Mastodon is financed by crowdfunding instead of venture capital not because we don't know that venture capital exists, not because we don't have bills to pay, and not because venture capital isn't willing to give money to new social media platforms. VCs don't want a sustainable business, they want a big exit. Every VC-backed business is on a timer to deliver or die.
There are many better ways to raise whatever money you may need than going to those jackals. It's boring, but many grants are available through various philanthropic organizations that would be great sources of support. Or crowdfunding. But I prefer getting the billionaires to support.
@jawarajabbi Aren't "grants" another kind of "free money" which is from a usually non-caring States that simply want to find out all the info and what they take advantage of from it and your research ?
You mentioned "philanthropic organizations" that would be help better than my description of a grant - but can you name some philanthropic organizations ? ❓
Grant doesn't seem like a good free lunch either they really do give it almost blindly / without terms and conditions (?)... that's why I'd like an example.
Who doesn't want something back like any Vampire Empire which is like the Venture Capitalist / Vulture Capitalism people talk about (in fact the head Vulture being state so not much better)..
#VampireEmpire ? 🧛 💉 🩸
#VentureCapitalism 💰 🤑 💰
#VultureCapitalism 🦃 👸 💎
Or just Vanilla #Capitalism as #Grants / paid research and development for the next dirty work from your ideas...
#philanthropy organizations ?
