If the common man wants to become a patron of the arts, the Internet has an answer. At Kickstarter, anyone can browse through the dreams of creative types - a documentary film, works of paint on plexiglass, a ”trash truck ballet” - and help fund the ones that strike a chord. But what if the common person wants to be venture capitalist, investing a little bit here and there in businesses with tiny staffs but outsized potential? The Internet now has an answer for this too. It’s a brilliant concept that could create jobs and improve communities. It’s also illegal - at least for the moment.