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		<title>B2B: Large Partners and Deals</title>
		<link>http://www.venturebent.com/2012/03/b2b-large-partners-and-deals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Gavronsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Closing deals early and quickly can make or break your startup. It is great to have a pipeline of deals, especially strategic, larger deals that can help you scale faster than you could on your own. However, you have to &#8230; <a href="http://www.venturebent.com/2012/03/b2b-large-partners-and-deals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>9 Lessons You Need to Succeed in a Crowded Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Furmansky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first pitched the idea for Sparkology as an exclusive dating service, the biggest objection was also the most obvious: are you really going to create another dating site?  After all, there are thousands of dating service companies operating &#8230; <a href="http://www.venturebent.com/2011/12/9-lessons-you-need-to-succeed-in-a-crowded-market/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.venturebent.com/2011/10/new-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.J. Colao</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Breyer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yuri Milner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I first started playing guitar all I wanted to do was learn barre chords. That’s it. After that I’d be able to play all of the Blink songs I wanted and then just relax or move on to something &#8230; <a href="http://www.venturebent.com/2011/10/new-problems/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CrunchFund and Why We Care</title>
		<link>http://www.venturebent.com/2011/10/crunchfund-and-why-we-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Besvinick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[MG Siegler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Arrington]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the summer, I wrote a post on Ventureminded.me entitled &#8220;The TechCrunch Machine&#8221; in which I railed against Arrington, his conflicts of interest, and how the site had lost its way, particularly how it shifted from highlighting up-and-coming startups to &#8230; <a href="http://www.venturebent.com/2011/10/crunchfund-and-why-we-care/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Learning from Experience: Technology, Content, and Users</title>
		<link>http://www.venturebent.com/2011/09/learning-from-experience-technology-content-and-users/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venturebent.com/2011/09/learning-from-experience-technology-content-and-users/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ganotis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured Startups]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DeviceKnit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first dabbled in coding years ago, I got delusional. I think it happens to a lot of people&#8230; Looking at many of the companies that are getting funding today, it&#8217;s easy to think &#8220;I could build that, and &#8230; <a href="http://www.venturebent.com/2011/09/learning-from-experience-technology-content-and-users/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tools for Flossing the Teeth You Want to Keep</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Britton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a lot of buzz on twitter about Nick Crocker’s Tedx talk called &#8220;Floss the Teeth You Want to Keep&#8221;. As a personal development buff, I not only loved the talk, but also enjoyed seeing others people who are &#8230; <a href="http://www.venturebent.com/2011/09/tools-for-flossing-the-teeth-you-want-to-keep/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Services that Provoke Action</title>
		<link>http://www.venturebent.com/2011/09/services-that-provoke-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venturebent.com/2011/09/services-that-provoke-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Britton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine recently invited me to join a google group called Really Think. Not only have I found it to be incredibly valuable, but it has got me thinking a lot about how certain applications provoke actions online &#8230; <a href="http://www.venturebent.com/2011/09/services-that-provoke-action/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What the Changes in Twitter’s URL Shortener Mean for Bitly</title>
		<link>http://www.venturebent.com/2011/08/what-the-changes-in-twitter%e2%80%99s-url-shortener-mean-for-bitly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venturebent.com/2011/08/what-the-changes-in-twitter%e2%80%99s-url-shortener-mean-for-bitly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Britton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter has had a native URL shortener for some time, but it wasn’t until recently that they have begun automatically shortening URLs and link-wrapping those over 20 characters with a t.co URL. Alot of people are excited about these changes, including &#8230; <a href="http://www.venturebent.com/2011/08/what-the-changes-in-twitter%e2%80%99s-url-shortener-mean-for-bitly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Real Reason NYC Is Better Than Silicon Valley</title>
		<link>http://www.venturebent.com/2011/08/the-real-reason-nyc-is-better-than-silicon-valley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.venturebent.com/2011/08/the-real-reason-nyc-is-better-than-silicon-valley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Besvinick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NYC Tech]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m just going to put it out there. NYC is better than Silicon Valley. Whether it&#8217;s how SoHo is better than Palo Alto or any of the myriad reasons why the Big Apple will eventually win out, the East Coast&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.venturebent.com/2011/08/the-real-reason-nyc-is-better-than-silicon-valley/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Groupon IPO: The Silver Lining</title>
		<link>http://www.venturebent.com/2011/08/groupon-ipo-the-silver-lining/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Topiler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Groupon is a company everyone seems to love to hate.  The number of negative articles I see coming across each day has become a bit mind-numbing. From @rakeshlobster and @conorsen on Minyanville and TechCrunch, to media pundits, to @vacanti on Yipit&#8217;s blog, &#8230; <a href="http://www.venturebent.com/2011/08/groupon-ipo-the-silver-lining/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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