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The Problem: Traditional Crowdfunding Is Broken Kickstarter’s Missing Piece You back a project: $50, $100, maybe $500 You get: A product (if it ships) You don’t get: Any ongoing relationship with what you helped create The creator: Keeps all the upside Result: You funded someone else’s dream, but you don’t share in the success The Choice Nobody Should Have To Make Traditional crowdfunding forces you to choose: product without participation, or participation without product. ...

The Boaz Principle: The tl;dr Want the formal proofs? See: Full Academic Paper The Problem in One Sentence Platforms extract maximum value from every transaction, leaving nothing for newcomers or those who can’t pay full price. The Solution Build generosity into the math, not the marketing. The Biblical Reference Book of Ruth, Chapter 2. Boaz tells his workers: leave grain in the corners of the field. Don’t harvest everything. Let people who can’t buy come and gather what’s left. ...