I like the patreon model, as it's let me support various creators whose content I like (Webcomics/Websites/Musicians) without having to endure web ads.
I get what this post is saying about wanting to add new features, but I can't help but be a little apprehensive about what taking this amount of external funding means for Patreon's future.
It doesn't strike me as a business that's likely to experience "hockey stick" growth, so there's a worry that they'll need to extract more money from existing creators to show the return on investment that their external investors are likely to seek...
I get what this post is saying about wanting to add new features, but I can't help but be a little apprehensive about what taking this amount of external funding means for Patreon's future.
It doesn't strike me as a business that's likely to experience "hockey stick" growth, so there's a worry that they'll need to extract more money from existing creators to show the return on investment that their external investors are likely to seek...