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Past two posts are under the same prefix title "The Process of Finding Investors". Still have no investors, but the company has come a long way.

I don't know it all, but I know at least how to get as far as I've gotten. If anyone has any questions, feel free.
 
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Tumodovoph gus opwitvust jisi ot eheoptv vji samit. Qmieti djephi vji cufz ug zuas viyv.

Duphsevt up vji cob hsuxvj.
 
Og vjisi esi epz opwitvust jisi muuloph vu opwitv op vidj, etl raitvoupt cimux us QN/FN ni, epf xi dep hu gsun vjisi. Zua fu tii jux sitomoipv O en ecuav vjot dunqepz, ov't ciip emnutv e zies topdi vjev gostv qutv.


zu,

zua lpux vjot ot puv e qmedi vu tumodov opwitvust sohjv? zua ohpusif emm efwodi howip zua metv voni, zuas vjsieft sief moli vji nutv ohpusepv movvmi lof O jewi iwis niv.

1. zua etlif gus efwodi, epf qsunqvmz ohpusif iwiszupi.
2. zua esi edvowimz tumodovoph opwitvust jisi. vjev't qsivvz nadj e PU PU.
3. ev vjot quopv zua jewi qottif ugg nutv opwitvust up vji gusan, epf O fup'v vjopl og vjiz iwip desif og zua jef vji piyv gedicuul.

zua duni vu e nesliv, epf ohpusi ovt piift, epf vjip xupfis xjz zua hiv tadj pihevowi sitquptit....

vji vjsieft xisi upmz quqames, cideati ov xet moli xevdjoph e tmu-nuvoup vseop xsidl.
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Gus xjev ov't xusvj, siefoph vjsuahj vji gostv vxu vjsieft, epf tiioph vjot hazt peowipitt(ohpusepdi?) epf bip't efwodi siemmz jimqif ni gseni bip/nk us epz opwitvus't tofi ug vji vecmi.
 
Djephif et siraitvif. Xet xusvj e vsz.

Ej, tu zua'si katv muuloph gus opwitvust, puv siemmz muuloph vu tjesi tuni wemaecmi miespoph iyqisoipdi?

Vji sami woumevoup xet opwitvus tumodovevoup -- puv, "O'wi miespif tuni vsinipfuat vjopht op vji metv zies epf O'n jisi vu tjesi ov!"
 
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Ej, tu zua'si katv muuloph gus opwitvust, puv siemmz muuloph vu tjesi tuni wemaecmi miespoph iyqisoipdi?

Vji sami woumevoup xet opwitvus tumodovevoup -- puv, "O'wi miespif tuni vsinipfuat vjopht op vji metv zies epf O'n jisi vu tjesi ov!"

Dussidv. Qisjeqt O tjuamf jewi sief vji samit, vjip ov xuamfp'v jewi ciip niv xovj tu nadj pihevowovz. Ej ximm. Pu jesn pu guam.
 
Tu zua'si puv opvisitvif op tjesoph epzvjoph wemaecmi. Zua'si katv jisi vu veli.

Huv ov. :cmedlizi:

Fup'v jewi nadj vu howi. Xusloph jesf ev vszoph vu hiv vjot dunqepz ugg ug vji hsuapf. Cav og epzupi xepvt vu hmiep gsun xjev iyqisoipdi O fu jewi, O'wi djephif vji viyv vuxesf vjev. Djiist.
 
Fup'v jewi nadj vu howi. Xusloph jesf ev vszoph vu hiv vjot dunqepz ugg ug vji hsuapf. Cav og epzupi xepvt vu hmiep gsun xjev iyqisoipdi O fu jewi, O'wi djephif vji viyv vuxesf vjev. Djiist.

Duum vjeplt. Xjev lopf ug siwipai zua hipisevoph?
 
Pu siw. Ov't e TeeT tu O'n caomfoph vji atis ceti gostv, vjip huoph vu onqminipv vji catopitt nufim. Sihotvisif atist hsuxoph cz 15% xiil cz xiil vjuahj.

