# Incentives ## Member equity acquisition The conceivers and developers of the product will hold the total equity of the product when the product starts. Producers, maintainers and backers will receive equity ownership depending on time and financial contributions. See [Membership](/soft/how-it-works/membership.md#backers) for more information about backers and see [Collaboration](/soft/how-it-works/collaboration.md) on more information about equity allocation for producers and maintainers. ## Mechanisms of liquidation Any member who holds an equity will have an opportunity to liquidate their share from the below mechanisms: 1. Equity buy back by the org 2. Acquisition by another SOFT based organization. 3. IPO on a sustainability centric exchange --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://papers.21n.org/soft/how-it-works/incentives.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.