OK it’s not the first, but Wattpad is releasing a crowdfunding function on their platform. They’ve come far since that interview so long ago . . .
Now this is intriguing period since in a way some people have leveraged recognition gained from social networking for promotion in a less integrated manner. This formalizes it. Watch this, because if it works it may validate the model elsewhere.
Why have a few general sources of crowdfunding when you can have specialized ones?
Of course this also builds things for Wattpad . . .
– Steven Savage