You could use Bitcoin crowdfunding services like https://bitcoinstarter.com/ or http://coinfunder.com/browse or even both of them for that purpose 
That would also attract more attention to Bitmark itself.
That would also attract more attention to Bitmark itself.
I wholeheartedly agree, to reach out to other communities and bring people in is always our primary goal.
We do not want to become a community of people swapping money between ourselves, it is clear where that ends up.
To bring in one potential adopter or somebody to the discussion, that is as more valuable than any funding could be.
OK, well then lets move in this direction. I agree that Crowdfunding Bitmark's Side Projects will provide a good metric by which to gauge public interest.
We could also consider RocketHub.com.
- Funds donated through RocketHub are given to the project, regardless if the project meets its monetary goals.
- Also noteworthy, RocketHub's new partnership with A&E could potentially magnify Bitmarks exposure outside of the crypto community. (This appears to be inline with Bitmarks long term Strategic Vision)
Rockethub.com is very good, it is a shame we do not have an active crypto equivalent. We should put that on our list of side projects, focussed at the same user base, they can pay with fiat and the project can receive bitmarks. The Bitmark Foundation could also sponsor projects which it felt had merit, or give them what is needed to reach their target.
For now I feel we are too immature, the work we would have to do on Bitmark's website, presentation, documentation, and community would be more than to create a working version of GetMarked.
This thread is interesting if you are following it yet fractured and expensive to read if you are not, this serves us well on the forum.
To bring new people from something as pleasant, modern, and creative as rockethub to a thread in the alternative coins section of bitcointalk is not the first impression we want to give.
If you would bold and state it that for example 20-30% of donator fund would be used for mining Bitmark and he/she would get them in return then it wouldn't be just a fund, but also an investment.
Yes, it is an investment, as the creation of getmarked will enable adoption which eclipse's that of all cryptographic currencies combined.
As an immediate starting point
- can anybody donate the domain name getmarked.org (or funds to buy it) to the project?
- I will create a one page website which coherently lays out the concept in an easy way
Doing this will enable us to refine and present the idea simply, the concept and impact need to be made clear.