January 7, 2013

A Kickstarter For Green Energy

Brian Dumaine, Fortune Magazine


CNBC

By Internet standards, crowdfunding has been around forever. The idea to tap into online communities to raise money first became popular in 1997, when fans of the British rock group Marillion raised $60,000 to fund a U.S. tour for the band. . .

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