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	<title>pligg - published</title>
	<link>http://startupbug.com</link>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:58:25 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to save money running a startup (17 really good tips)]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-to-save-money-running-startup-17-really-good-tips</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-to-save-money-running-startup-17-really-good-tips</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:58:25 -0600</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Wisdom</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-to-save-money-running-startup-17-really-good-tips</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The HowTo team at Mahalo has been an amazing surprise effort. We didn't plan on making howto articles, but when we built various how to search pages we realized that many howto articles were, well, lacking. So, we started building select ones where we thought we could help. This one on how to save money is very good. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.calacanis.com/2008/03/07/how-to-save-money-running-a-startup-17-really-good-tips/'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Faces and Voices of Google]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Faces-Voices-Google</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Faces-Voices-Google</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:58:21 -0600</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Other Related</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Faces-Voices-Google</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Google is different, even on a list of distinctive companies. Here, more than a dozen describe what life is like at a place where no goal is too audacious, agility means more than power, and even cafeteria food represents an opportunity to change the world. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/123/google.html?page=0%2C0'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How I started Seesmic and raised $6 million]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-I-started-Seesmic-raised-6-million</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-I-started-Seesmic-raised-6-million</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:58:19 -0600</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-I-started-Seesmic-raised-6-million</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I closed the initial funding of Seesmic in September 2007. The main investment came from Atomico's Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis (they invested $5.5 million on the $6 million). &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.loiclemeur.com/english/2008/02/how-i-started-s.html'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paris Is No Silicon Valley -- Yet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Paris-Is-No-Silicon-Valley-Yet</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Paris-Is-No-Silicon-Valley-Yet</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:58:16 -0600</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Other Related</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Paris-Is-No-Silicon-Valley-Yet</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ The missing piece is finally falling into place: the development of a startup &quot;working class&quot; of smart techies and ambitious entrepreneurs.  That's all Europe has ever really lacked. The money is there, and the U.S. has no lock on smart, educated people. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22343013/'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Long Tail Of Business Models]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Long-Tail-Business-Models</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Long-Tail-Business-Models</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:58:14 -0600</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Wisdom</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Long-Tail-Business-Models</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What does the &quot;Media Business Model&quot; mean? Most web apps will be monetized with some kind of media model. Don't think banner ads when I say that. Think of all the various ways that an audience that is paying attention to your service can be paid for by companies and people who want some of that attention. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/2008/01/what-does-the-m.html'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mittalic magic]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Mittalic-magic</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Mittalic-magic</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:57:43 -0600</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Entrepreneurs</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Mittalic-magic</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lakshmi Mittal built the world's biggest steel firm from scratch at internet speed &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.economist.com/people/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10688840'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Activities to do in the early stage of your venture]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Activities-to-do-in-early-stage-your-venture</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Activities-to-do-in-early-stage-your-venture</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:57:42 -0600</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Starting Up</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Activities-to-do-in-early-stage-your-venture</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t know whether you guys got DVT (i.e. deep vein thrombosis) while you  were sitting reading the last  post, but I certainly was diagnosed with carpal tunnel by the time I finished typing 4,873 words. This week, the length is going to be (a little) lighter, but with some important activities for you to think about. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.pluggd.in/2008/02/entrepreneurship-in-india-activities-to-do-in-the-early-stage-of-your-venture'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Steve Wozniak on Apple, Steve Jobs and the Value of a Good Prank]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Steve-Wozniak-on-Apple-Steve-Jobs--Value--Good-Prank</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Steve-Wozniak-on-Apple-Steve-Jobs--Value--Good-Prank</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:57:40 -0600</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Interviews</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Steve-Wozniak-on-Apple-Steve-Jobs--Value--Good-Prank</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Steve Wozniak, or &quot;Woz&quot; as he is commonly called, is best known for co-founding Apple along with high school friend Steve Jobs. But Wozniak didn't set out to establish one of the world's most influential computer companies. His goal early in life was to be an engineer and a lifelong employee of Hewlett Packard -- and to have enough spare time to tinker with electronic gadgets. