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by jamesmcn 4930 days ago
Bounties might reasonably be paid for help closing a deal, but only a fool pays for an introduction. Not that there is anything wrong with separating rich fools from their money.
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Have you checked out the site? The "lead" is only submitted when the person has indicated that yes, they are interested, and answers whatever questions the bounty-poster wants answered to qualify them ahead of time. So it's not an introduction, but the person actually starting off the conversation with you, saying: "Yes, I'm interested", "Yes, your idea sounds interesting I'd like to have a discussion about possibly funding it" or whatever terms you define.

That said, we do have a demand for deal bonuses, payable when a qualified lead results in a closed deal. That's coming down the line.

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