Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about
asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked
thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter,
and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience to support her as she
surfed the crowd (and slept on their couches while touring). And when she left
her record label to strike out on her own, she asked her fans to support her in
making an album, leading to the world's most successful music Kickstarter.
Even while Amanda is both celebrated and attacked for her fearlessness in