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1903'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Free-Why-000-Is-Future-Business</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Free-Why-000-Is-Future-Business</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:57:36 -0600</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Other Related</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Free-Why-000-Is-Future-Business</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past decade, however, a different sort of free has emerged. The new model is based not on cross-subsidies &mdash; the shifting of costs from one product to another &mdash; but on the fact that the cost of products themselves is falling fast. It's as if the price of steel had dropped so close to zero that King Gillette could give away both razor and blade, and make his money on something else entirely. (Shaving cream?) &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The adventures of Marissa]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=adventures-Marissa</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=adventures-Marissa</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:57:34 -0600</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Other Related</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=adventures-Marissa</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The serious power and glam passions of Marissa Mayer, the gorgeously geeky Googler who&rsquo;s generating a new kind of Silicon Valley notoriety. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/adventures-marissa'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Rich-Royal-What-Do-Founders-Want</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Rich-Royal-What-Do-Founders-Want</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:57:31 -0600</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Wisdom</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Rich-Royal-What-Do-Founders-Want</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What motivates entrepreneurs? Money? Control? In truth, some entrepreneurs are expecting to get rich. Others want to grow and control a new venture. But most would probably answer: &quot;both.&quot; &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5543.html'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Boot Camp for the Next Tech Billionaires]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Boot-Camp--Next-Tech-Billionaires</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Boot-Camp--Next-Tech-Billionaires</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 04:43:02 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ideavirus</dc:creator>
		<category>Starting Up</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Boot-Camp--Next-Tech-Billionaires</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Calling all geeks! Do you have a hot idea for a start-up? If so, this boot camp where Silicon Valley meets 'American Idol' is for you. That is, if you make the cut. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18628572/site/newsweek/'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google Searches for Mergers Big and Small]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Google-Searches-Mergers-Big-Small</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Google-Searches-Mergers-Big-Small</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 04:43:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ideavirus</dc:creator>
		<category>Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Google-Searches-Mergers-Big-Small</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Google Inc. has become more comfortable doing big acquisitions but still sees small technology deals as its primary thrust for buying businesses, its chief executive said on Thursday. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2128730,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mitch Kapor vs. Mark Zuckerberg]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Mitch-Kapor-vs-Mark-Zuckerberg</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Mitch-Kapor-vs-Mark-Zuckerberg</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 04:42:59 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ideavirus</dc:creator>
		<category>Entrepreneurs</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Mitch-Kapor-vs-Mark-Zuckerberg</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mitch&rsquo;s presentation was one of my favorite of the day, and one of the thing he emphasized was that you should hire for diversity because diverse groups of people innovate more. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://photomatt.net/2007/03/24/kapor-vs-zuckerberg/'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Man who took Google global]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Man-who-took-Google-global</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Man-who-took-Google-global</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 04:42:56 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ideavirus</dc:creator>
		<category>Entrepreneurs</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Man-who-took-Google-global</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Omid Kordestani, the firm&rsquo;s 12th man, talks about the risky move that paid off to the tune of  $2 billion &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article1812715.ece'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The P2P network's founder Mark Gorton is in the fight of his life]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=P2P-networks-founder-Mark-Gorton-is-in-fight-his-life</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=P2P-networks-founder-Mark-Gorton-is-in-fight-his-life</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 04:42:56 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ideavirus</dc:creator>
