I do want to support you guys. But just having 10K people who want App.net successful is not enough to get me to put in $50 (or to even try it out for free).

I do want to support you guys. But just having 10K people who want App.net successful is not enough to get me to put in $50 (or to even try it out for free). Now, if this a community of a 100 entrepreneurs, I might be more interested. Perhaps, you guys need channels for various groups or something. My point is that I cannot yet find an excuse to see why you will be successful and therefore would want to bet anything on you. Help me find that excuse :-)