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Fund-my-project: Earn grants/funding for your project
- sakofchit 7y agoSomeone suggested that there should be a place that documents a list of grants + deadlines in my last post, so I’ve gone ahead and put together a list of grants, crowdfunding platforms, and other resources that can help you get off the ground with no upfront costs! If you know of other grants or resources, please feel free to create a pull request :)
- input_sh 7y agoAwesome initiative! I like the idea of combining non-VC resources for the very start of the project. Thanks for sharing!
- alain94040 7y agoWhere can I find the opposite: join a community of funders, which already has the filtering and application process figured out? There are a lot of us who’d love to help others get started, but you don’t want to have thousands of different applications, all with slightly different requirements.
- sakofchit 7y agoI agree! I'd love to put a platform like this together but since I lack connections I would probably have a hard time finding funders that would use it.
- travisjungroth 7y agoDon’t let that stop you. Cold contacting + a good Show HN would be enough to kickstart it. It will just be work.
- logicallee 7y agoIndiegogo and kickstarter?
- wzeng 7y agoIf open source quantum computing is your thing then https://unitary.fund/ https://unitary.fund/ could use help supporting and mentoring projects. We're domain specific, but this might be a model others can follow.
- mjfl 7y agoWow, it's really great that there is demand from both sides.
- rambojazz 7y agoIsn't this how every non-profit works already? You just help them with a donation, they filter and figure out projects.
- rhlsthrm 7y agohttps://twitter.com/MolochDAO https://twitter.com/MolochDAO. This is crypto based, but exactly your idea. A smart contract based way to join a group of funders who vote on funding proposals that are brought to them.
- cosmodisk 7y agoWhat would be your expectations from funded projects? % of stock, some reward later,etc?
- mNovak 7y agoDepending on how much 'project' we're leaning, this misses the rather large pool of funds that is SBIR. Not easy, or fast, but can put some oomph behind a project.
- sakofchit 7y agoYeah you're right. 'project' is subjective :). This is just a start for now, but I'm open to PR's that includes other types of funding
- n-exploit 7y agoYou should add Gitcoin.co - they fund open source projects through distribution of cryptocurrencies.
- sakofchit 7y agoThanks! Will add soon
- softwarejosh 7y agoIm a college aged kid working on several projects, whats the best way to format a request/application like this
- sakofchit 7y agoI think most grants have their own form that you have to fill out so it would depend on the grant/funder.
- tzjmetron 7y agoLooks useful. Thanks for sharing.
- jimmySixDOF 7y agoYes +1 for that ! Every little bit helps & I hope this grows