Any thoughts on where we go from here for Crowdfunded Citizen science?

[Biotech Ryan]

Hi All,

Just wondering if you had any thoughts on where we go from here for Crowdfunded Citizen science?

http://bamh1.com/2013/05/22/the-renaissance-of-citizen-science-and-the-emergence-diy-bio-start-ups/

All the best,

Ryan

[Bryan Bishop]

On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 2:00 AM, Biotech Ryan <ryan.bet...@gmail.com> wrote:

Just wondering if you had any thoughts on where we go from here for Crowdfunded Citizen science?

http://bamh1.com/2013/05/22/the-renaissance-of-citizen-science-and-the-emergence-diy-bio-start-ups/

I don't get it.. how is it DIY if you are venture backed?

- Bryan
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[Patrik D'haeseleer]

On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:02:01 AM UTC-7, Bryan Bishop wrote:

On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 2:00 AM, Biotech Ryan <ryan.bet...@gmail.com> wrote:

Just wondering if you had any thoughts on where we go from here for Crowdfunded Citizen science?

http://bamh1.com/2013/05/22/the-renaissance-of-citizen-science-and-the-emergence-diy-bio-start-ups/

I don't get it.. how is it DIY if you are venture backed?

I'd say it's not - but Ryan's article is about crowdfunding, not VC funding.

I don't think we necessarily need to find a clear dividing line, but DIY to me seems to imply something you're doing in your spare time, not as a full-time job.

Is it still DIY if your kickstarter made enough money to devote yourself to your project for a year? How is a DIY project with half a million in Kickstarter funding different from a startup with half a million in angel investment? Meh - either way, I wouldn't mind claiming it as a success story that came out of the DIY movement. Does it really matter what we call it?

Patrik

[PK]

Just wrote a post on this issue: https://medium.com/academia-in-the-gigabit-age/76a08dea1fe3 Will be glad to discuss.

среда, 22 мая 2013 г., 11:00:37 UTC+4 пользователь Biotech Ryan написал:

[Biotech Ryan]

Hey Bryan,

As Patrik pointed out, it's actually about crowdfunding (not venture funding), none of those start ups that I wrote about were initially venture funded, they were funded by people like us interested in crowdfunded science (just as as side disclaimer I backed all three with a donation as I want to help foster further growth in crowdfunded science).

Additionally, it's all DIY as the groups doing it are doing it themselves and outside of academia and a classical corporate structure (although I'm assuming they eventually incorporate to functionally operate). So any thoughts on what's next?

Best,

R

[Biotech Ryan]

PK interesting idea of using crowdbased rewards for funding of science

On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00:37 AM UTC-7, Biotech Ryan wrote: