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<title>startupbug.com / admin / All</title>
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<description>Your Source for Startup, Entrepreneurship Stories, News, Help, Info, Videos, Books & Jobs</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:37:26 -0600</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Don’t Make it So Hard to Promote Your #Startup]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/don’t-make-it-so-hard-to-promote-your-startup/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/don’t-make-it-so-hard-to-promote-your-startup/"><![CDATA[Don’t Make it So Hard to Promote Your #Startup]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[I'm no journalist, but I do write about and promote startups nonstop through both the Founder Institute program, and our Founder Showcase event. Lately, it's become clear to me that most startups make it incredibly hard for people to write about or promote them. They simply do not have the necessary information available on their websites, and many times I just give up. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:37:26 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Collison Brothers and Story Behind Stripe]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-collison-brothers-and-story-behind-stripe/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-collison-brothers-and-story-behind-stripe/"><![CDATA[The Collison Brothers and Story Behind Stripe]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[In early 2010 John and Patrick began working on Stripe together. At the time Patrick was working on several side projects and they debated why it was so difficult to accept payments on the web. They sought to solve the problem and see if it was possible to make it simple - really simple. The next 6-months they played with it, showed it to friends, and saw how people interacted with it, iterating along the way. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:30:59 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-collison-brothers-and-story-behind-stripe/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[20 Inspirational Articles for Startup Parents]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/20-inspirational-articles-for-startup-parents/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/20-inspirational-articles-for-startup-parents/"><![CDATA[20 Inspirational Articles for Startup Parents]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[I'm married, have two wonderful boys (my oldest pictured above) and a range of startup products and projects on the go at any given time. In 2011 I tweeted and blogged about the challenges of combining a business/startup at home with raising a family. I'm working on new product, Intigi, which has helped discover content that is interesting and relevant to me. Here are 20 articles that sum up the issues faced by startup parents. Some made me laugh, others had me nodding (and sometimes cringing) in recognition but all contain nuggets of advice and perspective that is rare in the startup community. Most reassuringly, it's a reminder that we're not alone. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:18:03 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/20-inspirational-articles-for-startup-parents/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[There are two types of successful startup incubators in the world]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/there-are-two-types-of-successful-startup-incubators-in-the-world/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/there-are-two-types-of-successful-startup-incubators-in-the-world/"><![CDATA[There are two types of successful startup incubators in the world]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[An oversimplification of the incubator/accelerator space is to classify them as either a Y-Combinator (YC) or a TechStars (TS). Incubators and accelerators have but one purpose: move startups along in their life cycle at a faster pace than they would normally and increase the likelihood of a return by providing that service. If you are a startup looking at applying to an incubator you need to understand that the differences in how these programs differ go beyond the money they give you in exchange for equity. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:16:34 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/there-are-two-types-of-successful-startup-incubators-in-the-world/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[The evolution of the businessman (infographic)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-evolution-of-the-businessman-infographic/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-evolution-of-the-businessman-infographic/"><![CDATA[The evolution of the businessman (infographic)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Business is so easy, even a caveman could do it - and he did. What was once the business of surviving has evolved over the years, but with one underlying similarity - the best will outlast the rest. The infographic below demonstrates significant eras of business by reintroducing prominent characters throughout history, a skill set for the time, and tools used and created to get the job done. As you journey through the prehistoric man, the medieval knight, and the poet of the renaissance, you may find yourself looking toward the future, and what we have contributed. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:30:45 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-evolution-of-the-businessman-infographic/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[In The Future, The Business Founder Will Not Be Ignored]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/in-the-future-the-business-founder-will-not-be-ignored/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/in-the-future-the-business-founder-will-not-be-ignored/"><![CDATA[In The Future, The Business Founder Will Not Be Ignored]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The entrepreneurial world loves nothing like a good meme. One of the more recent ones making the rounds from Palo Alto to Paris is that a startup simply can't get off the ground without a technical founder. Investors, entrepreneurs and tech journalists alike will tell you that if you're not a whiz kid fresh out of Stanford's CS program, you are essentially not fundable - entrepreneura non grata. Well, I am here to tell you that they are right. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:55:15 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/in-the-future-the-business-founder-will-not-be-ignored/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Four Levels of Idea Theft]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/four-levels-of-idea-theft/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/four-levels-of-idea-theft/"><![CDATA[Four Levels of Idea Theft]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Imagine you've just seen a tremendously exiting piece of software--a mobile app, a web app, a game--and your immediate reaction is "Why didn't I think of that?!" With your mind full of new possibilities, you start on a project, a project enabled by exposure to the exciting software. What happens next is up to you. How far do you let your newfound motivation take you? ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:17:53 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/four-levels-of-idea-theft/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[The importance of sleep in a startup]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-importance-of-sleep-in-a-startup/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-importance-of-sleep-in-a-startup/"><![CDATA[The importance of sleep in a startup]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest myths in startups, that just can't seem to be killed is this notion of working day and night and never sleeping. Over the past 12 months, the time since I have joined Buffer as Co-Founder, was also the time, where I have developed the most focused sleeping routine in my life. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:15:39 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-importance-of-sleep-in-a-startup/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[You'll Never Be As Successful As You Want To Be...]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/youll-never-be-as-successful-as-you-want-to-be--/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/youll-never-be-as-successful-as-you-want-to-be--/"><![CDATA[You'll Never Be As Successful As You Want To Be...]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA["You'll never be as successful as you want because you don't demand shit you want." An old boss told that to me. It's blunt, but true. No one really wants to help you unless there is something in it for them or it fits into their larger plan. People can't read your mind. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:03:50 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/youll-never-be-as-successful-as-you-want-to-be--/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Top three reasons NOT to do a local + online startup]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/top-three-reasons-not-to-do-a-local-online-startup/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/top-three-reasons-not-to-do-a-local-online-startup/"><![CDATA[Top three reasons NOT to do a local + online startup]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Hi, my name's Chris, and I'm an online-local-a-holic. I spent four years of my life (and several million dollars of Brad Feld's money -- sorry Brad) trying to build a sustainable business in online-to-local customer engagement at Judy's Book. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:59:44 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/top-three-reasons-not-to-do-a-local-online-startup/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Las Vegas: Startup City]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/las-vegas-startup-city/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/las-vegas-startup-city/"><![CDATA[Las Vegas: Startup City]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The history of Las Vegas is full of determined men with outsize egos and grand plans. There was Bugsy Siegel in the 1940s, envisioning a gambling mecca in the desert, away from the reach of law enforcement. A half century later, developers like Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson added pomp, glitz, and more than a touch of excess to the area that has become known as the Strip.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:53:31 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/las-vegas-startup-city/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Problem Discovery Interview]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-problem-discovery-interview/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-problem-discovery-interview/"><![CDATA[The Problem Discovery Interview]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[If you're following lean startups, you're undoubtedly familiar with concepts like customer discovery and problem/solution interviews. This morning, I was reading Paul Graham's essay from the inception of YCombinator, "Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas," and thought of a new type of interview that smart people should try: the problem discovery interview. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:22:13 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-problem-discovery-interview/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/why-smart-people-have-bad-ideas/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/why-smart-people-have-bad-ideas/"><![CDATA[Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Most smart people don't do that very well. But adding this ability to raw brainpower is like adding tin to copper. The result is bronze, which is so much harder that it seems a different metal. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:21:03 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/why-smart-people-have-bad-ideas/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[The 'Startup Boom' is a disguised jobs fair for big corporations]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-startup-boom-is-a-disguised-jobs-fair-for-big-corporations/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-startup-boom-is-a-disguised-jobs-fair-for-big-corporations/"><![CDATA[The 'Startup Boom' is a disguised jobs fair for big corporations]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[In San Francisco cafes and bars, even on the street, I overhear people talking about their startup ideas, business plans, and goals. And there are tons of incubators, Angels, wannabe Angels, VC firms, making investments in startups. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:19:22 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-startup-boom-is-a-disguised-jobs-fair-for-big-corporations/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 2)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-inside-story-of-a-small-startup-acquisition-part-2/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-inside-story-of-a-small-startup-acquisition-part-2/"><![CDATA[The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 2)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[In this post I talk about why I acquired my most recent startup, HitTail.com. If you're interested in hearing more about due diligence, which things I attacked first after the acquisition, thoughts on valuation methods, and answers to other questions from the Hacker News discussion, stick around for part 3. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:18:22 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-inside-story-of-a-small-startup-acquisition-part-2/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[PHP and the Lean Startup]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/php-and-the-lean-startup/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/php-and-the-lean-startup/"><![CDATA[PHP and the Lean Startup]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[With this basic (let's call it "minimum viable") product they tried to get hold of any customer feedback they could get. They interviewed them, they created an online (i.e. twitter / facebook) community, they created an user group meeting. They wrote down all the ideas, additional features, changes and improvements the customers wanted and created an prioritized feature backlog. