I like the patreon model, as it's let me support various creators whose content I like (Webcomics/Websites/Musicians) without having to endure web ads. I get what this post is saying about wanting to add new features, but I can't help but be a little apprehensive about what taking this amount of external funding means for Patreon's future. It doesn't strike me as a business that's likely to experience "hockey stick"…
Right. How many features do they need to add? Kickstarter raised a few million dollars and has grown organically, and fairly rapidly, since. Who is the natural acquirer for Patreon? Is it a likely IPO candidate? It's cheap criticism to say that it would be an easy extension for Kickstarter to offer this kind of funding model, but it really would. The cultural barriers that usually keep companies from moving into adja…
Re: We’ve Raised $60M in New Funding
#61I support my favorite musicians on Patreon and usually get gadgets on Kickstarter although I admit I supported the occassional video game or novels. But Patreon is about continous delivery while Kickstarter is about one big bang, delivery is on the several months-1/2 years scale while Patreon doesn't work well if you don't deliver a thing every month preferably more than one. Seems like a completely different thing.