[ArekDymalski]

As far as I remember the oldest attempt to create something like that was http://theinternetwishlist.com/

These sites always seem to suffer from the same problem - not enough contributing members. It's quite understandable - what is the incentive to post a problem? What is a chance that someone will solve it? When will it happen? How will I know about it? etc. All these factors result in a situation in which people rather treat such sites as an entertaining curiosity.

My suggestion to improve it is: make it an inverted Kickstarter - if I've got a problem I pledge X dollars for someone to create a solution for it. Other people with similar problem add their pledges. When the sum starts to look tasty developers pick up the challenge and compete (?) for the bounty. The backers get the solution at discounted prices. Everyone's happy and live long ever after ;)

[fiatjaf]

I've been thinking about the reverse kickstarter for years. It is an awesome idea, but it would also suffer from a lot of problems:

- Just like any "network": not enough contributing members.

- People would pay now or when the problem was solved? Are they going to guarantee payment for something without a certain date?

- Who would decide if the problem was solved or not?

[amit_m]

ReverseFunder: http://blog.oxify.co/2014/10/09/our-mission-make-ideas-come-...

[johnkevinmbasco]

Thank you so much for those valuable feedback and suggestion! It will really help us think of ideas on how to improve the site. Cheers!