"early stage venture capital... get to build your position in the company over time, sometimes over a very long (5-7 year) period. So this allows the venture investor to allocate capital to the investments in his/her portfolio based on the performance of those investments"
"A danger that crowdsourcing will lead to popularity contests, giving an edge to organizations who are savvy with marketing or who have full coffers for influence... a fear that the masses will agree on philanthropic risktaking, which some... deem necessary for the development of innovative ideas"