I suspect it matters quite a bit WHICH 10-20 people support the project. And I further suspect that the right people are unlikely to sell their time in this way.
That’s not to say that it’s a bad idea to offer to compensate people for the time and risk of analyzing your proposal. But you should probably filter for pre-interest with a brief synopsis of what you actually want to do (not “get funding”, but “perform this project that does …”).
This makes sense. Paying someone to do more of something they care about is very different from paying someone to do something they don’t otherwise want to do. That would include providing regular feedback.
I suspect it matters quite a bit WHICH 10-20 people support the project. And I further suspect that the right people are unlikely to sell their time in this way.
That’s not to say that it’s a bad idea to offer to compensate people for the time and risk of analyzing your proposal. But you should probably filter for pre-interest with a brief synopsis of what you actually want to do (not “get funding”, but “perform this project that does …”).
This makes sense. Paying someone to do more of something they care about is very different from paying someone to do something they don’t otherwise want to do. That would include providing regular feedback.