Mars one is just going to crash and burn after they realize they simply can't crowdsource a few billion dollars. A colony on Mars is a really big step from wandering around the Moon for a bit. If they were trying to stick a colony on the Moon I would be all for it. 3 days away from help is not bad. It wouldn't have to be one way, too. If there's trouble you aren't screwed over. And if you can establish mining operations there you would be able to get a little profit from it a bit by shipping helium-3 back to Earth on some kind of ferry that could be adapted from the Mars Transfer Vehicle.