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I wrote an app that had a similar idea based on GitHub stars. It was a crummy MVP. I gave out $1 to 100 different open source authors. Not one of them passed i
by travisjungroth 9y ago
I wrote an app that had a similar idea based on GitHub stars.
It was a crummy MVP. I gave out $1 to 100 different open source authors. Not one of them passed it along and made a donation to someone else. That was disappointing, really.
- fapjacks 9y agoWhy was that disappointing? A dollar is really nothing to even think about. If some random person trying to start a service sends me a dollar based on my busy open source contributions, and then (hints? asks? requests?) that I sign up for their service and then forward it to some other person, I would ignore it. I'm guessing this was the big idea? Now, a hundred dollars...
- skinnymuch 9y agoBut a dollar isn't enough. Can't expect people to take time out to try something out for a dollar. Maybe should've done 100 dollars for 10 different open source authors. See how that goes.