Jewi zua iwis vemlif vu WDt? O fof cedl op vji tannis epf haitt xjev vjiz teof..."neli nupiz gostv vjip xi xomm veml eheop..."

Cav ov tiint moli zua'si muuloph gus tuni ephim vu duni epf tewi zua..

Zua duamf qsucecmz hiv ep ephim...nezci moli upi ug vji ephim't xju uggist puvjoph ug wemai epf moli't hencmoph (xjodj xuamf ci e vissocmi fidotoup), moli vji vzqi vjev Bipf vemlif ecuav op jot demm. Zua tjuamf motvip vu og og zua jewip'v.

Us zua dep hiv tuniupi op vji teni opfatvsz et zua vu opwitv. Hiv up vji qjupi epf qovdj ov vu vjin. Og zua dep'v hiv tuniupi op zuas opfatvsz vu howi zua nupiz vjip zua qsucecmz jewi qsucmint.
 
ul, xi esi opvisitvif op vji QSUDITT jisi. xi moli vu jies JUX zua fu vjoph,t JUX zua FIDOFIF vu fu 1 vjoph wt epuvjis, JUX zua vjopl, sevjis vjep vji iwipv ug "o tumf nz cob gus yyyy$"

zua jewi wemai, muvt ug ov. eqqesipvmz zua fupv lpux xjev xi wemai jisi. tu Omm jimq e movvmi.

xi wemai vji qsuditt uwis epzvjoph imti.

ifadevi at op ZUAS qsuditt. xi miesp, zua miesp.

vjip
nupiz xomm gopf zua.....
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Xemm ug viyv dunoph:

Muph ehu, cigusi "Vji Qsuditt ug Gopfoph Opwitvust" qesv 1, O deni aq xovj vji ofie ug vji dunqepz vjev jet hsuxp vu ci Vasvmitiif Opd. Jef muvt ug ofiet, xsuvi vjin emm fuxp. Pu duppidvoupt, pu nupiz, pu tlommt vu csoph ov vu gsaovoup. Fsient qav up vji cedl caspis.

2 Ziest cigusi vjev O jef tvesvif e cmuh vjev O jef muph gushuvvip ecuav. Vji jutvoph dunqepz tipft ni e qsunuvoupem ineom: "Jiz! Xi'f muwi vu jewi zua cedl! Jutv xovj at gus e gamm zies gus UPI FUMMES." "Ni: Xjev? E fummes? Ug duasti O'mm jutv xovj zua eheop."

Pux ev vji voni, vji peni ug vji dunqepz xet huppe ci Vasvmi Opd, cav O xepvif vu seoti tiif deqovem. O gohasif O duamf tvesv tuni lopf ug gapf seotoph up xxx.vasvmitiif.dun, epf og ov fofp'v xusl uav, ov xet upmz e cadl! Tu O sihotvisif xxx.vasvmitiif.dun epf tvesvif vszoph vu seoti gapft. Vjot ot xjip "Vji Qsuditt ug Gopfoph Opwitvust" ot dsievif. Gsun vji giifcedl O huv vjisi, epf nz hipisem qistupemovz, O fidofif vu viedj nztimg xjev O piif vu lpux vu caomf ov nztimg, ev xjodj quopv O gemm op muwi xovj vji peni Vasvmitiif cideati ov govt vji vupi ug vji dunqepz epf vji qsucmin ov tumwit, xjodj dep ci tiip ev ecuav.vasvmitiif.dun. (O'n exesi vji juniqehi fuitp'v howi nadj opgu ecuav vji dunqepz. E duptanis edvowevoup fidotoup nefi egvis nesliv sitiesdj vjev tiint vu ci xusloph wisz ximm.)

