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However, I didn't see anything in the details of this offering about the per-unit price of the Class A-1 units on offer, or what the minimum funding target is. Did I miss that somewhere, or is it informat...","answer":"Thanks for the question, Alec. The per unit price of A-1 units is $1. The minimum funding target is $50,000. The funding objective is $1,235,000."},{"question":"Congratulations for this new innovation (!). Doubt: if I wanted to sell my shares, the only way would be to wait for the company to go public?","answer":"Thank you for your question, Miguel. We are thrilled with this investment round to give Makers a voice in building the maker movement through our products and services. Your question is how you could eventually sell your shares. A typical way would be if Make was sold to another company, which I don't think would be good for the organization or the movement. Another is if it went public, but it is not a likely scenario. 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