Intriguing twist and amplification of the proposal, Brian. I think
it's important to keep the thing really simple and I"m not sure
whether the complexity your approach adds would push the idea over
the effectiveness cliff. But I like the way you think and process stuff!
dan
On Jul 18, 2005, at 11:55 PM, Brian Yennie wrote:
Dan,
I think it's an interesting concept, as 3rd party products are just
starting to gain some steam in the Rev community.
For the sake of discussion, what about something like this:
> Form a group "development account" where those of us interested
in 3rd party products can make a deposit. You are free to withdraw
the money later, within reason since someone would have to manage
the fund.
> Allow two things to happen:
1) A developer can "pitch" a product to the group.
2) The group can publish bounties for desirable products
> Use dollars as votes. So say, if I have $100 in the fund, I could
commit $50 to one project and $50 to another.
> Once a developer "accepts" a project, the votes (= dollars) are
locked in until either they a) complete the project or b) fail to
meet the timelines and/or requirements.
> When a project is completed, the developer MUST offer credit on
the product to their pledge(s), but is free to sell the product to
others at full price.
EXAMPLE:
Developer X wants to create a web browser object for Revolution
(we're pretending altBrowser doesn't already exist for sake of an
example).
Developer X writes the functional specifications and presents them
to the group. 5 members pledge $150 each, and 5 more pledge $50 for
a total of $1000. Developer X is now guaranteed to be paid at least
$1000 for completing the project.
Developer X completes the project and is paid $1000 out of the
fund. The new browser object goes on sale for $100. The 5 members
who pledged $150 all get a free copy. The remaining 5 each get a
$50 credit. Developer X sells 25 more copies for $100 each and ends
up with a total payday of $3500.
Everyone wins in that both the developer and the buyers have their
risk mitigated- the developer has guaranteed sales, and no one
buyer has to fund the whole project.
Now, making "promises" to buy seems similar, but it seems to me
this would only work if there really were a real, physical account
with a visible balance of money sitting in it. I guarantee if 3rd
party developers could hit a web page displaying the available
group funds, submit a proposal, and watch the pledges roll in, they
would step up a lot more quickly!
FWIW, my 2 cents on an interesting topic!
- Brian
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