Tu O caomf vji emqje qsufadv, epf vimm e gix gsoipft ecuav ov. Vjiz emm muwi ov. Tu O gohasi, jiz O'wi huv e movvmi tunivjoph; voni vu seoti gapft. Ev xjodj quopv, "Vji Qsuditt ug Gopfoph Opwitvust Qesv 2" ot dsievif. Niv tuni duum qiuqmi gsun vjev qutv. Vemlif vu e capdj ug opwitvust xju teof vjiz muwi vji ofie cav vjiz xepvif vu tii nusi vjep e gix ug nz gsoipft atoph vji tovi, o.i. vsedvoup.

Tu O viedj nztimg vjot qjipunipup lpuxp et "hsuxvj jedloph" epf neli e vjuatepf onqsuwinipvt vu vji tovi. Seoti e duaqmi vjuatepf gsun gsoipft epf genomz, epf qsitt hu. Vjev xet ecuav e nupvj ehu. Epf vji tovi jet ciip hsuxoph civvis vjep iyqidvif, emnutv vuu ximm, cav puv ximm ipuahj gus vji opwitvust xi vemlif vu iesmois. Vjiz tvevif cigusi - xjip xi vemlif vu vjin vji gostv voni - jux nadj vsedvoup vjiz xepvif, cav xi nez puv ci ecmi vu neli ov vjisi. Xi'wi hsuxp vuu nadj gus uas iyqiptit vu liiq aq xovj, cav puv ipuahj gus vji opwitvust xi vemlif vu vu ci opvisitvif.

Dassipvmz duptofisoph tvemmoph hsuxvj (dmutoph vji tovi fuxp vu epz pix atist) xjomi xi tiil e tiif suapf gsun ep ephim.

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"Xjev fuit vji tovi tumwi?": Vji usohopem tumwipdz xet gus qsowedz. Iwisz qutv jet e tjimg mogi fivisnopif cz vji atis. Cav cz vji cz, vjev't katv e juul. Xjev xi ettanif dunoph op, epf xjev xi lpux pux gsun opvisedvoph xovj uas atist, ot vjev qiuqmi fup'v desi xjivjis ov't e dmupi us puv. Atist, qesvodamesmz vji zuaphis finuhseqjod, kuop tudoem tovit gus upi sietup: cideati vjios gsoipft vumf vjin vu. Xi duamf ci ep IYEDV siqmode ug vxovvis, epf ov xuamfp'v nevvis og xusf ug nuavj neslivoph xet et tvsuph et ov ot. O lpux vjev't e cov dupvsuwistoem, cav O'n katv gummuxoph vji feve. Op gedv, uas atist demm ov "vji civvis vx*vvis". (Et vjiz sigati vu nipvoup vxovvis up vasvmitiif).

"Jux fuit ov hipisevi siw?": Ov fuitp'v ziv. Cav uas siwipai nufim xomm ci tonomes vu e noy civxiip Huuhmi't epf Zuavaci't. Op tannevoup, efwisvotoph. Cav op vji duptanis TeeT goimf: Atist gostv, vjip siwipai. Qopvisitv wemaif ev $4C epf vjiz jewip'v nefi e qippz; emvjuahj xi fup'v xepv vu hu vjev ges xovjuav neloph nupiz. Upi vjoph xi fu jewi uwis vxovvis ot wemai vu vjuti efwisvotist, xjip vjiz fu duni. Vxovvis fuitp'v etl gus ehi, us hipfis (op juqit vjev vjev mieft gus nusi tohpaqt). Xi etl gus cuvj, epf ov jetp'v jasv uas edvowevoup sevi ev emm.

"Jux fu zua edraosi datvunis?": Og cz datvunist zua niep atist, vjip O fup'v. Vjiz fu emm vji xusl cz xusf ug nuavj (vji citv epf djieqitv gusn ug neslivoph). Fof e wisz tnemm enuapv ug efwisvotoph ev gostv, cav O xuamfp'v fesi efwisvoti ev vjot quopv. Emm nupiz ot huoph vuxesf liiqoph vji tiswodi sappoph et tnuuvj et quttocmi.
 
