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Helping Your Business Clients Attract Outside Capital Richard C. Bruder, Esq. October 20, 2006 7457 Franklin Road, Suite 250 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

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1 Helping Your Business Clients Attract Outside Capital Richard C. Bruder, Esq. October 20, 2006 7457 Franklin Road, Suite 250 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com

2 Different Stages Attract Different Capital Pre-Seed  Founder’s Seed  Friends and Family Early Stage  Angel Investors Mature  IPO/Merger (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com

3 Bootstrapping Barter Equity Cut personal expenses Buy used Freeload Incubators (or home office) Customers! (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com

4 What Do Angels Look Like? (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com

5 How Angels Look At Deals - (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com The Five Challenges 1. Technology - Can It Be Done? 2. Development - Can We Make It? 3. Production - Can We Make It Profitably? 4. Market - Will Someone Buy It? 5. Execution - Is This The Team To Do It?

6 How Angels Look At Deals - (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com The Ten Advantages 1.Management 2.Compelling Idea 3.Proven Concept 4.Market Size 5.Competition 6.Financial Projections 7.Exit 8.Production 9.Marketing Plan 10.Risk Management

7 Resources for Entrepreneurs (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com

8 Where to Find Angels (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com

9 Typical Deal Structure (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com  Preferred Stock  Convertible Debt

10 Basic Legal Issues (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com  Choice of Entity  Founders Agreement  What does each provide?  What time commitment?  What percent ownership?  Vesting?  Invention Agreement?  Non-compete?  Securities Law  Due Diligence Lite

11 Q & A (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com


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