Hi Jean-Paul,
I'm not sure that I understand your point but let me try to answer it
anyways (and you'll tell me if I missed :-).
I qualify as one of those mid-lifers but, due to impending college
expenses, I NEED my current non-AGI income stream. I'm not hugely motivated
by money but would question any project that doesn't address the issue in a
fair fashion.
What *was* lost in my post (because I haven't really given details about
the project yet) is that given what I'm doing anyways, the credit assignment
(as long as it's performed by the AGI) should be possible without any
additional work beforehand (i.e. it's a freebie). Further, there certainly
are people who are motivated by the chance of serious future money and
attracting them would be great.
There's also the point that YKY's scheme will never be acceptable to a
venture capitalist which was part of my mental notes (you should have read
my mind :-) about paying individuals who NEED a regular and solid immediate
income stream (which I'm not, however, prepared to make promises about at
this point) by attempting to attract money once I'm in a state to do so
(which is why I was already prepped with my question to YKY about non-AGI
contributors since we'd then need publicity people and eventually HR people,
etc.).
Perhaps it may be more productive to ask people on the list quickly to
indicate their interest and/or willingness to participate in your scheme
(by emailing either of you directly rather than the list)?
I'm not really interested in who is interested in participating in my
scheme. I'm interested in who is interested in my project (and I'll make
sure that the scheme works for them -- that's why I've been pushing the
flexibility point so hard with YKY). There will be a massive write-up of
the project in July and I'll be inviting all interested parties then. YKY's
post just offered an immediate opportunity to float some of my
organizational ideas to see if they'd float or sink like a rock (since I
really don't want the non-project stuff to prevent people from working on
the project).
Thank you for the helpful feedback (did I answer your question?).
Mark
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