There are many ways to raise money without selling company's shares: specifically, issuing securities (bonds are the simplest examples). There are many legal is

There are many ways to raise money without selling company's shares: specifically, issuing securities (bonds are the simplest examples). There are many legal issues indeed but I still see none that cannot be resolved. Example from profounder: https://www.profounder.com/term_sheets/profounder_public-rev-share_term_sheet.pdf https://www.profounder.com/term_sheets/profounder_public-rev... The distribution of commitment (money and time) vs number of people who are willing to give it for a startup project has a valuable tale that is underestimated in my view. It seems to me that there is a big market for such projects and it is an opportunity for someone alert out there.