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		<title>Why 22Seven is most probably, but not necessarily, safe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Cartmel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading one too many ignorant articles and tweets about how personal financial management startup 22Seven must be safe because Yodlee is safe and so on &#8212; I cracked. I banged out a bunch of tweets in quick succession with the hash tag combination #22Seven my #2c. The response was interesting, ranging from &#8220;love your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 African tech startups worth watching</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2012/01/10-african-tech-startups-worth-watching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vincent Maher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s practically a tradition to follow a post like this with a good old-fashioned flame-war where everyone reveals his or her own sense of inadequacy. In order to save time I’d like to encourage you to stop reading now and skip to the bottom and start doing that right away; that way I can continue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why 2012 could be the year of the African startup</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2012/01/why-2012-could-be-the-year-of-the-african-startup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Hersman: In Kenya</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past few years have been about building an infrastructure that improves the chances of the technology startups in Africa to succeed. Seeing this buildout in action in 2011 was exciting, but it should be recognised for what it really was: a setup for 2012 and beyond. You see, all those labs and hubs around [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>The next Silicon Valleys? How French, UK govts stimulate the startup scene</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/12/the-next-silicon-valleys-how-the-french-uk-govts-are-stimulating-startups/</link>
		<comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/12/the-next-silicon-valleys-how-the-french-uk-govts-are-stimulating-startups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nur Bremmen: Staff reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governments are often seen as a nuisance in business, but this is a jaded view. Responsible and engaged governments are able to do amazing things for a country&#8217;s startup scene. Most countries outside the US want to mirror the success of Silicon Valley, the undisputed king of tech innovation. Nicolas Princen is French President Nicolas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12 absolutely incredible lessons for entrepreneurs from Bill Gross [LeWeb]</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/12/12-absolutely-incredible-lessons-for-entrepreneurs-from-bill-gross-leweb/</link>
		<comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/12/12-absolutely-incredible-lessons-for-entrepreneurs-from-bill-gross-leweb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Buckland: Publisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s rare that you see a talk that resonates so deeply and makes complete, fundamental sense. You have the realisation that experience, genius and truth is in the same room as you and you are having those &#8220;aha&#8221; moments every minute &#8212; and it&#8217;s exhilarating. Bill Gross is an entrepreneurial genius. He runs a company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five elements needed to attract startup funding</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/11/five-elements-needed-to-attract-start-up-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Fraser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raising funding can be potentially expensive, as it requires resources, and time-consuming experience. Done correctly, it can yield valuable results and a substantial financial investment to grow your business. Enthusiastic entrepreneurs that want to go this route should be well prepared and display these five key essentials that funders look for when considering investing. 1. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Start-up co-founders: 10 tips for choosing your significant other</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/11/start-up-co-founders-10-tips-for-choosing-your-significant-other/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vincent Maher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lorena Bobbit]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://memeburn.com/?p=46164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They say that starting a business with a partner is like a marriage. What they don&#8217;t tell you is that if your marriage does really well it&#8217;s like having a few hundred kids too. When things go wrong they can go really wrong, so here are ten tips for picking the right startup co-founder. Do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death is the default for startups, and your little idea means nothing</title>
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		<comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/10/death-is-the-default-for-startups-and-your-little-idea-means-nothing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Buckland: Publisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Death is the default for startups, reckons Amazon Web Services Technology Evangelist Simone Brunozzi. Apart from having a really cool Twitter handle @Simon, Brunozzi has founded a few startups himself, so speaks with some authority. Speaking at a Tech4Africa conference in Johannesburg he mentioned that there was quite a bit of confusion at what constituted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silicon Valley startups can&#8217;t rebuild US workforce</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/09/silicon-valley-startups-cant-rebuild-us-workforce/</link>
		<comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/09/silicon-valley-startups-cant-rebuild-us-workforce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Foremski: In Silicon Valley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of discussion lately about US jobs and Silicon Valley&#8217;s role in helping to rebuild the US workforce. US government officials and many others believe that Silicon Valley is key to reviving US jobs growth. But is this really true? It&#8217;s worth revisiting an article in Bloomberg Businessweek from last year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The six types of startup&#8230;And what protects Silicon Valley</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/09/the-six-types-of-startup-and-what-protects-silicon-valley/</link>
		<comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/09/the-six-types-of-startup-and-what-protects-silicon-valley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Foremski: In Silicon Valley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Silicon Valley veteran Steve Blank, writing in Xconomy, does a great job in describing six types of startups and how a clear understanding of the needs of each is necessary by national and local governments seeking to foster more innovation: 1. The lifestyle startup On the California coast where I live, we see lifestyle entrepreneurs [...]]]></description>
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