Raising money from the crowd

[vijayr]

http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/08/11/trampoline-jumps-the-vc-ship-for-crowdfunding-and-closes-a-round-in-a-fortnight/

[idlewords]

I wonder how much money you could raise targeting even lower-net-worth individuals, perhaps in exchange for something like a product or a service?