Meteor campaign to unlock $25k for CodeNow (YC W14 nonprofit) (opens in new tab)

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49 pointsyaliceme11y ago6 comments

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This seems like a good cause, but this is a bit of a crappy way to do it IMO.

Case in point: I've used a bit of Meteor, and I'm not really a fan of it, although it's an interesting idea. Should I just star the project anyway to get the donation to happen?

yalicemeOP11y ago

Hi, I'm running this campaign.

I'd say you should only star the project if you genuinely like Meteor enough to star it.

If you're still on the fence about Meteor but like the cause, I'd encourage you to donate directly to CodeNow at codenow.org.

hunvreus11y ago

What was the rationale behind tying up donations with the GitHub stars? Landing on this today, it seemed to me more geared towards making meteor land in the 20K stars vicinity rather than helping CodeNow.

Not trying to troll, just genuinely interested in how you guys approached this.

Either way, it does seem like a smart "growth hack".

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happyscrappy11y ago

Great answer. I love Meteor and it is great that your doing what you can tto help charity wise but some people will never be happy no matter what you do. Keep making great software and everything else will work itself out.

prezjordan11y ago

> Should I just star the project anyway to get the donation to happen?

Yes. Stars already don't matter :) Stars mean visibility, but are a really poor metric for legitimacy.

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Bahamut11y ago

This seems like a good cause, but this is a bit of a crappy way to do it IMO.

Case in point: I've used a bit of Meteor, and I'm not really a fan of it, although it's an interesting idea. Should I just star the project anyway to get the donation to happen?

yalicemeOP11y ago

Hi, I'm running this campaign.

I'd say you should only star the project if you genuinely like Meteor enough to star it.

If you're still on the fence about Meteor but like the cause, I'd encourage you to donate directly to CodeNow at codenow.org.

hunvreus11y ago

Not trying to troll, just genuinely interested in how you guys approached this.

Either way, it does seem like a smart "growth hack".

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happyscrappy11y ago

prezjordan11y ago

> Should I just star the project anyway to get the donation to happen?

Yes. Stars already don't matter :) Stars mean visibility, but are a really poor metric for legitimacy.

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