What does a small tech company that seeks private support look like? Often, we’ll not know, because those private companies seek the support of private venture capital, in thousands of encounters and presentations across America each day.
Sometimes, though, one sees more because a private tech startup looks to something like Kickstarter to win backing from private parties (many of them ordinary people, making small contributions).
Here’s one example, that received $102,382 in private funding, far ahead of its $36,000 goal: Sprout: HiFi Stereo Amp that transforms the way you listen.
I well understand that Kickstarter’s not for everyone, but these tech companies (and other projects) are relying on support from consumers in the marketplace.
They can feel good about what they’re trying. They’re not tenured, white-collar academics exaggerating their so-called discoveries while supping parasitically on the tax earnings of working-class wage earners.
I strongly believe in the opportunities – and even more in the joy of learning – that a formal education can offer.
Proper academic life never has – and never will – include scheming university administrators funding their pals’ ideas with public money.
Hundreds of years of university life on this continent merit more than that.
Much more.