Peer Production Market Ecosystem

Ecosystem ideas

Dons comments on transaction costs, etc.

https://blog.zgp.org/incentivizing-production-of-information-goods/

• CrowdSourcing - low t cost - low rewards - simple
• IssueMarkets - med t cost - med rewards
• CrowdFunding - larger t cost - med-large rewards

Notes on potential market-driven orgs supporting peer-production:

Bug Market: Marketplace for trading bug futures.

Open source trust: non-profit or B corp. that invests in order to incentivize open source development.

Mutual fund firm: company that helps b2b customers hedge the risks of unpredictable open source development.

Developer-focused trading firm: company that advises developers on market opportunities, does arbitrage across projects, and/or helps developers finance larger positions.

Oracles: Networks of reputable oracles that provide market intelligence.