Sup y'all!
Being a full-time hunter is great because of all the freedom you get. But it also sucks because of all the freedom you get. I, personally, find it very difficult to stay consistent as a bug bounty hunter and make intention decisions about my career in this position.
So, for 2025, we're starting the Full-Time Hunters' Guild. This guild is a community of vetted full-time hunters who are committed to crushing it in bug bounties, and want some accountability and collaboration with other hackers along the way.
Who
Full-time bug bounty hunters (50% or more of your income comes from bug bounty) or people making over $100k USD per year part-time. Applicants can apply and submit a pledge that they are full-time bug bounty, or proof that they are making over $100k USD per year in bug bounty.
Why
Simple: people function better with accountability, community, intentional goal setting, and support staff. This guild will provide all of those.
What
Features of the guild - btw, we're flexible here. If you have an idea, please let the team know. We'll try to integrate it into the offering:
- Community accountability check-ins (variable frequency) - record a video or send a text summary of your progress to the group to keep you on track.
- We'll also help you track and visualize the data that means most to you: burnout scale, happiness, bounties earned, reports submitted, and hours spent.
- Frequency is configurable (2 weeks - Quarterly)
- Collaboration pairings - looking for a collab partner? We'll help you identify someone and lock in on a program together.
- CashOut Program - have a 0-day you'd like to spray? We'll connect you with vulnerable targets with bug bounty programs with a 60/40 split.
- Financial Optimization Strategies - strategies to optimize taxes and build a secure financial future with bounties.
- Program Quality Ratings - before you spend time on a program, ask other hackers who have reported bugs about their experience.
- Celebration channel - does flexing a bounty feel nice? Great, you've got a place to do it and people who will support. All others can mute & hide this channel.
- Exclusive perks and opportunities - we'll negotiate exclusive discounts on tools, opportunities with platforms, etc.
- All the benefits of the Critical Thinkers tier (Not available during trial period - see below)
How
We're going to run this thing for free using CTBB's resources for the time being - probably about 2 months while we validate the PoC. After that, we'll likely charge around $100 a month to be in the community. That's $1.2k USD per year. That's one medium. We'll see - let's do a vibe check first.
Application Standard
- Must be a full-time bug bounty hunter (50% or more of income from bug bounty) OR make over 100k per year in bug bounty
- Must commit to supporting the community (technical advice, positive attitude, collaboration)
Application Process
Make sure you're in the CTBB Discord and fill out the below form. If you get accepted into the community, we'll give you the role in the CTBB Discord and you'll be good to go. We'll have additional instructions on the inside.