[ajiang]

VCs also use projected future cash flows or as the previous commenter said, an approximation of such.

[decentralised]

So how do you value open-source "commons"?

ICOs were created precisely because these projects aren't supposed to generate profit.

[realsunnyg]

I think most were designed to create a profit for at least one party...

[decentralised]

Sure, but in which concrete cases, and how was it somehow morally reprehensible to seek compensation for open-source work?