Brown: True Crime Sleuth Communities Are Altruistic, Not Driven by Money
Jim Brown · “VCs React to a Bold True Crime Startup—Is Crowdsourced Crime Solving the Future?” · Sep 13, 2023 · at 10:35
Jim Brown, founder of cold case platform Uncovered, responds to investor Erica Wenger's question on whether case bounties could serve as a viable monetization mechanism.
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“However, this community is not influenced by money. It's very much altruistic. We've tried to like offer that as a concept. It's just not something that they're interested in. They want the case solved.”
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