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A problem, let people know. >> what's the bottom line on attracting contributors when you crowd fund? >> they want to see small hardware games, smart americans who have a cool idea, but just don't have the cash to do it. and they want to help them do that. >> kickstarter is just one of the innovative crowd funding options out there for start-up. let's turn to this week's board of directors. scott gerber is the founder of the young entrepreneur council. he's a serial entrepreneur and owner of sizzleit.com. and david s. rose, the first panelist ever to appear here on "your business" is back with...

Doing some amazing things. >> this is so "blind side" isn't it? now he'll get recruited and won't be third string. >> or commercial reality. you know the way the world works these days. >> i believe this to be photo shopped. >> you don't? >> you know that youtube. >> you don't trust it? >> i don't trust it. it's all just lies. >> all the kids. >> i have to say, i want this handbag. a lot of you will want it, too. there's a restaurant in new york, in williamsburg. what they're doing is you can see behind meat is being butchered. they say if you go to the restaurant and eat the meat, you can hav...

And this is the result of his idea to do something interesting. you can see he starts filming as the train pulls into the deserted platform then jumps onto the tracks as it draws close. he says he laid flat on his back as the train passed over him. the entire incident was captured on cctv. the poor train conductor was completely freaked out. the guy initially said, i slipped off the platform. he later said, this is a stunt, i was kind of bored. i thought this would be a cool idea. >> how bored. get a hobby. go on a date. what's wrong with this guy? is crazy too unless you're bill gates or some...

>> here to talk about it. this seems like the coolest idea. >> it is a cool idea. >> how is it going to work, though? >> we've seen things like this before. in 2007, flicker asked for users to submit from one day and put that together in a photo book. so really it's crowd sourcing at its best. so if you go to youtube.com/lifeinaday today and upload your video, but it has to be filmed today so that when we see the final product in 2011, it's going to be a documentary film that tells the story of people from around the world doing something mundane. it's sort of crowd sourcing commonality. >> i ...

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