I actually thought about this long ago and, if I recall correctly, it was illegal at the time. It appears as though the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (Jobs) A

I actually thought about this long ago and, if I recall correctly, it was illegal at the time. It appears as though the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (Jobs) Act may have removed those restrictions, so a crowd funding investment operation may now be possible [1]. Something like that could probably be very successful. For example, had the Light Table Kickstarter offered equity as an option I can guarantee it would've gained quite a few investments. [1] - http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/05/smallbusiness/ipo-bill/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/05/smallbusiness/ipo-bill/index...