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:17:18 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/php-and-the-lean-startup/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[What Startups Can Learn From Rick Santorum]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/what-startups-can-learn-from-rick-santorum/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/what-startups-can-learn-from-rick-santorum/"><![CDATA[What Startups Can Learn From Rick Santorum]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Every startup executive, founder or co-founder can learn something from the Iowa caucuses, where we just saw a Republican nominee, one hardly taken seriously, with little money, and few firm endorsements manage to come within 8 votes of the front runner. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:16:33 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/what-startups-can-learn-from-rick-santorum/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[How Marc Andreessen makes Silicon Valley magic]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/how-marc-andreessen-makes-silicon-valley-magic/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/how-marc-andreessen-makes-silicon-valley-magic/"><![CDATA[How Marc Andreessen makes Silicon Valley magic]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[At just 2.5 years old, Andreessen Horowitz, the VC firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, has become a tech industry institution with holdings in Facebook, Twitter, and more. GigaOM talked with Andreessen to get his thoughts on Silicon Valley and the larger tech landscape. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:56:47 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/how-marc-andreessen-makes-silicon-valley-magic/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[You’re Overthinking It]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/you’re-overthinking-it/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/you’re-overthinking-it/"><![CDATA[You’re Overthinking It]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[You comb Hacker News daily, marveling at the neatly packaged startup tales, uber-effective best practices, super clever engineering solutions, and lots and lots of links to websites filled with Helvetica, minimalism, and pastel colors. You've attended Lean Startup workshops, read Four Steps to the Epiphany, and subscribe to the Silicon Valley Product Group blog. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:25:55 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/you’re-overthinking-it/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Y Combinator: Summer 2012 Funding]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-news-and-stories/y-combinator-summer-2012-funding/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-news-and-stories/y-combinator-summer-2012-funding/"><![CDATA[Y Combinator: Summer 2012 Funding]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Y Combinator is now accepting applications for the summer 2012 funding cycle. It will take place in Mountain View, CA from June through August 2012.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:01:50 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>news</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-news-and-stories/y-combinator-summer-2012-funding/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Silicon Valley’s Productivity Secret]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/silicon-valley’s-productivity-secret/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/silicon-valley’s-productivity-secret/"><![CDATA[Silicon Valley’s Productivity Secret]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The wonder of Silicon Valley has been its rich history of producing incredibly capital efficient companies operating at massive scale.  No doubt part of that achievement lies in the capital efficiency of software engineering itself where technology gives incredible leverage to create and disrupt established industries.  Nevertheless, as a company scales, individual engineers need to work together in concert which results in the industry-agnostic problem of people management. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:56:46 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/silicon-valley’s-productivity-secret/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Flailing Fast: A Startup Story]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-books/flailing-fast-a-startup-story/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-books/flailing-fast-a-startup-story/"><![CDATA[Flailing Fast: A Startup Story]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Common wisdom dictates that modern startups should fail fast and cheap. Until recently, common wisdom extolled the virtues of asbestos and eugenics. I'm uncommonly skeptical of common wisdom." - An exceptional smart ass ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:51:12 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>books</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-books/flailing-fast-a-startup-story/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Research Reveals Engineers More Likely than MBAs to Build Companies]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-news-and-stories/research-reveals-engineers-more-likely-than-mbas-to-build-companies/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-news-and-stories/research-reveals-engineers-more-likely-than-mbas-to-build-companies/"><![CDATA[Research Reveals Engineers More Likely than MBAs to Build Companies]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[In our latest edition of the "Revenge of the Nerds" white paper research series, Identified has discovered that a growing number of company founders and CEOs today are far more likely to hold advanced engineering degrees than MBAs and that the overall age of business leaders is steadily trending downward. We see this shift as a significant impact on corporate culture with younger, more technically inclined entrepreneurs at the helm. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:48:46 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>news</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-news-and-stories/research-reveals-engineers-more-likely-than-mbas-to-build-companies/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[How Do We Identify Good Ideas?]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/how-do-we-identify-good-ideas/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/how-do-we-identify-good-ideas/"><![CDATA[How Do We Identify Good Ideas?]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[How can we sort our genius from our rubbish and become better at self-criticism? Frontal Cortex blogger Jonah Lehrer reports on a new study suggesting the surprising power of sleeping on it. I've always been fascinated by the failures of genius. Consider Bob Dylan. How did the same songwriter who produced Blood on the Tracks and Blonde on Blonde also conclude that Down in the Groove was worthy of release? ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:30:32 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/how-do-we-identify-good-ideas/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[“Entrepreneur in Residence” – Who are you kidding?]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/“entrepreneur-in-residence”-–-who-are-you-kidding/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/“entrepreneur-in-residence”-–-who-are-you-kidding/"><![CDATA[“Entrepreneur in Residence” – Who are you kidding?]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[These days, quite a number of big companies have them. These ‘entrepreneurs' flaunt their titles just as flashily as they could. Personally, I find it rather derogatory to the spirit of entrepreneurship. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:27:49 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/“entrepreneur-in-residence”-–-who-are-you-kidding/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Problem with startups is that they can’t solve the big problems]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/problem-with-startups-is-that-they-can’t-solve-the-big-problems/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/problem-with-startups-is-that-they-can’t-solve-the-big-problems/"><![CDATA[Problem with startups is that they can’t solve the big problems]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Big problems are problems for a reason - they are problems that are hard to solve. If there was an easy solution, one of the thousands of ambitious, smart engineers out there would have solved them by now. So instead of solving big problems, the smartest, most creative brains in Silicon Valley are building apps to help us organize group lunches, share funny photos, or aggregate daily deals. I'm sorry, but these aren't the big problems. In fact, most of these new startups are creating more problems than they solve. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:26:16 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/problem-with-startups-is-that-they-can’t-solve-the-big-problems/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[FounderSoup: Stanford and Andreessen’s New Startup Generator]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-news-and-stories/foundersoup-stanford-and-andreessen’s-new-startup-generator/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-news-and-stories/foundersoup-stanford-and-andreessen’s-new-startup-generator/"><![CDATA[FounderSoup: Stanford and Andreessen’s New Startup Generator]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A single entrepreneur alone is vulnerable to shortsightedness, to fatigue. But with a team comes diverse perspective, encouragement, and the wherewithal to push through problems. That's why a group of Stanford computer science and business students started the Andreessen Horowitz-backed FounderSoup program. It's designed to give entrepreneurs with an idea or a fledgling company a chance to pitch - not to raise funding, but to recruit co-founders. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:24:55 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>news</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-news-and-stories/foundersoup-stanford-and-andreessen’s-new-startup-generator/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Why Start-ups Are Like Fruit Flies]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/why-start-ups-are-like-fruit-flies/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/why-start-ups-are-like-fruit-flies/"><![CDATA[Why Start-ups Are Like Fruit Flies]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Your genetic tolerance for risk-coupled with new productivity gains through smart technology-can help your company revolutionize its industry. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:00:07 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/why-start-ups-are-like-fruit-flies/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Age of AngelList]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-age-of-angellist/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-age-of-angellist/"><![CDATA[The Age of AngelList]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[UK tech investors that avoid the seed stage are going to be losing out on the most exciting investment opportunities after Facebook goes public. A $100bn IPO will create an incredible pool of seed money that will be showered onto willing entrepreneurs, says Rodolfo Rosini. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:58:38 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-age-of-angellist/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[A fast way to browse startups on AngelList]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/a-fast-way-to-browse-startups-on-angellist/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/a-fast-way-to-browse-startups-on-angellist/"><![CDATA[A fast way to browse startups on AngelList]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Startup Data Trends is a way to browse the publicly visible startups on AngelList. Here, you can search for startups in a specific location and/or market.  A fast way to browse startups on AngelList. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:57:26 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/a-fast-way-to-browse-startups-on-angellist/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[An Introduction to Stock & Options for the Tech Entrepreneur]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/an-introduction-to-stock-options-for-the-tech-entrepreneur-1/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/an-introduction-to-stock-options-for-the-tech-entrepreneur-1/"><![CDATA[An Introduction to Stock & Options for the Tech Entrepreneur]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[This guide is written for technical entrepreneurs or those looking to join an early-stage technology startup in Silicon Valley and a... by david_weekly in Business/Law, debt, and investment. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:44:08 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/an-introduction-to-stock-options-for-the-tech-entrepreneur-1/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 1)]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-inside-story-of-a-small-startup-acquisition-part-1/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-inside-story-of-a-small-startup-acquisition-part-1/"><![CDATA[The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 1)]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Based on the title of this post you might be thinking I have mad stacks of money in the bank. That I've had a few "exits" and instead of hunkering down and writing code for 6 months I opted to talk to a few of my buddies at the yacht club and purchase a primed and growing social network for somewhere in the mid-seven figures. