I just turned 24. I’m a graduate student and make subsistence wages. I’m moonlighting as an indie game developer. If my studio takes off I’ll be able to donate much more to SIAI. But, even if I knew I’d be a millionaire next year, I’d still forgo some small luxuries (by subsistence standards) to make a donation this year.
We definitely need more programmers with enough chutzpah to found a startup, and who are willing to donate substantially if they make it big.
Both voted up for making small donations this year. I am much more optimistic about someone who says that they plan to do a startup and donate some of the money to SIAI if they have previously donated $10 rather than $0.
For what it’s worth, the best returns right now for game development are on Facebook. It’s something of a secret; developing games for the iPhone is almost a trap compared to developing games for Facebook. That’s what I’m working on right now. Happy to discuss this via PM/email...
Similar calculus.
I just turned 24. I’m a graduate student and make subsistence wages. I’m moonlighting as an indie game developer. If my studio takes off I’ll be able to donate much more to SIAI. But, even if I knew I’d be a millionaire next year, I’d still forgo some small luxuries (by subsistence standards) to make a donation this year.
We definitely need more programmers with enough chutzpah to found a startup, and who are willing to donate substantially if they make it big.
Both voted up for making small donations this year. I am much more optimistic about someone who says that they plan to do a startup and donate some of the money to SIAI if they have previously donated $10 rather than $0.
For what it’s worth, the best returns right now for game development are on Facebook. It’s something of a secret; developing games for the iPhone is almost a trap compared to developing games for Facebook. That’s what I’m working on right now. Happy to discuss this via PM/email...