Braintrust defines itself in its white paper as a decentralized talent network: a talent network led by individual users and owned by individual users, with the ultimate goal of replacing traditional recruitment platforms.

Braintrust focuses on aligning incentives between freelancers and the Braintrust network to ensure that the ownership of the platform is directly related to the individuals who create the most value.

The cumulative service value of Braintrust grew from $3.5 million in 2020 to $31 million in 2021, averaging a monthly growth of over 34%.