New Design, New Team

http://blog.gittip.com/post/42849911683/new-design-new-team

by whit537 • 13 years ago

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bsimpson• 13 years ago

The about and FAQ links are both dead on my Nexus 7.

whit5373• 13 years ago

Ah, sorry. Should be fixed now. Thanks for the heads-up.

Samuel_Michon2• 13 years ago

For those who don't have 'showdead' turned on, here's math0ne's post:

"I like the detailed text formatting especially the fraud page: https://www.gittip.com/about/fraud/2012-11-05.html

math0ne: you've been hellbanned for the last 5 years. I have no clue why. (More on hellbans on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3477488)

whit5373• 13 years ago

Thanks for reposting. I saw this but wasn't sure if sarcastic or not. That page is one of the one that got ... less attention during the redesign. :-)

Samuel_Michon2• 13 years ago

I'm pretty sure it wasn't meant to be sarcastic. I found the section very interesting, that's why I reposted it.

shurcooL• 13 years ago

I think this thing could potentially be world-changing, if it really takes off. It lets you crowd-fund people doing great work that you want to support, in a sustainable way. So they can spend more time following their passion and doing great things, rather than wasting their time at a crappy 9-to-5 just to pay the bills.

Unlike a charity, where you typically support a "cause" but have no clear way of seeing how your money makes a contribution (or even be sure that the money doesn't get stolen), I prefer this much more because it lets you fund people (of your choice) directly.

Also, I really like the concept of an "open company" behind Gittip.

"Gittip is funded on Gittip. That means the interests of Gittip as a company are perfectly aligned with the interests of Gittip’s users."

I would not be as enthusiastic about this if Gittip were a for-profit company like many others are. But this really feels like something "made for people, by the people" in a genuine way. Or at least that's my current understanding of it.

whit5373• 13 years ago

That's pretty much my understanding of it, too. :^)

trumbitta2• 13 years ago

I like the new design :)

How about adding a bit more line-height to the paragraphs, though?

New Design, New Team

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