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	<title>Comments on: Startup ditches VCs and approaches public to raise funds</title>
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		<dc:creator>offshore casinos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Yusuf Motiwala</title>
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		<dc:creator>Yusuf Motiwala</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Relavant &amp; interesting attempt here-http://www.betelnutkillers.com/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Relavant &amp; interesting attempt here-http://www.betelnutkillers.com/</p>
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		<title>By: Prashant</title>
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		<dc:creator>Prashant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Seems like Friends and Family goes to next level with Friends , Family and Social graph for fund raising . Kiva.org offer a platform for this kind of social lending . i m not sure how many HiTech venture got funded by Kiva .


Well sounds good in theory but i would like to know the fine points 
does the financing gives a strategic advisory role to investor?  howz the valuation decided and will there be a differential (Volume based Equity rate ) for stake selling?  the financing is in debt mode or Equity mode or promoter holds the right to buy back or convert ? are they looking to raise a fixed amount of 
is there a neutral third party to monitor if i invest in them ? if they decided to raise a VC Round 2 year down the line will i have a chance to offloadmy stake ?? 

I would request them</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Seems like Friends and Family goes to next level with Friends , Family and Social graph for fund raising . Kiva.org offer a platform for this kind of social lending . i m not sure how many HiTech venture got funded by Kiva .</p>
<p>Well sounds good in theory but i would like to know the fine points<br />
does the financing gives a strategic advisory role to investor?  howz the valuation decided and will there be a differential (Volume based Equity rate ) for stake selling?  the financing is in debt mode or Equity mode or promoter holds the right to buy back or convert ? are they looking to raise a fixed amount of<br />
is there a neutral third party to monitor if i invest in them ? if they decided to raise a VC Round 2 year down the line will i have a chance to offloadmy stake ?? </p>
<p>I would request them</p>
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		<title>By: Rishi</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rishi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Although the concept is good (might not be novel), but I don&#039;t see it being successful somehow.. Best of luck anyway.. 
Although as Nilesh points out in the response to Leonard&#039;s comment, the calculation of arriving at the price of Rs. 189.05 per share seems to be flawed, maybe at a little lesser price, some folks might just invest, just for the kicks..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Although the concept is good (might not be novel), but I don&#8217;t see it being successful somehow.. Best of luck anyway..<br />
Although as Nilesh points out in the response to Leonard&#8217;s comment, the calculation of arriving at the price of Rs. 189.05 per share seems to be flawed, maybe at a little lesser price, some folks might just invest, just for the kicks..</p>
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