Link to an article on crowdfunding...

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Some interesting thoughts on crowdfunding. http://www.alanbaxteronline.com/2011/09/17/crowdfunding-panhandling-arts-funding.html/

This particularly stuck with me:

So I guess my opinion really is this – I see the whole new trend in crowdfunding to be an extremely exciting thing. Let the voice of the people be heard. It’s a great way to finance things which might otherwise slip under the radar and never happen. But I don’t think it’s a way for unknown names – in any field of endeavour – to suddenly circumvent that harsh crucible of slaving away at their art... (Alan Baxter)