I'm working on an open-source project that I think should show some value if we can get it off the ground.

My concern is that this sponsorship model is a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem: You can't attract sponsorship at early stages, because all you have to show is 'hopes and dreams'. But once it's done, you don't really need sponsorship as much: it's done and I'll move onto the next project. And to get from the early stage to a viable project, a friend and I really need to spend i guess 6mo full-time. I fear part-time will take forever and likely lead to project abandonment due to lack of momentum.

So i'm not really sure what to do, I'd really like to see it succeed.

(the project is github.com/soniclang/sonic)