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Prizeo (YC W13) Helps Celebrities Tap Their Fans For Charity Fundraising

67 pointsby apancikabout 12 years ago

5 comments

dizietabout 12 years ago
It's interesting to see at least 3 companies focused on fundraising (or crowdfunding) in this batch. Watsi (<a href="https://watsi.org/" rel="nofollow">https://watsi.org/</a> + <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/30/watsi/" rel="nofollow">http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/30/watsi/</a>) and Microryza (<a href="https://www.microryza.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.microryza.com/</a> + <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/25/microryza-yc/" rel="nofollow">http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/25/microryza-yc/</a>) are also focusing on funding medical treatments and scientific research.<p>Also, getting public figures like Stephen Fry and Jamie Oliver is really great thinking, they are the perfect type of celebrity to help start something like this.
citizenkeysabout 12 years ago
Prizeo seems very similar to GiveSpark ( <a href="http://givespark.com/" rel="nofollow">http://givespark.com/</a> ). GiveSpark was funded in YCW12 ( <a href="http://ycuniverse.com/ycombinator-companies#ycw12" rel="nofollow">http://ycuniverse.com/ycombinator-companies#ycw12</a> ). Is there any connection between the two companies?
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timmeabout 12 years ago
"Tap fans" sounds close to "milk cows" to me.
nodataabout 12 years ago
I hate this. On one hand you get something good: more money to charity, but on the other hand you get someone else taking all the credit for it.
nraynaudabout 12 years ago
I don't really think it's "dreaming big". Compare that to Elon Musk.
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