How do you get money from the outside?

That the application process opens to those ouside the traditional "funding circuit" brought me appreciation for the ycombinator program.

But now, one rejection and one awesome demo later(I think not having the latter lead to gaining the former.) questions arise.

How on earth does one get funded? As an outsider?

If anybody has any advice or thinks their advice might flow upon seeing a good demo please please say something.

collintmiller@gmail.com if wishing direct contact