		<category>Entrepreneurs</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=P2P-networks-founder-Mark-Gorton-is-in-fight-his-life</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a fall day in 2005, and Mark Gorton was feeling                 chilled. He was sitting in a conference room high above                 the streets of New York City. Around a table sat six                 executives from major recording labels. The suits                 eyeballed Gorton, a clean-cut 37-year-old with short                 dark hair and bushy eyebrows. With electrical                 engineering degrees from Yale and Stanford and an MBA                 from Harvard, Gorton hardly fit the stereotype of the                 renegade hacker. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/may07/5102'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The man who owns the Internet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=man-who-owns-Internet</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=man-who-owns-Internet</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 04:42:55 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ideavirus</dc:creator>
		<category>Entrepreneurs</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=man-who-owns-Internet</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Ham is the most powerful dotcom mogul you've never heard of, reports Business 2.0 Magazine. Here's how the master of Web domains built a $300 million empire. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/06/01/100050989/index.htm?postversion=2007052214'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Silicon Valley Could Use A Downturn Right About Now]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Silicon-Valley-Could-Use-Downturn-Right-About-Now</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Silicon-Valley-Could-Use-Downturn-Right-About-Now</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 04:42:55 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ideavirus</dc:creator>
		<category>Other Related</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Silicon-Valley-Could-Use-Downturn-Right-About-Now</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I speak at events here one thing I often do is ask people in the audience to raise their hand if they live in Silicon Valley. Usually 80+% of the people raise their hand. I then ask them to leave their hand up if they were actually born here. Only a few hands ever remain up. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/22/silicon-valley-could-use-a-downturn-right-about-now/'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[VCs Aim to Out-Angel the Angels]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=VCs-Aim-to-OutAngel-Angels</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=VCs-Aim-to-OutAngel-Angels</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 05:12:06 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=VCs-Aim-to-OutAngel-Angels</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Responding to the emergence of a new breed of wealthy investor, venture capitalists are boosting their early-stage investments in startups &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2007/tc20070402_747117.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_today%27s+top+stories'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lessons in entrepreneurship from traditional businesses]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Lessons-in-entrepreneurship-from-traditional-businesses</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Lessons-in-entrepreneurship-from-traditional-businesses</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 05:12:01 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Starting Up</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Lessons-in-entrepreneurship-from-traditional-businesses</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the laments of Indian technology entrepreneurs is that we lack a healthy vibrant ecosystem for fostering entrepreneurship. Often we site example of the Silicon Valley and how absence of such an environment here inhibits entrepreneurship in India. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.newdelhitimes.org/archives/2006/10/lessons_in_entr_1.html'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bootstrapping 2.0: Smart, Marketable Ideas Trump Outside Capital]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Bootstrapping-20-Smart-Marketable-Ideas-Trump-Outside-Capital</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Bootstrapping-20-Smart-Marketable-Ideas-Trump-Outside-Capital</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 05:12:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Bootstrapping-20-Smart-Marketable-Ideas-Trump-Outside-Capital</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the first lessons an avid outdoorsman taught me is that when you&rsquo;re facing the unforeseen elements of nature, it isn&rsquo;t smart to rely on outside help for survival. We sometimes forget that the same is true for business, particularly in light of the venture capital-fueled dot-com boom and rise of advanced Web-based (or Web 2.0) tools that are helping to redefine the concept of &ldquo;bootstrapping,&rdquo; or building a business without outside capital. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.smartbiz.com/article/articleview/1777/1/5'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Raising money from VCs? Check out Venture Hacks]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Raising-money-from-VCs-Check-out-Venture-Hacks</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Raising-money-from-VCs-Check-out-Venture-Hacks</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:53 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Raising-money-from-VCs-Check-out-Venture-Hacks</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Venture Hacks is a new site launched by two entrepreneurs to help founders of start-ups navigate the hairy world of venture capital. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://venturebeat.com/2007/04/02/raising-money-from-vcs-check-out-venture-hacks/#more-3852'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Return of the startup factory]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Return--startup-factory</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Return--startup-factory</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:52 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Return--startup-factory</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Startup incubators turned into cash incinerators during the dotcom bubble and burst. Now they're back, and Business 2.0 looks at whether they're any better at breeding the next Google. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/05/01/8405644/index.htm?postversion=2007050706'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[VCs Aim to Out-Angel the Angels]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=VCs-Aim-to-OutAngel-Angels-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=VCs-Aim-to-OutAngel-Angels-1</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:50 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=VCs-Aim-to-OutAngel-Angels-1</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Responding to the emergence of a new breed of wealthy investor, venture capitalists are boosting their early-stage investments in startups &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2007/tc20070402_747117.