believe me, we don't want ownership over any of the ideas. we're also aware that "no-strings-attached" often is not, so I'll grant you that this may all seem rather suspicious. Honestly, I hope people get fabulously happy and can quit the day job off of the $1000 we're handing over. Doing that for somebody is my ROI. But even if all it does is lower the activation energy required for somebody to get off his/her ass and do something awesome or encourage already awesome people to keep going, I think we all win. We could use a little more unfettered joy around us, don't you think?
I think this is a great idea, and if I could I'd support a 5K and 10K grant for more complex projects.
Something I have noticed: people tend to do better under a little pressure.
So if you could have some kind of requirements, like regular emails, submitting a video of your work, or an online interview at the end, you might get better results.
