He talked about inter-project conflicts due to injecting money into the system, but I think the intra-project issues are the bigger problem. Suppose the head d

He talked about inter-project conflicts due to injecting money into the system, but I think the intra-project issues are the bigger problem. Suppose the head developer receives $10^n for fund raising. Does this encourage or discourage other potential contributors from working with the developer? We've mainly been participating in a gift economy: You've given to me; I'm happy to give back to you. However, if I've got a big feature that I can contribute to this newly funded project, might I hold back since I'm not going to get a cut of any of these funds? The problem seems exacerbated as the funds grow larger.