After the investment, ePlanet becomes a service organization to the company. If we take a board seat, ePlanet takes on the role of financial planner, planning for follow-on rounds of capital and introducing the company to later stage venture capitalists, investment bankers, and potential corporate partners. We also help with executive searches for the key management roles not filled before the financing. We also become a confidant to the company president and other team members who need to work out strategy, growth, and personnel problems with an interested "sounding board."