Recent successes in raising money on the Internet are making "crowdfunding" look like a real alternative to the old ways of getting startup money. On the popular crowdfunding site Kickstarter, entrepreneurs are now promising products not even made yet in exchange for financial backing. But, as Kickstarter's founder admits, it's not clear what happens to the money if and when entrepreneurs fail to deliver.
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