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				<title><![CDATA[Done with that subject just had ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Done with that subject just had to unmark the email notify me of replies..]]></description>
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Hold up! For one, why should a]]></title>
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Hold up! For one, why should an investor ask anyone for any money? Please explain to me why? Paying someone to review your business plan is crazy. I might not be understanding the reason why, but on some websites, I am not going t]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I`ve presented biz plan to some ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I`ve presented biz plan to some 30 VC firms in Palo Alto.&nbsp; None of them asked for money.&nbsp; Some of them hired experts to evaluate the technical merits of our technologies.&nbsp; I even feel I wasted all those 30 presentations to "dummies" because [...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I`m confused by your last post s]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I`m confused by your last post since the previous one was trying to show that investors (VC) do ask for money.
You statement "do not send anyone any money without a contract" is pretty broad. If you mean - those who claim to be able to find inve]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hold up! For one, why should an ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hold up! For one, why should an investor ask anyone for any money? Please explain to me why? Paying someone to review your business plan is crazy. I might not be understanding the reason why, but on some websites, I am not going to name. There are many ove[...]]]></description>
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Too bad you disagree. It`s com]]></title>
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Too bad you disagree. It`s common and expected. 
"A venture capital Term Sheet provides that all legal fees and due diligence expenses will be paid by the company. In practical terms, this means that the paym]]></description>
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I am not sure why it`s "too b]]></title>
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I am not sure why it`s "too bad" that someone disagrees. I am glad that this site gives you an opportunity to see how people react to disagreement. Especially glad for the opportunity--before doing business wi]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I am not sure why it`s "too bad"]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I am not sure why it`s "too bad" that someone disagrees. I am glad that this site gives you an opportunity to see how people react to disagreement. Especially glad for the opportunity--before doing business with them. 
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				<title><![CDATA[Too bad you disagree. It`s commo]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Too bad you disagree. It`s common and expected. 
"A venture capital Term Sheet provides that all legal fees and due diligence expenses will be paid by the company. In practical terms, this means that the payment of these fees comes of]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dear privateinvestor1,
I must d]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Dear privateinvestor1,
I must disagree with your last post. 
I am not aware of any situation where a&nbsp;Venture Capital firm has asked for fees to conduct due diligence. 
Robert Johnson]]></description>
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