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Table of Contents

Birth - Chapters 1-6 Life - Chapters 7-12 The Road to IPO - Chapters 13-14 Death - Chapters 15-19

1. Introduction Chapter One: "Call me Jackal" Table of Contents Contributors The Dotcom Cast Reviews

   Meeting in Dotcom Heaven
   The scene is set
2. A Man, a Plan, a Dotcom ??Shanghai
   The business plan, angel cash and dilutions
3. Firm Rules
   Corporate form & location, structure, on/offshore
4. Give us the cash, we'll tell you the rules later
   Foreign investment in ICPs or ISPs (regulatory environment)
5. I'll do it if you promise I'll get  rich
   The people & partners, inside & out
6. Taking a stake in tomorrow
   The ins and outs of stock options, motivation and greed
7. Double your money
   VC deal / 2^nd round of funding
8. Look at me! No, look at ME!
   The launch ??marketing etc
9. A place to hang your shingle
   Real estate
10. Making it work
    Operational (licensing agreements)
11. Accounts? Which set?
    Rules on tax & accounting
12. Communism means it's mine
    IP rights
13. The Way to Easy Street 
    IPO alternatives
14. Follow the instructions on the packet 
    Mechanics of IPO route
15. Rule of law? What rule of law?
    Dispute resolution
16. The view from the Corporate VC camp
    What the VC's think of their investment
17. Crime with Chinese characteristics pays
    Fraud rears its ugly head
18. The Party's Over, Baby
    Termination
19. Yes, but think how much we LEARNED!
    Postscript

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