The applications for crowdfunding are
diverse, from art installations, to movies, to political
action projects, to inventions. All you need
is an idea that investors believe is worth their
money. Crowdfunding is quickly becoming a mainstay
in nearly all of these fields. Kickstarter has
financed more installation art projects than the
National Endowment for the Arts in Washington,
and several of the biggest Kickstarter projects to
date have been movie projects that have struggled
to gain traction at Hollywood studios, like
the Veronica Mars movie project ($5.7 million)
and Zach Braff’s prospective film “Wish I Was