A dollar is not a meaningful contribution. It would be better to make a 20-100 list and give 500-2k. Else is it really a Fund?
The Creative Fund Launches to Back Every Project on Kickstarter
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#22A dollar is not a meaningful contribution. It would be better to make a 20-100 list and give 500-2k. Else is it really a Fund?
Or better yet, fund a sweeping amount to their minimum goal level, either by votes or without notice.
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#23Why donate to this, paying 10% to Patreon and possibly an unknown percentage to cover The Creative Fund’s overhead (if not, how will the project sustain itself?) as opposed to giving directly to the projects that deserve it most?
A much more interesting model for me would be something like a “last 20%” backer. Let users vote on campaigns that have 20% and and only a few days to go, looking very likely to fail. Winners get funded by The Creative Fund (provided its within a certain max funding threshold).
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#24I don't mean to be a downer here... but what impact does this project realistically hope to have? A dollar spread that thinly might as well be nothing.
By inserting itself between buyer and seller, it gets a cut of the money flowing.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
We're still learning, but so far we've had overwhelmingly positive feedback from folks that feel encouraged by our pledges. We're also working to raise more funds so we can increase the amount of each pledge. It's in the article, but 100% of the funds we raise on Patreon will go towards that goal.
Why should you feel encouraged by receiving a dollar if anybody gets the dollar whether their project is good or not?
People putting themselves out there, even if it's not quite there, is still something worth encouraging IMHO.
It's hard to get a single person to care. The Creative Fund now is a group of folks want to see people take the leap and try and put new things into the world.
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#26A dollar is not a meaningful contribution. It would be better to make a 20-100 list and give 500-2k. Else is it really a Fund?
Or better yet, fund a sweeping amount to their minimum goal level, either by votes or without notice.
if our patron list grows, it could be this big! Good things start small.