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		<title>Milestone Based Payments &#8211; Its The Best Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shankar_avsb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you made payments/investments for promised results which never happened?
Well, I have made that mistake a few times over the last 2 decades, and each time, the learning has improved.  And the success rate of deals has also improved.
There are professionals of all types &#8211; who will ask for upfront money &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capital Raising Secrets for Start-ups &amp; Early Stage Companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regulation-D]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are leading any type of business, then you will be making decisions about capital structure &#8211; how much equity, how much debt &#8211; what sources, when, etc? It does not matter whether you are a start-up or a Fortune 100 company. In fact, capital raising and venture funding is one of the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Term Sheet Sample</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shankar_avsb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sample Contract]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people have asked us in the last few months about documents related to the venture funding process. The Investment Term Sheet is a key document that starts serious final round discussions for funding with a serious potential investor. It is like an engagement before marriage. Here is a sample Investment Term Sheet.
INVESTMENT TERM SHEET
CONFIDENTIAL
Issuer: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revocable Living Trusts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shankar_avsb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have real estate and you have crossed 50 years, then chances are that you are thinking what to do once you are gone. And rightly so, that&#8217;s a very important topic, and you would most probably be thinking of drafting a will, so that there is no misunderstanding or acrimony after you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Disclosure Agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shankar_avsb</dc:creator>
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