Orbit is open-source: github.com/andymatuschak/
I did this because my crowdfunding now feels increasingly solid. Patrons provide >2/3 of an NSF CAREER grant (a common "starter" grant in science). Made a (public) video reflecting on CAREER vs crowdfunding:
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Congrats!
Interesting discussion in your post.
Oh, a small typo early on in the post: “So [t]he exciting milestone”
Cheers.
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