On 15-02-25 09:37 AM, Edward Saperia wrote:
if they hit their fundraising target [...]
Your idea is provocative, and intriguing, but I think that - at least in this form - it is doomed to fail because it actually steps around what makes kickstarter-like crowdfunding work.
(a) people put forth their own money, and therefore assume the element of risk themselves.
(b) people who participate in crowdfunding do so with highly variable amounts - from a few dollars to several thousands - according to how much interest they have, and that's an important dynamic of the funding process.
(c) many (most?) of the people who contribute to campaigns of this nature do so for the perks, or contribute /more/ to the funding because of the perks.
Nevertheless, the idea of having the communities themselves "fund" some of the projects is intriguing. I'm just unconvinced the crowdsourcing model is the one to gun for.
-- Marc