I work for a crowdfunding startup, so I’ve come across many definitions that attempt to describe crowdfunding at its core. My favorite one is essentially a one-sentence parable: “Many hands make light work.” The reason this particular definition resonates so strongly for me—and I know I’m not alone (Dan Baird, founder of Crack the Crowd uses it often)—is that it prompts the realization that anything is possible—even thorny, unsolvable challenges that seem impossible to match with solutions.