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Google Too Powerful?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Is-Google-Too-Powerful</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Is-Google-Too-Powerful</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:48 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Other Related</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Is-Google-Too-Powerful</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the Web giant tears through media, software, and telecom, rivals fear its growing influence. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_15/b4029001.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[TheFunded: Venture Capitalist Feedback Site Lets VCs In]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=TheFunded-Venture-Capitalist-Feedback-Site-Lets-VCs-In</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=TheFunded-Venture-Capitalist-Feedback-Site-Lets-VCs-In</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:47 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=TheFunded-Venture-Capitalist-Feedback-Site-Lets-VCs-In</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TheFunded is now two months old and has turned into a somewhat controversial place for entrepreneurs to provide feedback on the venture capitalists they&rsquo;ve pitched. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/07/thefunded-venture-capitalist-feedback-site-lets-the-vcs-in/'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is BitTorrent the next big IPO?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Is-BitTorrent-next-big-IPO</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Is-BitTorrent-next-big-IPO</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:47 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Other Related</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Is-BitTorrent-next-big-IPO</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The file sharing service, known for making it easy to illegally download videos, has made nice with Hollywood. Now is it wooing Wall Street? &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/28/commentary/mediabiz/index.htm?section=money_technology'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blow by Blow]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Blow-by-Blow</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Blow-by-Blow</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:24 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Entrepreneurs</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Blow-by-Blow</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What it feels like to raise your first $1M. It is my account of the experience, had alongside my co-founder, Walid Al Saqqaf, and other members of our team, of trying to secure the first $1M in seed funding for our company, TrustedPlaces, from HOWZAT media.  TrustedPlaces is a user-developed city guide to London, where I live. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.foundread.com/view/blow-by-blow'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fundraising: No-Shop Agreements]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Fundraising-NoShop-Agreements</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Fundraising-NoShop-Agreements</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:24 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Fundraising-NoShop-Agreements</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We'll see if I have the ability to write a short post on this blog. If there were ever an opportunity, here it is. Some VC's will ask entrepreneurs to sign a no-shop agreement as part of signing a term sheet. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.burningdoor.com/askthewizard/2007/04/fundraising_no_shop_agreements.html'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[You Always Start the Last Company]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=You-Always-Start-Last-Company</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=You-Always-Start-Last-Company</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:22 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Wisdom</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=You-Always-Start-Last-Company</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is an old saying that the Military always fights the last war, and I think the same holds true in many respects for entrepreneurs. Armed with &quot;lessons learned&quot; from the last endeavor, successful or not, entrepreneurs dive into the next effort reminding themselves to make sure they don't XYZ this time. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.burningdoor.com/askthewizard/2007/04/you_always_start_the_last_comp.html'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Start Business]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-to-Start-Business</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-to-Start-Business</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:18 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Starting Up</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-to-Start-Business</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Internet has changed the way that businesses and consumers interact. In order to help you understand this new paradigm here are a few of the key concepts essential to success on the Internet - especially in the blogosphere. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/05/08/how-to-start-business/'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Guy Kawasaki Talks Truemors.com]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Guy-Kawasaki-Talks-Truemorscom</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Guy-Kawasaki-Talks-Truemorscom</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:17 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Entrepreneurs</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Guy-Kawasaki-Talks-Truemorscom</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a better speaker than venture capitalist,&rdquo; he is quick to admit. Over the years, his Garage firm has backed many an early idea. Now he wants to&nbsp;try his own.