I really like this idea. Fwiw, there are some connections to the “Corporate skills charity bake sale” I proposed a while back. Those ideas might synergize with this.
You write “Again, you would feel icky paying a company for this, but you might feel OK doing it in exchange for a donation.” And that’s why we think HearMeOut can work so well, because it donates rather than pays to individuals. People are likely much more opposed to giving someone a lot of money for their time (e.g. paying a billionaire to meet with them), but would be more in favor of doing that when it goes to charities.
I will beta test this with anyone who cold calls or emails me. I’ll simply tell them that for a €100 donation they can have an hour of my time, and see what happens.
I really like this idea. Fwiw, there are some connections to the “Corporate skills charity bake sale” I proposed a while back. Those ideas might synergize with this.
You write “Again, you would feel icky paying a company for this, but you might feel OK doing it in exchange for a donation.” And that’s why we think HearMeOut can work so well, because it donates rather than pays to individuals. People are likely much more opposed to giving someone a lot of money for their time (e.g. paying a billionaire to meet with them), but would be more in favor of doing that when it goes to charities.
I will beta test this with anyone who cold calls or emails me. I’ll simply tell them that for a €100 donation they can have an hour of my time, and see what happens.
Thanks.
Enabling valuable transactions that might otherwise be considered “repugnant” was one of the things that came to mind when I thought of this.