Thoughts as they come to me: 1. If I'm spamming for a job, I'm basically just throwing darts. Why would I pay to contact one particular person? Surely there ar

Thoughts as they come to me: 1. If I'm spamming for a job, I'm basically just throwing darts. Why would I pay to contact one particular person? Surely there are still plenty of people who aren't using your system that I can spam for free. 2. If the person in question is someone you actually respect (and are not just spamming), then the question is whether your offer is truly interesting and how good you are at pitching it, not how much you're willing to pay to be heard. I mean, if I wanted to contact Bret Victor, I would ask myself whether I actually had something worth saying to him, not whether he'd take $10 or $50 or $100. If I actually had something worth saying, I'd imagine his response would depend on my ability to make the value clear, not a bribe. 3. Celebrities asking for money directly from the public is just bad PR. I can't see any celebrity doing this. 4. Business luminaries selling conversations is already a thriving business: it's called consulting.