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		<title>VC funding is not a blank cheque with no strings attached</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2012/01/vc-funding-is-not-a-blank-cheque-with-no-strings-attached/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Fraser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Receiving venture capital (VC) funding is a significant accomplishment for any entrepreneur as it takes months of hard work and negotiation. Some entrepreneurs believe that once they have secured a funding commitment from an investor, they will have carte blanche with the cash and can report back to their investors as and when it suits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Jobs would never succeed in today&#8217;s Silicon Valley</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/11/steve-jobs-would-never-succeed-in-todays-silicon-valley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Foremski: In Silicon Valley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently watched a documentary on Steve Jobs called &#8220;One Last Thing&#8220;. It was well done, mixing a fair bit of the good, the bad, and the ugly about the life of the man. There was also a lot of praise for the &#8220;marketing genius&#8221; of Steve Jobs. Then it struck me: If Steve Jobs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pitching perfection to investors: A 10-step guide</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/10/pitching-perfection-to-investors-a-10-step-guide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Fraser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enthusiastic entrepreneurs looking to raise funding must realise that a great business case alone is definitely not enough to guarantee a favorable outcome. Not preparing adequately for a presentation to an angel investor or a venture capital fund is a sure-fire way of guaranteeing failure. The power of a strong, well polished pitch to funders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What happens after Venture Capital funding is secured?</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/10/what-happens-after-venture-capital-funding-is-secured/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keet Van Zyl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many Venture Capital (VC) articles, blogs and the like focus on how to secure VC. But not many disclose that the real work starts post-investment. While the investment decision is critical to portfolio performance, VCs spend more than 60% of their time on post-investment activities in order to grow investments for lucrative exits. These activities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Down and out in Silicon Valley: The dark side of easy VC access</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/09/down-and-out-in-silicon-valley-the-dark-side-of-easy-vc-access/</link>
		<comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/09/down-and-out-in-silicon-valley-the-dark-side-of-easy-vc-access/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Maunder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Valley is the tech centre of the Universe and you&#8217;re unlucky if you&#8217;re not based there. That&#8217;s what popular culture will have you believe. The image of Mark Zuckerberg waltzing into Case Equity in his night gown and slippers and telling Mitchell Manningham that Sean Parker says F You is what pop culture will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funding your business: 8 ways to win over VCs</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/09/the-complete-package-%e2%80%93-what-a-venture-capital-fundable-business-looks-like/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Fraser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the world of venture capital (VC), ideas are plentiful but fundable businesses are hard to find. Despite the perception, VCs do not fund ideas alone, no matter how solid passionate entrepreneurs believe they are. To negate risk, VCs evaluate proposals based on several characteristics, often in-line with their specific funding mandate, to bridge the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why emerging markets need startup accelerators to produce gold</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/08/why-emerging-markets-need-startup-accelerators-to-produce-gold/</link>
		<comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/08/why-emerging-markets-need-startup-accelerators-to-produce-gold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Edelstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I was living in Silicon Valley for a couple of months earlier this year, I had the opportunity to see how a number of the startup accelerators over there function, and also to speak to a number of tech entrepreneurs that passed through their programmes. The formal definition of an accelerator is a &#8220;programme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gone in 30 seconds: How Venture Capitalists screen your business plan</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/08/gone-in-30-seconds-how-venture-capitalists-screen-your-business-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keet Van Zyl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The average time that a Venture Capitalist spends analysing a business plan is 22 seconds&#8221; – Speaker at the 26th Venture Capital Institute, Atlanta, 2000. Since this realisation more than 10 years ago I&#8217;ve often wondered whether it was entirely fair towards entrepreneurs who spend significant time and resources to develop a comprehensive business plan. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here comes the flood: VC firms funding corporate media push into social media</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/08/here-comes-the-flood-vc-firms-funding-corporate-media-push-into-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/08/here-comes-the-flood-vc-firms-funding-corporate-media-push-into-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Foremski: In Silicon Valley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somewhat lost in the news because of Google&#8217;s acquisition of Motorola, Buddy Media, a New York startup raised US$54-million at a US$500-million valuation. Buddy Media helps corporations set up and run their presence on a wide range of social networks. From Buddy Media: We are in the midst of a massive shift online from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Common mistakes startups make when applying for funding</title>
		<link>http://memeburn.com/2011/08/5-common-mistakes-startups-make-when-applying-for-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/08/5-common-mistakes-startups-make-when-applying-for-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Fraser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a perception among entrepreneurs that a revolutionary idea is enough to secure the venture capital needed to kick-start their businesses. This is simply not true. Here are five of the most common mistakes made by entrepreneurs when applying for VC funding. 1. No WOW! Factor The first rule in the VC game is [...]]]></description>
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