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isPermaLink="false">http://memeburn.com/?p=58573</guid> <description><![CDATA[Y Combinator, a leading seed investment incubator, recently announced that it would be accepting startup applications for this years fund from startup founders WITHOUT an idea. Here&#8217;s how the incubator describes itself on its website: Y Combinator does seed funding for startups. Seed funding is the earliest stage of venture funding. It pays your expenses [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://memeburn.com/2012/03/y-combinator-investors-should-back-the-jockey-not-the-horse/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Attention entrepreneurs, diarise this: LaunchCapeTown</title><link>http://memeburn.com/2012/03/attention-entrepreneurs-diarise-this-launchcapetown/</link> <comments>http://memeburn.com/2012/03/attention-entrepreneurs-diarise-this-launchcapetown/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:15:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Martin Carstens: Staff reporter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Startup news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Activa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cape Tonw]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LaunchCapeTown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samsung]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://memeburn.com/?p=58695</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you’re an entrepreneur looking to network, polish your elevator pitch, hone your product or simply learn from big names in the tech industry, diarise LaunchCapeTown, the five day event that starts on 23 March in Cape Town, South Africa and brings together startups, entrepreneurs, and digital tastemakers. The event includes the Cape Town Entrepreneurial [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://memeburn.com/2012/03/attention-entrepreneurs-diarise-this-launchcapetown/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Emerging market fund launched for digital media innovation</title><link>http://memeburn.com/2012/03/breaking-news-new-fund-launched-for-emerging-market-digital-media-innovation/</link> <comments>http://memeburn.com/2012/03/breaking-news-new-fund-launched-for-emerging-market-digital-media-innovation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:05:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nur Bremmen: Staff reporter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MDLF]]></category><guid
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