Revenue sharing is how small indie teams divide income when they cannot afford salaries. Instead of paying people upfront, team members agree to split future revenue based on their contribution. This sounds simple until you have to define what 'contribution' means -- does the programmer who wrote the engine get more than the artist who made it beautiful? What about the musician who spent 40 hours versus the designer who spent 400? Common models include equal splits, role-weighted percentages, hour-tracked proportional shares, or hybrid models with small upfront payments plus rev share. The legal side matters too -- without written agreements, friendships end and lawsuits begin.