Welcome to the Contributor Path

L0 – Entry Point & Awareness Level

At the L0 stage, individuals:

• Are introduced to the ecosystem via awareness sessions, orientation documents, or onboarding videos.
• Can access guided training resources and whitepapers.
• Get access to community platforms and opportunity boards.
• May volunteer or observe before active participation.

Purpose: Build initial understanding of the ecosystem, roles, and models. Ideal For: Students, interns, early-career professionals.

L9–L1 – Contribution & Specialization Levels

This stage enables contributors to:

• Actively join a troup or pod and take up a defined task or responsibility.
• Engage in live projects, documentation, outreach, research, or service delivery.
• Specialize in one or more domains (e.g., cybersecurity, consulting, SaaS dev).
• Receive mentorship, performance reviews, and skill feedback.
• Receive mentorship, performance reviews, and skill feedback.
• Participate in role-based revenue models.

Each sub-level (L9 to L1) represents depth, consistency, and contribution scale.

Purpose: Enable real skill development through live participation. Ideal For: Active professionals, students, re-entering contributors, freelancers.

Beyond O-Level – Long-Term Role Transition

Even after reaching O-Level, the journey continues. Pathways include:

• AVP / AD / C-Level – Nominated roles like Associate Director, Consulting Director, etc.
• PB Promoter – Become a key promoter of a troup-turned-body.
• AOB Leader – Handle an entire AOB with institutional or industrial partnership.
• Investor/Incubator Role – Sponsor future bodies or help new entrants.
• Trainer/Mentor – Join TRIIC Cells or become a part of structured learning efforts.
• Strategic Planner – Contribute to TBBIM model evolution or ecosystem governance.

Key Features of the Contributor Path

• Transparent Evaluation: Progression is tracked through project logs, reviews, and team feedback.
• Cross-role Mobility: A contributor can shift from research to development to outreach as per interest.
• Role-Based Growth: You grow not just by time, but by demonstrated role ownership.
• Shared Ownership: From L1 onward, contributors can claim stakes in pods, IPs, or service systems.
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