&nbsp; <br /> &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=22332&amp;amp;hed=Guy+Kawasaki+Talks+Truemors.com'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Financial Angels  Band Together]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Financial-Angels-Band-Together</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Financial-Angels-Band-Together</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 22:35:17 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Financial-Angels-Band-Together</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, 40 successful businesspeople sat around a horseshoe table in a university lecture hall firing questions at four aspiring entrepreneurs. The aspirants were giving 20-minute presentations about their start-up companies to the Los Angeles chapter of Tech Coast Angels, a group that invests in new businesses. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/business/17edge.html?em&amp;amp;ex=1179633600&amp;amp;en=5a303974ec6674a7&amp;amp;ei=5087%0A'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[WHO'S AFRAID OF GOOGLE?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=WHOS-AFRAID-GOOGLE</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=WHOS-AFRAID-GOOGLE</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 22:20:44 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Other Related</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=WHOS-AFRAID-GOOGLE</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fear is the motivating factor. And with every passing quarter, there is  more to be worried about if you count Google as a competitor. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/05/11/MNGRIPPB2N1.DTL'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Evan Williams: How Odeo Screwed Up]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Evan-Williams-How-Odeo-Screwed-Up</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Evan-Williams-How-Odeo-Screwed-Up</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 22:20:43 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Entrepreneurs</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Evan-Williams-How-Odeo-Screwed-Up</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Public hindsight about startups&rsquo; missteps generally comes after a good amount of  &ldquo;traveling in Europe with my fianc&eacute;e&rdquo; or whatever it is that failed CEOs do. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://gigaom.com/2006/09/14/evan-williams-how-odeo-screwed-up/'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do as I say, not as I did]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Do-as-I-say-not-as-I-did</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Do-as-I-say-not-as-I-did</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 22:20:42 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Entrepreneurs</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Do-as-I-say-not-as-I-did</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, Williams indulged us by reviewing the list of Odeo-screwups we covered last fall and, importantly, shared with us what he&rsquo;s doing differently this time at Twitter. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.foundread.com/view/fable-do-as-i-say'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Options and Restricted Stock, Prologue]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Options-Restricted-Stock-Prologue</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Options-Restricted-Stock-Prologue</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 22:20:41 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Wisdom</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Options-Restricted-Stock-Prologue</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I hesitate to even start writing about options. They make my head hurt. Anything I write about options will likely be met with the ninety-one different opinions about options that have been forged by ninety-one different prior outcomes for ninety-one different people. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.burningdoor.com/askthewizard/2007/03/options_vs_restricted_stock_pr.html'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Launch Late to Launch Often]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Launch-Late-to-Launch-Often</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Launch-Late-to-Launch-Often</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 22:20:39 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Wisdom</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Launch-Late-to-Launch-Often</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A common theme I hope to address in this blog is accepted wisdom, especially when I think I've got a bit of a different spin on things. One piece of accepted wisdom one hears in software circles these days is &quot;release early and often&quot;, and as you can tell by the title of this post, through the miracle of foreshadowing, I have a slightly different perspective. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.burningdoor.com/askthewizard/2007/03/launch_late_to_launch_often.html'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How and What to Measure]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-What-to-Measure</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-What-to-Measure</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 22:20:39 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Wisdom</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=How-What-to-Measure</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Successful businesses measure and count things. I think that's a safe assumption on top of which we can drop the following hypothesis: unsuccessful business either measure nothing, the wrong things, too many things, or finally, they measure the right things but they don't communicate the measurements efficiently. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.burningdoor.com/askthewizard/2007/03/what_to_count.html'>original news</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Terms - Liquidation Preferences and Participation]]></title>
		<link>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Venture-Terms-Liquidation-Preferences-Participation</link>
		<comments>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Venture-Terms-Liquidation-Preferences-Participation</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 22:20:37 -0500</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>god</dc:creator>
		<category>Wisdom</category>
		<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/story.php?title=Venture-Terms-Liquidation-Preferences-Participation</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another important term in a venture financing term sheet, the liquidation preference. This section of a venture term sheet essentially defines how much money the people financing this round will have the right to pull out of the company on an exit before anybody else gets anything. &nbsp;&#187;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.burningdoor.com/askthewizard/2007/04/venture_terms_liquidation_pref.html'>original news</a>]]></description>
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