Hi Scott, I have a polished design concept for a new SaaS product that appeals to the same type of market as UserVoice (it addresses a different problem however). How can I get potential users to help fund the development?

Well you can try KickStarter? Or you release it as open source and a please donate button? Or you get a MVP up and running and charge :)

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