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	<title>The Seed &#38; Startup Capital Blog</title>
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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>Crowdfunding: Profounder bites the dust</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/02/18/crowdfunding-profounder-bites-the-dust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crowd Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[profounder]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Crowdfunding Site Profounder Shuts Down Just got the news this morning that a crowdfunding site called Profounder is shutting down. A far as I know they never really got going but it&#8217;s still sad to hear about the loss of a prospective member of the community. There is now a group that lobbies for crowdfunding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Amazing Crowdfunding Success Story: Omari &amp; the Orphans</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/02/16/another-amazing-crowdfunding-success-story-omari-the-orphans/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/02/16/another-amazing-crowdfunding-success-story-omari-the-orphans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crowd Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orphans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Crowdfunding Can Perform Miracles Just three weeks I read a heart-wrenching story on Reddit.com about an attack on a defenseless orphanage in Kenya by some thugs. I&#8217;m not sure of the details but somehow the story ended up on Reddit with a graphic image of a man named Omari who had suffered a machete wound [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startup Advice: Fake it Till You Make it</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/02/16/startup-advice-fake-it-till-you-make-it/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/02/16/startup-advice-fake-it-till-you-make-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startup Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fake it till you make it]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/?p=570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Entrepreneurial Spirit This is about a real life Zelig and the entrepreneurial spirit. Do you really need to fake it till you make it? In my humble opinion, the answer is yes in the majority of instances.  This is especially true if your startup is a B2B business. Existing businesses rarely gamble on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startup Capital: Don&#8217;t Count Your Chickens Before They Are Hatched</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/02/15/startup-capital-dont-count-your-chickens-before-they-are-hatched/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/02/15/startup-capital-dont-count-your-chickens-before-they-are-hatched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startup Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seed capital]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/?p=565</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shark Tank Lessons for Entrepreneurs Seeking Startup Capital Shows such as Shark Tank and its international versions from Canada and the UK are worth watching if you are a first time capital raiser. They give you a very good sense of what it&#8217;s like to pitch savvy investors. You need to invest time figuring what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Funny Way for Startups to Promote Themselves</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/02/08/a-funny-way-for-startups-to-promote-themselves/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/02/08/a-funny-way-for-startups-to-promote-themselves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Startup Advice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Promotion Tricks for Startups I like this idea. You can hire a fire &#38; brimstone preacher to do a one minute video pitch for your business or anything else&#8211;so long as it&#8217;s in good taste, I imagine. It will just cost you $5. Watch the video here to see the gent in action. You can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 5 Golden Rules of Business Development</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/01/27/five-golden-rules-of-business-development/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/01/27/five-golden-rules-of-business-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[business insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Developing new business is one of the most important tasks facing any entrepreneur. Whether you are launching a new operation or taking your company to the next level, there are some key guidelines to follow. Here are five golden rules: Make sure you are meeting a need.Your manufacturing company might easily crank out some gidgets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sh*t Entrepreneurs Say</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/01/26/sht-entrepreneurs-say/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2012/01/26/sht-entrepreneurs-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[angel investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venture capitalists]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is hilarious.  It&#8217;s a compilation of all the annoying phrases and buzzwords entrepreneurs over-use. An all-too common problem with being an entrepreneur is that after a while you begin to believe your own bullshit. This is especially true of those involved in pitching investors for money.]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate Crowdfunding Site List</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2011/12/21/the-ultimate-crowdfunding-site-list/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2011/12/21/the-ultimate-crowdfunding-site-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crowd Funding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/?p=534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Crowdfunding for businesses - 40billion http://www.40billion.com/ - appbackr http://www.appbackr.com/ - capangel http://www.capangel.com/ - cofundit http://www.cofundit.com/ - crowdcube http://www.crowdcube.com/ - crowdfund http://www.crowdfunding.co.za/ - digital garage http://digitalgarage.co.za/ - globeforum http://www.globeforum.com/ - growvc http://www.growvc.com/main/ - innovatrs http://innovatrs.com/ - investiere http://www.investiere.ch/ - podium ventures http://podiumfunds.com/ - profounder http://www.profounder.com/ - raisecapital http://www.raisecapital.com/home&#8230; - seedups http://www.seedups.com/ - seedmatch http://www.seedmatch.de/ - trampoline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Passes McHenry Crowdfunding Bill</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2011/11/07/house-passes-mchenry-crowdfunding-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2011/11/07/house-passes-mchenry-crowdfunding-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crowd Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McHenry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/?p=528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[House Passes McHenry Crowdfunding Bill House Passes McHenry Crowdfunding Bill Removes Barriers to American Innovation, Job Creation Washington, Nov 3 &#8211; WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs, applauded House passage of the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, H.R. 2930. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Crowdfunding Sources for Seed Capital: FundaGeek</title>
		<link>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2011/11/05/best-crowdfunding-sources-for-seed-capital-fundageek/</link>
		<comments>http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/2011/11/05/best-crowdfunding-sources-for-seed-capital-fundageek/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crowd Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FundaGeek]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://antiventurecapital.com/avcblog/?p=522</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is FundaGeek? Here&#8217;s a new site aimed providing crowdfunding for technical innovation. Here&#8217;s what they say: FundaGeek is the first Crowd Funding resource designed expressly for technical innovation – commercial projects based on technology, as well as basic research projects at universities and research institutions. FundaGeek is designed for securing funding for these projects [...]]]></description>
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