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For reference, the site CoFundOS.org (which is now something TOTALLY unrelated) used to be a bounty service just like this where people all added their pledge t

For reference, the site CoFundOS.org (which is now something TOTALLY unrelated) used to be a bounty service just like this where people all added their pledge to fund the start of some new project if someone came along and accepted the task. Not sure if there's any reference available anymore. They focused on Open Source, whereas DemandRush seems to focus on services, many of which could qualify as SaaSS even, see https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-s... Anyway, the big issues here are those all bounty-type sites face (which seems, for some reason, to be the thing everyone keeps trying over and over and keeps thinking is a new idea). See for reference, https://wiki.snowdrift.coop/market-research/history/software#bounties https://wiki.snowdrift.coop/market-research/history/software...

quadrangle 9y ago
Too late to edit, but it might be worth adding that while CoFundOS got a good handful of projects listed and handfuls of people pledging, my memory is that none of the projects ever amounted to anything. There's a lot of reasons why this sort of approach may seem promising but never really take off. It's also possible (though I'm skeptical) that it just takes a certain amount of design, promotion, and right-place-right-time…