD using this link.

Step 5: Get help from the community

Our community is here to help you every step of the way as you use Updraft. We'll help you set up a wallet, get your first tokens, and use the Updraft interface.

You can also read our guide and other blog posts.

Step 6: Submit your Ideas! 💡

You're now ready to submit your ideas to Updraft!

The "+" button in the top bar or the "Create an Idea" button in the left sidebar will take you to the "Create an Idea" page.

Use your list from Step 1 and the descriptions from Step 2 to fill out the form. You can add relevant tags to help people find your ideas more easily. Use the deposit amounts you arrived at in Step 3.

You'll be prompted to create a profile when you enter your first idea. Here you can provide text and links about you and your team that can serve as common information for all the ideas and solutions you post on Updraft.

Step 7: Share

After submitting an idea, you'll see a share dialog. Since your goal is make your ideas more visible, you'll want to share these links with the right people.

Who is your audience?

If this is a personal project, share it with your friends and family so they can see what you're up to and give you support.

If it's a community project, share it with your community.

If it's a work project, share it on forums where it will reach potential users and collaborators.

If it's a improvement for an existing product, share it with the people who work on it.

If it's a like-to-have idea, share it with everyone. Who knows who might be able to contribute?

Why is this worth it?

If you're making something that could bring joy to other people or improve their lives, why not share it?

If you or your company has several current initiatives and potential ideas, why not see which ones resonate with your followers? Instead of keeping work barriers high, why not attract passionate people to work with you?

If you have a dream, but you're not sure how to get there, why not bring other people in to help?

I created Updraft as a way to break down usual barriers to turning ideas into reality.

I want to get away from

• tedious hiring processes

• lengthy grant applications with high rejection rates

• cumbersome corporate and governmental procedures

• time-consuming proposal reviews

• opaque decision-making

and move to quick feedback, openness, and a spirit of broad collaboration.

I believe this will let many more people participate in creating the future they'd like to see, and we'll do it more efficiently.

Pass it on

Once you've followed these steps, share this article with someone else. Everyone can benefit from having their ideas on Updraft.

The second article in this two-part series is "Support great ideas. Pass it on." It will teach you how to earn money and make life better for everyone by supporting great ideas from other people.