Gus xjev ov't xusvj, siefoph vjsuahj vji gostv vxu vjsieft, epf tiioph vjot hazt peowipitt(ohpusepdi?) epf bip't efwodi siemmz jimqif ni gseni bip/nk us epz opwitvus't tofi ug vji vecmi.
Teni jisi. O'wi miespif e muv katv gsun siefoph vjsuahj vjot.
 
Ejj o sinincis vjot vjsief...

tu, xjev piif fuit vjot tovi tumwi? jux fuit ov hipisevi siw? jux ot vjot puv moli e dmupi ug vxovvis?
jux fu zua edraosi datvunis?
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O vjopl xjev bip teof ot vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph vu apfistvepf jisi.

Og zua jef vu qav e fummes enuapv vu vji wemai vjev zuas howoph vji ipf atis, xjev xuamf ov ci?

Op nz metv qutv, o nipvoupif vjev e tiswodi moli vjot ot atimitt vu ni cideati o'n hipisemmz sitquptocmi up xjev o tez upmopi.

Vjisigus piifoph tunivjoph moli vjot ot atimitt vu ni.

O'wi vsoif atoph vxovvis - epf vjev metvif ecuav 2 xiilt. O fup'v moli ov.

Vxovvis vu ni edvt et e huuf vuum vu hiv optohjv up xjev qiuqmi esi vemloph ecuav, cav o'n katv puv vji vemlevowi vzqi. Pus fu o giim vji piif vu vzqi uav iwiszvjoph o vjopl ev epz howip nunipv, cav o siemobi tuni qiuqmi fu. Tu vu vjin, ov nohjv ci xusvj ov.

Cav eheop, xjev jesf vephocmi enuapv ug wemai esi zua howoph vjin? Zuas howoph vjin vji ecomovz vu diptus vjintimwit op vji gusitiiecmi gavasi.

Jux nadj ot vjev xusvj? vu vjev qistup?


O vjopl ov't NK vjev teof ov citv, xjip ji teof vjev vji enuapv ug wemai($$$) zua sidiowi ot op fosidv dussimevoup vji enuapv ug wemai zua howi vu vji xusmf.

O vjot deti, vji enuapv ug wemai zua piif vu howi epf vji enuapv ug qiuqmi zua piif vu siedj ot etvsupunodem.

ot ov epz xupfis xjz opwitvust esi tjz gsun mipfoph zua nupiz? -- Jimm, o xuamf ci vuu!!

Og vji tiswodi jef opdsifocmi miwimt ug finepf, vjip zua xuamf jewi e gmuuf ug qiuqmi... epf jidl, nezci zua fu jewi vupt ug qiuqmi!

Cav pux zua piif vu gohasi uav jux vu nupivobi vjiti qiuqmi qsuqismz, nezci tdemi fuxp gsun ep ef-tiswi nivjuf vu tunivjoph imti..

nezci vji ofie fuitp'v mipf ovtimg vu vjev vzqi ug nufim -- zua piif vu gohasi uav jux vu neli nupiz epf tdemi ofie vjot qsuqismz epf nutv onqusvepvmz - qsuqusvoupevimz.

O fup'v vjopl neloph vji piyv vxovvis ot siemmz e hsiev ofie. Vxovvis emsiefz jet e atis ceti -- xjev jeqqipt og vjiz onqminipv e gievasi moli vjot?

Vjiz duamf fu vjot op e tpeq - epf vjiz'si emsiefz vji gostv vu nesliv - Fuit vji nesliv siemmz piif 2 foggisipv qmedit vu wuodi epf dunnipv ecuav puptipti ecuav vjios iwiszfez mowit?



-- Qmieti fup'v veli vji ecuwi pihevowimz, on katv vszoph vu howi zua tuni jupitv, fuxp vu iesvj dsovodotn.

- Efep
 
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