Those are my feelings exactly. I like the idea of the critical amount. I love the idea of perks or what have you. The part that interests me is, for instance, I have an idea and I put it up for lets say $500 critical and I get the promise of $100 by campaign end, a few things happen, One: I know there is some interest but not enough to proceed forward with the current plan and that it needs to be thought through further. Two: I found this out before having invested any resources up front. and Three: The kick starters that did want this were not charged.
If I did get the minimum critical amount then I can tell that enough people were interested to see it come to fruition -- but the community as a whole were not completely crazy and in love with the idea which also equates to getting a sense of any future sales of said plugin/project. The good part here is that The project gets completed and that the minimum funding is up front and that maybe I need to treat my marketing in a different way. Lastly, Some ideas will absolutely thrill the community who will then 'vote' as it were for that with cash and I get to know that it's a hit and I get my funding up front. Tom -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com 3mcgr...@comcast.net On Jun 30, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Curry Kenworthy wrote: > >> Good work! I really like the idea of delivering what the community needs to >> get their apps implemented. Some way for any LC user to propose an idea and >> pledge funds and others to edit the idea and pledge too and then some way >> for someone to take on the project. > > I'll try to set something up at the website during July, so keep ideas > flowing! > > One important thing is that most projects need a certain minimum critical > amount to be possible. Some venues cancel everything if the main goal is not > met, but I think actually it would be good to have a minimum amount like the > "reserve" in an auction that represents what the project must absolutely have > to survive, vs the main goal which is the amount that it should have to cover > more of the bases. > > If that reserve is not met then the organizer would need to either cancel or > seek further funding right away. > > Another aspect is giving donors/those who preorder something special, and I > think there's a whole lot of gratitude that a person feels from having a > project funded, which will help lead to some unique and special perks. So it > could get really interesting! > > Best, > > Curry K. > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
