I'll give you $2000 to get my subscription service to $500 MRR (84 subscribers)

Thanks!

I know because the product is a synergistic solution to a few major problems in the VR industry. Marketing, monetization, and discovery of VR software.

I use VRCHIVE every day.

I created the project at first as a hobby. In 2013 no VR image host existed, so I created one to make sharing and viewing VR photos easy and fun.

Raised small checks from two accelerator programs and angels to take it from a hobby to something more. Did a focus group around a concept for a futuristic screenshot feature that would capture through your eyes and all around you instead of a 2D rectangle. The response was overwhelmingly positive so I got to work.

The focus wasn't on monetization, it was on innovating and making cool stuff. I wanted to give people the world's first free AND instant consumer 360 camera. Wasn't sure if anyone would use it, but it set an industry standard and was used to create VR photos and videos seen hundreds of millions of times in every country with open internet.

People have used it to archive VR memories of the time they spent with friends or celebrities like Justin Roiland, Reggie Watts, and Deadmau5. It spreads via word of mouth and through viral embeds on reddit and twitter (like Vine).

It is by far the largest host of VR photos online.

So, its value for marketing and discovery is thoroughly validated. In theory some number of VR enthusiasts should want to pay for either storage space OR to support VR developers because we will share 50% of subscription revenue with a VR developer of the subscriber's choice.

Monetizing VR software is notoriously difficult, with about 1% of VR developers ever breaking even on time/capital investment. Why? Digital download sales aren't consistent. Even good VR software will peak at launch and spike during sales, but trend to low hundreds per month at best (generally speaking though there are exceptions). Free VR software either makes no money or even less money than digital downloads, with VR ads that are universally despised.

Could VR developers accept donations through PayPal or Patreon? Yes, but neither have built in virality or a focus on VR developers. Of the VR developers I've seen on Patreon, they take in less than $30/mo. I've never seen a VR dev have a PayPal donate button outside of open source projects. It would be unheard of for paid products.

So think of my project as sort of like a photo version of Twitch for VR meets the Wayback Machine and Patreon. Weird I know, but it is the product of 7 years of iterations based on listening to the needs of VR developers and enthusiasts. I could go on and on about why photos instead of videos, why I didn't charge from day one, and other stuff but this is already a long post.

Hope that helps to fill everyone in. :)

See my long response to @steban for more info.