There are many terrific organizations in the world tackling the world's problems. Armchair Revolutionary is most productive at facilitating projects that involve innovative solutions. Here's why...
Innovative projects are usually a new idea, a new science, a new technology, or a new business model - and usually they are unproven. That means there's a whole lot of risk associated with funding them. Which is why traditional institutions (govts, foundations, nonprofits, venture capitalists) usually shy away from them. That's where Armchair Revolutionary can come in to save the day. By reversing the funding model from one donor giving a million dollars to a million donors giving one dollar, we distribute the financial risk so such an extent that it literally evaporates. If the project fails, the users who gave just a buck will not lose sleep versus the large donors who would lose a million dollars.
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