[CrowderSoup]

Both of those developers asked the community for money. They should have asked the companies that use their projects directly. I world imagine they'd hey far better results that way.

[gtaylor]

> They should have asked the companies that use their projects directly. I world imagine they'd hey far better results that way.

Better results? Both efforts were funded almost immediately and well in excess of what was being asked for.

I think these two cases are great examples of how this could work.