partner with Bountysource

[chadwhitacre]

Let's do this once before we try to generalize. :)

was: build a network of crowd-funding platforms

It seems like it'd be a win-win for users of crowd-funding platforms to be able to spend their balance escrowed in one platform on another platform. So I have a Gittip balance and I want to spend it on Bountysource. That kind of thing. Can we address this in a general way that is good for end-users and helps build the overall network of crowd-funding platforms?

[chadwhitacre]

What's the user experience? How do we deliver it?

[rappo]

On the Bountysource side, we could allow a user to link/login with their Gittip account. Gittip balances would be available as a payment method for fundraisers and bounties. This would function similar to Bountysource account balances.

Simple mockup:

What would you like to see a Gittip user be able to do on Bountysource, from Gittip?

[chadwhitacre]

Love the mockup! And thanks for the call. Looking forward to specing this out and getting a bounty going. :)

[rappo]

Awesome, we're looking forward to this as well. :) We've got some ideas and we want to spend a few days poking around the Gittip code, we'll report back soon!

[chadwhitacre]

Seems like this has gone as far as it's going to go for now. For Gittip we need to refocus on our core product, and spending balances elsewhere (#299) is out of scope for that.