Most independent inventors don't have bottomless bank accounts. To fund their dreams, many innovators are appealing to strangers on the Web for help. Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler weighs in on this growing source of grassroots venture capital. How does crowdfunding work? Traditional funding channels support things with the potential to create revenue--you're looking for hits. On Kickstarter, people fund the ideas that they think should exist. People have always had great ideas, and oth...
Most independent inventors don't have bottomless bank accounts. To fund their dreams, many innovators are appealing to strangers on the Web for help. Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler weighs in on this growing source of grassroots venture capital. How does crowdfunding work? Traditional funding channels support things with the potential to create revenue--you're looking for hits. On Kickstarter, people fund the ideas that they think should exist. People have always had great ideas, and oth...
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