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	<description>Startup Financing for the Rest of Us or What to Do When Investors Say &#34;No, Thanks.&#34;</description>
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		<title>Startup Advice From Paul Graham</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[YCombinator&#8217;s famous talk on the next billion dollar ideas for startups to pursue.]]></description>
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		<title>Startup Capital: How to Do a Successful Pitch to Investors</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/04/11/startup-capital-how-to-do-a-successful-pitch-to-investors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startup Capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Learn How to Close Investors This is worth a read on how to prepare yourself for a professional presentation to angel investors or venture capitalists. You only get one shot per investor to make a first good impression. 9 Easy Ways to Remember Your Presentation Material by Bruna Martinuzzi. Click here. Here&#8217;s a video of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Review of Billionaire Growth Strategies!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Buy a Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Read what a top Silicon Valley / China dealmaker has to say about the advanced business growth strategies course. A review.]]></description>
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		<title>Startup Advice: Joe Gebbia Tells the Airbnb Story</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/04/05/startup-advice-joe-gebbia-tells-the-airbnb-story/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/04/05/startup-advice-joe-gebbia-tells-the-airbnb-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startup Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airbnb]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How AirBnB Was Started Joe Gebbia shares the story of how Airbnb got off the ground. Joe is a designer and entrepreneur who co-founded Airbnb, a community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique spaces around the world. He talks to the PSFK CONFERENCE audience about the creative process behind Airbnb. Joe Gebbia: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startup Capital: It Takes Money To Make Money</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/04/03/startup-capital-it-takes-money-to-make-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Seed Capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It Takes Money To Make Money If you are starting up your own business, you no doubt are excited about the opportunities your new business venture holds in store for you. Somewhere between where you are now and reaching those high levels of success and profitability that you are hoping to reach in the future, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seed Capital: Lessons from Shark Tank</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/04/01/seed-capital-lessons-from-shark-tank/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/04/01/seed-capital-lessons-from-shark-tank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startup Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Cuban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shark Tank]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How to Entice Angel Investors Into Funding Your Startup I came across two recent blog posts on Shark Tank recently which stand out because they have such opposing views of the show. First, you have Mark Cuban&#8217;s take on the show. As he is a member of the panel it&#8217;s pretty much what you would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networking: Facebook Becomes CIA&#8217;s Best Tool</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/03/28/social-networking-facebook-becomes-cias-best-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking News: Looks like Facebook is becoming the government&#8217;s most powerful surveillance tool. Even if you don&#8217;t have anything to hide privacy is nice to have. The world doesn&#8217;t need to know every last detail about your life. See my two other posts on the dark side of social networking. Be sure to catch the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Social Networking Business Models Really Work: Dopamine Addiction</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/03/25/how-social-networking-business-models-really-work-dopamine-addiction/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/03/25/how-social-networking-business-models-really-work-dopamine-addiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Models]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Dark Side of Social Networking Business Models Last night&#8217;s post on the business model behind social networks generated quite a bit of interest so I am adding a citation here on how people quickly and easily become addicted to the dopamine squirts that come from trivial things like upvotes from complete strangers. Watch the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Social Networking Business Models Really Work: The Google +1 Failure</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/03/24/how-the-social-networking-business-model-really-works/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/03/24/how-the-social-networking-business-model-really-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Models]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google +1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Social Networking&#8217;s Business Model Exposed I along with a lot of other people who do business online am relieved that the latest social networking attempt, Google +1, is basically D.O.A. Let me explain why. Why Social Networking is a Big Time Wasting Scam I&#8217;ll be blunt here. I don&#8217;t like social networking. To me it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crowdfunding: How Does Crowdfunding Work?</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/03/23/crowdfunding-how-does-crowdfunding-work/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/03/23/crowdfunding-how-does-crowdfunding-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crowd Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding Explained Most people still don&#8217;t fully understand how crowdfunding works. So with that in mind here is a short video that explains how the system operates to bring entrepreneurs and investors together.]]></description>
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