Laeserin on Nostr: If you want to give someone money, just give it to them. If you want returns on the ...

If you want to give someone money, just give it to them. If you want returns on the money you give them, ask for the returns in a contract when you give the money. If you are wary of them simply taking the money and running, split your payments into tranches that track progress.

You can ask for equity and share in the general profits, a portion of the fees produced for X years, exclusive use of particular services, regular dinner parties and online meetings with the project team, attending the project lounge at conferences, etc. or even some combination.

There are lots of ways you can help finance their endeavor and share in their success that don't require debt. If none of these things sound appealing to you, then their project probably sounds unappealing to you, and then you should probably just walk away.

Don't give money to people who are attempting to build something you don't want.