On: Fundraising from... you - Need $5,000 from 500 people, each giving us $10.

[ph0rque]

Hmmm... this might become a good way to raise money. I wonder if it's possible to make it tax deductible unless the company becomes successful and pays "dividends"?

[kf → ph0rque]

I once considered selling equity like this as a kind of micro-IPO but it gets messy with non-accredited investors and all that.

[leolin → kf]

What happened then? Some thing went wrong?

[kf → leolin]

It was impossible to do it in a way I was sure was legal without any legal budget. If it wasn't for that, I think it would be a great way to raise money.

[sbraford → kf]

Because it's not legal in just about any way you try and do it.

I'm no lawyer but companies are always trying to do this, and some get smacked down by the FTC.