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		<title>Falling Out of Love (w/ My Company)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Draper (@andrewdraper) is a designer and hacker. He’s been an entrepreneur in one way or another for most of his life. He co-founded Manpacks 2 years ago, a service to help guys remember to replace their essentials and give them more &#8230; <a href="http://maplebutter.com/falling-out-of-love-w-my-company/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Martell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[LeanStartup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just realized that I&#8217;ve answered over 1200+ questions on Sprouter. Crazy! Why do I do it? Because I know how important quality advice can be. It&#8217;s also a great way to get inspiration for blogging. Recently I noticed a &#8230; <a href="http://maplebutter.com/189-of-my-most-popular-startup-answers-on-sprouter-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>QUOTE: It&#8217;s Better To Have Focus, And Be Wrong &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Martell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s better to have focus, and be wrong, than to be wrong without focus. At least then you&#8217;ll know what&#8217;s not working. ~ Bill Gross (Founder &#038; CEO of Idealab) Source: BILL GROSS: Here Are The 12 Lessons I&#8217;ve Learned &#8230; <a href="http://maplebutter.com/quote-its-better-to-have-focus-and-be-wrong/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Got Early Startup Competition? Here&#8217;s Why I Think You&#8217;re Fine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Martell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Startup Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re creating something interesting then you should expect other teams to be working on similar ideas. It&#8217;s just the way it is. Any new idea is had by 3 other people at the exact same time as you had &#8230; <a href="http://maplebutter.com/got-early-startup-competition-heres-why-i-think-youre-fine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Things That All Great Startups Have</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Martell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startup Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having met with hundreds of entrepreneurs and invested in 15+ others as an angel investor, I&#8217;ve started to see patterns as to what great startups and founders have in common. In my mind, these three are the most important. High-level &#8230; <a href="http://maplebutter.com/3-things-that-all-great-startups-have/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Need Some Clarity In Your Startup?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Martell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LeanStartup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have questions you wish you could ask the pro&#8217;s? Well, today is your day. I reached out to some of my favorite entrepreneurs and startup advisors to see if they had time to take some calls. Feel free to reach &#8230; <a href="http://maplebutter.com/need-some-clarity-in-your-startup/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>If You Love Your Team, Your Product And Customers &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Martell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://maplebutter.com/?p=1405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; then don&#8217;t sell your company. As an Entrepreneur we wake up everyday to solve problems that we see in the world. We solve those problems by creating an environment that excites us. We hire the smartest people we can &#8230; <a href="http://maplebutter.com/if-you-love-your-team-your-product-and-customers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Superhero Tricks For Startup Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Post</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jeffio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: This post is by guest contributor Jeff K. Ward (@jeffio). Jeff is a father, husband, author, founder of YikeSite and co-founder of Intigi. He blogs over at jeff.io. Here are some tips that I feel may be of &#8230; <a href="http://maplebutter.com/superhero-tricks-for-startup-parents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>7 Tips For Getting Acquired</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Martell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People say that companies don&#8217;t get sold, they get bought and I couldn&#8217;t agree more. On October 4th, 2011, my startup (Flowtown) got acquired and I wanted to share some thoughts on how things came together. First off I wanted &#8230; <a href="http://maplebutter.com/7-tips-for-getting-acquired/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Startups Should Start From The Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Post</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editors note: Anthony Lee is a General Partner at Altos Ventures based in Silicon Valley. Prior to joining Altos, Anthony led marketing for 3 startups and co-founded a few others. He&#8217;s also one of the co-founders behind the C100, a &#8230; <a href="http://maplebutter.com/startups-should-start-from-the-heart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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