Of course it will. A lot of people do not understand the value and importance of digging on something before deciding to be a part of it. Bounty hunting is also like using your funds to invest in a project as an investor, but this time you are making use of your time, space and energy for some campaigns though, to get something substantial as an investment without having to use real life funds for it and in that case, it is very necessary to take into precaution most of the things that the OP mentioned, and most especially, when it comes to the product and the team.