What's Your Big Idea?
How crowdfunding changes the world
Hey there, you good?
They say ideas are free.
But not all ideas are winners. Some are best kept to ourselves.
The real issue is how we promote ideas that speed us forward on the path to freedom.
Maximum Freedom
Some ideas are great; some are bullshit.
Only hindsight shows us which is which, and most of the time, ventures that fail are forgotten. But what about the ones that never took flight?
Before crowdfunding, investment came from centralized sources (and occasionally from philanthropists). This model resulted in the slower development of society.
You either watered down your vision so it was safe enough to fund or bent the knee to comply with the bank’s requirements.
Or you were born into extreme wealth.
Great idea but no connections? No money for you.
Want to disrupt an industry? You’re a menace to society, not an asset.
A woman entrepreneur? Forget it.
And then, the internet.
Suddenly, those with ideas could communicate with millions.
They could seek low-risk investments in a decentralized way.
In the last few years alone, crowdfunding has brought us these inventions: the LIFESAVER water bottle, which turns dirty water into clean, drinkable water; the OpenROV underwater mapping drone; the SunSaluter, a device that increases the efficiency of solar panels by 30%; the Square Foot Gardening Method, allows people to grow a large amount of produce in a small space; the Raspberry Pi, a tiny, low-cost computer.
But, even in the online era, all ideas are not equal.
Platforms like GoFundMe or Kickstarter rely on payment systems like PayPal and Stripe which exclude much of the developing world.
How can someone in Zimbabwe, Bolivia, or East Timor succeed in crowdfunding?
These ideas are the ones we will never know. All that potential energy remains untapped, just like a hodlers’ bitcoins that never move.
“Bitcoin is a peaceful revolution—but peaceful does not mean passive. It’s time to act. Are you a Bitcoiner? Then you are the protagonist of this story, and the tools are in your hands.” Mick Morucci
More than just opening the crowdfunding faucet for people ALL around the world, Geyser supports the bitcoin ecosystem. You can even donate to a pro-bitcoin South American election campaign.
If you already have a world-changing idea, fund it through the site.
If not, support the growth and adoption of bitcoin with this month’s Maximum Freedom Resource — Geyser.
The site is non-custodial and offers idea-havers the opportunity to tell their story and harness the power of the bitcoin community.
And crowdfunding is just the ‘Layer 1’ of their mission. What comes next is the ability to ensure investors and entrepreneurs work together to bring the best ideas to life.
Set your potential energy in motion.
On Geyser, ideas abound, and sats move around.
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21 Futures contributor Carl Andrews has published a book of haiku and essays in collaboration with a mysterious Japanese poet. Learn more about 21 Views from Mount Fuji: A Poet’s Perspective on Bitcoin.
The winners of the Financial Fallout anthology competition have been announced:
1st place: $1,000 + feature interview: Graeme Shimmin - Infinite Debt
2nd place: $500 + podcast appearance: DM - Proxy- Temet Nosce
3rd place: $250 + social media shoutout: DJ Bodden - The Big Slash
4th place: $50 + signed book: T. M. de Saavedra - Supplying the Slugs
4th place: $50 + signed book: Symbol Satoshi - We Are Living Well
Full list of authors in the anthology: Symbol Satoshi, SF, Jillian Godsil, DJ Bodden, Chris Griffiths, DM, Graeme Shimmin, Luciano Rocha, Alex Gurevich, Satillionaire, T. M. de Saavedra, Mariska van der Merwe, Fanis Michalakis, Will Schoellkopf, Eric Kay, Kevin Morley, Ninja Grandma, Joseph Sidari, Lindsay Burns, Praise Samuel-Imaikop, George Hamley, Alexander Reeve, Max Hillebrand.
Watch the replay of our live event for discussion and details of the project.
Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift for your family and friends? It’s your last chance to get some books in time!
Thanks for reading.
See you in 2025.
Keep living free.