19th April 2012, 07:39 AM
Questions for the DigVentures people:
What will happen to the Flag Fen plans if the Sponsume project fails to generate the ?25,000 target -- as looks likely right now given the rate of gain over the last few weeks? Will you be seeking alternative funding, or trying for a different project?
This is different to most Sponsume/Kickstarter projects in that (some) contributors are planning to put more than just money into this. Hopefully none have gone too far with booking time off work, travel plans etc. How will you be managing the disappointment (and possible backlash) if you fail?
Have you considered what effect the failure of such a high profile project will have on the viability of other projects attempting to use crowdfunding? If this is something that will be covered in the paper someone was doing (I don't remember the details, sorry), will the paper be available to the archaeological community?
What will happen to the Flag Fen plans if the Sponsume project fails to generate the ?25,000 target -- as looks likely right now given the rate of gain over the last few weeks? Will you be seeking alternative funding, or trying for a different project?
This is different to most Sponsume/Kickstarter projects in that (some) contributors are planning to put more than just money into this. Hopefully none have gone too far with booking time off work, travel plans etc. How will you be managing the disappointment (and possible backlash) if you fail?
Have you considered what effect the failure of such a high profile project will have on the viability of other projects attempting to use crowdfunding? If this is something that will be covered in the paper someone was doing (I don't remember the details, sorry), will the paper be available to the archaeological community?