Just got off a skype with my producer bff who is kicking ass in London where we pondered the question - why is it so hard for profitable art to get funding? Is it lack of market aggregation? Information flows? Legal barriers against instruments that would minimise volatility?
Haha, definitely real words. Aggregation - more profitable for ppl to invest in lots of different projects, spread out the risk of failure. Easier when projects are promoted in the same place, like Kickstarter or Silicon Valley, so all investors can go to the same place too.