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Great blog post jacob. Thanks for the read. To Daleks point on aligning incentives I think this is crucial to the success of any crowd-sourcing platform. One o
by doppenhe 13y ago
Great blog post jacob. Thanks for the read. To Daleks point on aligning incentives I think this is crucial to the success of any crowd-sourcing platform.
One of the things we are doing at Algorithmia.com is trying to provide a lot of the value add around the source code, so that the source itself can remain open yet paying users still have a reason to come to the platform (and the algorithm developers can get paid).
I think doing this is possible in almost every crowdsourcing platform the trick is to find those value adds are. Its on the platform creators to build something that is worth paying for yet still allows being open with whatever it is that you are crowd-sourcing - data, code, etc.
- dalek2point3 13y agoGreat point and glad to hear about Algortihmia. In my own domain of mapping data, I see something similar. OpenStreetMap users put in the fundamental data openly, and firms then value-add using nice routing design, apps etc to compete on the product market and make money. It usually works out just fine. Also would love an invite! My email is dalek2point3 AT gmail