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:43:24 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-inside-story-of-a-small-startup-acquisition-part-1/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Killing your startup while looking smart: Half Measure Syndrome]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/killing-your-startup-while-looking-smart-half-measure-syndrome/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/killing-your-startup-while-looking-smart-half-measure-syndrome/"><![CDATA[Killing your startup while looking smart: Half Measure Syndrome]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[In the wide world of startups, we mostly like to think of ourselves as go-getters, ass kickers, "in all the way" sorts. We also like to think of ourselves as tinkerers, rapid iterators who test unceasingly. But the combination of those two traits can lead to one of the most dangerous cycles in startup - half measure syndrome (HMS). ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:02:56 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/killing-your-startup-while-looking-smart-half-measure-syndrome/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Idea for a Startup? Don’t Launch a Company, Launch an Experiment]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/idea-for-a-startup-don’t-launch-a-company-launch-an-experiment/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/idea-for-a-startup-don’t-launch-a-company-launch-an-experiment/"><![CDATA[Idea for a Startup? Don’t Launch a Company, Launch an Experiment]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Two users. That's it. It had been a week since we had announced to friends and family our latest idea, LinkFalcon, and only two of them had bothered to try it. I thought LinkFalcon had some real potential. It solved a real problem for me and one that I hoped others had. Complete disaster. Failure. Six months down the drain. Back to our real jobs. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:01:46 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/idea-for-a-startup-don’t-launch-a-company-launch-an-experiment/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[The things First Time Founders Do]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-things-first-time-founders-do/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-things-first-time-founders-do/"><![CDATA[The things First Time Founders Do]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[That "some suggestions" became a full page and that full page became a monster that had almost no free white space left. It was so full of stuff we did, it was ludicrous. It was dark like the night and microscribbled as if I hated that poor moleskine page. My message at the panel was simple: "Don't be a first time founder…" - or at least not the kind of first time founder I used to be ;) ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:58:59 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-things-first-time-founders-do/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[The "Army of One" entrepreneur]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-army-of-one-entrepreneur/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-army-of-one-entrepreneur/"><![CDATA[The "Army of One" entrepreneur]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[What's the best strategy to get from having no startup to having one that provides you with income? Is it to find the best idea you have, focus all your energy on it, and make it work at all costs? This seems to be the standard mode of operation for most new entrepreneurs. They'll wait until they have an idea that they can pursue and that seems worth pursuing, and then pour all their energies into that idea. If it works, great. If the idea happens to be a stinker, they'll probably fail. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:55:05 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/the-army-of-one-entrepreneur/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Eight Startup Tips From Mark Zuckerberg]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/eight-startup-tips-from-mark-zuckerberg/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/eight-startup-tips-from-mark-zuckerberg/"><![CDATA[Eight Startup Tips From Mark Zuckerberg]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Ignorance is not bliss in business, but it does allow entrepreneurs to face the unknown with a measure of confidence. No 19-year old understands business at the level of a seasoned, serial entrepreneur. However, it is important for young entrepreneurs to be adequately self-aware to know what they do not know. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:51:11 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/eight-startup-tips-from-mark-zuckerberg/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[How to Win at Startup Weekend]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/how-to-win-at-startup-weekend/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/how-to-win-at-startup-weekend/"><![CDATA[How to Win at Startup Weekend]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[I may not be a veteran of multiple Startup Weekends, but our one win means I am undefeated.   Assuming you've heard of or been to a Startup Weekend, you may think Startup Weekend is about building the best business idea.  You would be mistaken.  Rather it is about building the best demo and presentation in 54 hours.  At least if you want to win the whole shebang. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:41:06 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/how-to-win-at-startup-weekend/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Silicon Valley Newcomers Are Still Dreaming Big]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/silicon-valley-newcomers-are-still-dreaming-big/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/silicon-valley-newcomers-are-still-dreaming-big/"><![CDATA[Silicon Valley Newcomers Are Still Dreaming Big]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[These are the latest high-tech migrants to Silicon Valley, in their 20s and fresh out of college, drawn by a surge in start-ups and investment money that in the last year and a half has created more jobs than companies can fill, and eager to help shape the technology that infuses their lives.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:33:42 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/silicon-valley-newcomers-are-still-dreaming-big/</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Product / Idea Prioritisation: Opportunity v/s Execution]]></title>
	<link>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/product-idea-prioritisation-opportunity-vs-execution/</link>
	<source url="http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/product-idea-prioritisation-opportunity-vs-execution/"><![CDATA[Product / Idea Prioritisation: Opportunity v/s Execution]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A simple template for idea/product prioritization. You want to go for the dot that is at the very top right. Often in product brainstorming you get many ideas that are very attractive and a no-brainer. The key is how do you choose the one that is best for the company. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:19:23 -0600</pubDate>
	<author>admin</author>
	<category>help</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://www.startupbug.com/startup-help/product-idea-prioritisation-opportunity-vs-execution/</guid>
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