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		<title>Google Ventures Launched</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much expected Google Ventures is out at last… Google coming from rags and knowing the pains of a startup they must have done this before… But it is better late than never… These are some insights about the venture…   Launched on 31st March 2009 Managed by Bill Maris &#38; Rich Miner (Can check their]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Much expected Google Ventures is out at last… Google coming from rags and knowing the pains of a startup they must have done this before… But it is better late than never… These are some insights about the venture…</span></p>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Launched on 31<sup>st</sup> March 2009</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Managed by Bill Maris &amp; Rich Miner (Can check their <a href="http://www.google.com/ventures/bios.html">BIO’s</a>)</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Will invest in any kind of startups</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Investment ranges from Seed funding to tens of millions of dollar</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Should be contacted only thru email <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN"><a href="mailto:ventures@google.com">ventures@google.com</a></span></span></span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">As usual the site is very simple with just four pages and up to the point… Their <a href="http://www.google.com/ventures/faq.html">FAQ</a> is also very little covering most of the questions…</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">In their FAQ they claim that that they are an independent company and they never push to use Google products or force for an acquisition…</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Let us see how the company transforms startups in days to come…</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">At this point we wish Google Ventures Best Luck…</span></span></span></p>
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