Jalopnik Detroit's Aaron Foley appears to support some crowdfunding projects.
But he has serious questions regarding a guy trying to raise money to turn the, 21,000 square-foot, $2.8 million Col. Frank J. Hecker House in midtown Detroit into a "coworking heaven."
Foley writes:
And all he needs is three million of your hard-earned dollars to do it.
Yeah . . . no. I mean, don't get me wrong. I'm fully supportive of crowdfunds when there's a clear goal and purpose. And despite the fact that I can be snarky and suspicious sometimes of my fellow young creatives' intents in Detroit, I'm all for reusing older spaces. But here's why I can't get behind this.
Foley elaborates on these points:
- I have no idea what you plan to do since you're kind of vague about it.
- You don't have matching funds, at least none that are listed.
- You don't appear to have the experience to manage a "coworking heaven" or the know-how of maintaining a 21,000-square-foot mansion.
- Why aren't you aiming lower?
- You don't win friends with salad.