Bartly
J. Loethen
Direct:
(312) 454-0312
July
1,
2008
VIA
FEDERAL EXPRESS
Mr.
Mark
P. Shuman
Branch
Chief – Legal
U.
S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division
of Corporation Finance
Mail
Stop
4561
Washington,
D. C. 20549
Re:
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Title
Starts Online, Inc.
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Second
Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1
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Filed
July 1, 2008
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File
No. 333-149036
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Dear
Mr.
Shuman:
This
letter is in response to your comment letter dated June 3, 2008 to Mark DeFoor,
President and CEO of Title Starts Online, Inc. (the “Company”) regarding the
Company’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form SB-2 Registration Statement on
Form S-1/A filed May 5, 2008, a copy of which is attached for your convenience.
Attached hereto is a marked copy of the Company’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2
to Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (the “Registration Statement”), a copy
of the Escrow Agreement (Exhibit 10.1) and a marked copy of the Subscription
Agreement (Exhibit 10.2), all of which have been filed electronically on EDGAR
along with this letter. These revisions incorporate the changes made in response
to your comments which are itemized below.
General
1. In
view
of the prohibitions contained in Rule 10b-9 of the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, we have revised the Registration Statement to provide that the Offering
Period will expire on September 30, 2008. This change appears on the cover
page,
the prospectus summary and the Offering section under Plan of Distribution.
In
addition, we have added a risk factor disclosing that subscription funds may
be
held in the escrow account through September 30, 2008, the revised date of
the
expiration of the Offering Period. This additional risk factor appears as the
first risk factor in the section entitled Risks Related to the
Offering.
2. We
have
revised the Registration Statement to present disclosures which address both
the
minimum and maximum offering amounts. The revisions appear on the cover page,
the prospectus summary, Use of Proceeds, Marketing/Advertising/Promotion, the
Offering section under Plan of Distribution, Beneficial Ownership (as
specifically referenced in your comment letter) and the Overview and Liquidity
sections under Management’s Discussion.
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Cover
Page
3. Synergy
Law Group, LLC will serve as the Company’s escrow agent. Subscription funds
received by Synergy Law Group, LLC will be held at Charter One Bank. The revised
cover page, prospectus summary, the first risk factor under Risks Related to
the
Offering, the Offering and Subscription Procedure sections under Plan of
Distribution now disclose that payments for share subscriptions will be held
at
Charter One Bank in an escrow account in the name of Synergy Law Group, LLC
as
escrow agent for the Company. Additionally, as noted below, the escrow agreement
has been added as Exhibit No. 10.1.
Prospectus
Summary, page 4
Overview,
page 4
4. The
revised Overview now discloses that the report of the Company’s independent
public accountant includes a paragraph that expresses substantial doubt
concerning the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern opinion. We have
also added a risk factor regarding the fact that the Company has been issued
a
going concern opinion which appears as the first risk factor under Risks Related
to our Company.
The
Company, page 4
5. The
Company anticipates that title abstractors will comprise a significant portion
of its investors. The Company section now explains that the Company’s
registration of its shares is intended as an incentive to obtain potential
investors.
The
Offering, page 5
6. The
Offering section in the prospectus summary and the Offering section under the
Plan of Distribution now include a clarification that subscription amounts
will
be counted towards the minimum subscription amount only if payment is received
prior to the end of the offering period which is now September 30, 2008. We
have
revised the Registration Statement to provide for wire transfers as the only
form of payment for subscriptions which eliminates any issue with respect to
the
period required for checks to clear the banking system within the Offering
Period.
Risk
Factors, page 6
7. Since
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 is not applicable to the Company
because it is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934 (Paragraph (a)(1)) and because of the specific exclusion
for an initial public offering (Paragraph (b)(2)(D), we have deleted reference
to the applicability of the Securities Act of 1933.
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Use
of
Proceeds, page 11
8. We
have
now added the Company’s order of priority with respect to the use of proceeds in
the Use of Proceeds section, the Research and Development section and in the
Overview of the Management’s Discussion section. The Company anticipates that it
will be able to fund operations for six months even without receiving maximum
subscriptions and, therefore, has not added a risk factor to the
contrary.
Plan
of Distribution, page 12
9. During
the Offering Period, subscription funds received from investors will be held
by
Synergy Law Group, LLC in an escrow account established at Charter One Bank.
The
revised Registration Statement clarifies this point on the cover page, in the
Risk Factors and Subscription Procedures sections. Additionally, as noted above,
the escrow agreement has been added as Exhibit 10.1.
Description
of Business, page 16
10. In
the
Startup and Plan of Operation section of Description of Business and in the
Overview of the Management’s Discussion, the Company has expanded its discussion
of its stage of development
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation, page 19
11. The
Overview section now includes a more detailed description of the development
of
the Company’s business and likewise discusses how its development will be
affected in the event minimum and maximum subscriptions are
received.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources, page 19
12. In
the
Liquidity and Capital Resources section, the Company explains its need for
minimal capital resources and the impact of receipt of the minimum and the
maximum offering proceeds. The Company anticipates that even if only minimum
subscriptions are received, it will be able to fund operations for 12 months
and, therefore, has not included a discussion of additional capital needs and
sources.
Certain
Relationships and Related Party Transactions, page 20
13. In
the
Certain Relationships section as well as in Liquidity and Capital Resources,
the
Company clarifies Mr. DeFoor’s commitment to grant a loan to the Company in the
event the Company needs capital infusion prior to the Closing of the
Offering.
Exhibits,
page II-2
14. On
June
30, 2008 the Company entered into an escrow agreement with Synergy Law Group,
LLC to hold subscription funds at Charter One Bank. The escrow agreement has
been added as Exhibit No. 10.1 in the exhibit list of the Registration
Statement.
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Attached
hereto is a separate letter which requests, pursuant to Rule 461 of the
Securities Act of 1933, acceleration of the effective date of the Registration
Statement to August 1, 2008.
We
trust
that the Company’s responses and revisions address the comments raised in your
letter to the Company dated June 3, 2008. However, the Company will provide
further information and make further revisions at your direction.
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Floor - Chicago, IL 60661 - p: 312.454.0015 - f:
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