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				<title><![CDATA[
Hi brante. It’s common pract]]></title>
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Hi brante. It’s common practice
for a VC to initially loan the money to a portfolio company rather than
investing it in a straight equity deal. While this substantially reduces the
risk for th]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[James,
There are loads of peop]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[James,
There are loads of people who claim to be in the "finding capital" business and may promise the moon - but I advise using extreme caution and due diligence before engaging with one.
1. Any one (besides an owner/officer) of the co]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Is there such a thing as a broke]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Is there such a thing as a broker to help find funding? We have a young company looking for funding.  www.tradeaddresses.com]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[ATXlonghorn,
I totally understa]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ATXlonghorn,
I totally understand your situation. However, I strongly suggest that this is not  the kind of thing you want to "do it yourself".
An attorney should be involved. One way to optimize the relationship is to know what you wan]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank you Robert,
I am looking ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thank you Robert,
I am looking into some online retail business focused on niche market. It seems like start up cost won't be much but I don't have the resources to hire lawyer/ attorney to take care of my legal part of business... That is]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thanks alot Robert and Karl! Gre]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thanks alot Robert and Karl! Great to see your interest in helping out, much appreciated.Karl, can you explain further what convertible debt would mean for me as the entrepreneur in this case?"...]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[ATXlonghorn,
There are a number]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ATXlonghorn,
There are a number of ways to bring capital into a business. The first key to success is to select the optimum way (path) for you, your business and the situation.
Some quick numbers
1. While it is difficult to estab]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Are there any other ways to pull]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Are there any other ways to pull capital other than venture capital? I mean I do know that you could get private investors to invest... but this seems like it's only possible when you are already established and have good connections. Bank seems like th]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
Robert, the original poster wa]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
Robert, the original poster was based in Europe. Please
consider that the venture capital landscape in Europe differs significantly
from that in]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Karl,
I think we are both accur]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Karl,
I think we are both accurate. I agree that there are several VC firms that will entertain the idea of investing in 'seed or startup deals".
However, when one considers the number of 'new" VC deals done in a year, their penchant for]]></description>
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