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	<title>Launch Grow IPO</title>
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	<description>An NYC Entrepreneur&#039;s Journal</description>
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		<title>LAST POST &#8211; RETIRING LaunchGrowIPO.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey all, I&#8217;m moving over to Tumblr because I like it better.
You should follow me on Tumblr &#8211; TrevorOwens.tumblr.com
and on Twitter &#8211; @TO2
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		<link>http://launchgrowipo.com/uncategorized/last-post-retiring-launchgrowipo-com</link>
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		<title>Entrepreneurs can change the world &#8211; Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Simon Yu for this.

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		<link>http://launchgrowipo.com/videos/entrepreneurs-can-change-the-world-video</link>
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		<title>7 Reasons To Take the Leap After College</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by this post written from the perspective of a 28 year-old. I turn 22 this month and don&#8217;t plan to ever have a traditional job after I graduate.

Opportunity Cost is lowest right now (mortgage, kids, relationships, etc. make it tougher to take risk)
People (and VCs) are biased towards young entrepreneurs
It&#8217;s easy to find mentors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://launchgrowipo.com/fundamentals/7-reasons-to-take-the-leap-after-college</link>
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		<title>Finally, Mint Did It!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mint is free online personal finance software. The company was recently acquired by Quicken creator Intuit for $170M, only two years after launching.

I think it&#8217;s public knowledge that Microsoft Money and Quicken suck&#8230; I&#8217;ve used them before and they are just inconvenient (my mom&#8217;s friend even took a class to be certified in Quicken&#8230; here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://launchgrowipo.com/internet/mint-breakthrough</link>
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		<title>2010 Tech Predictions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning I came across Fred Wilson&#8217;s Areas of Interest for 2010, which I recommend you give a read.
Fred is a partner at Union Square Ventures here in NYC (they are early investors in both Twitter and Zynga).

Fred&#8217;s key areas to watch:

Mobile Applications (especially Adroid because of it&#8217;s open platform similar to the web). The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://launchgrowipo.com/internet/2010-tech-predictions</link>
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		<title>Pitching Hacks Presentation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check it out, highly recommended.
Pitching Hacks at Stanford
View more documents from Venture Hacks .


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		<link>http://launchgrowipo.com/capital/pitching-hacks-presentation</link>
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		<title>The Entrepreneurial Life Cycle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The Entrepreneurial Life Cycle is constant and fixed, entrepreneurs must understand it and how it affects everything we do.
Implications from the Thinking portion:

Many of the best ideas are so forward-looking, they meet significant objections from people who don&#8217;t understand them.
To reach the Executing portion, one generally takes a leap into the unknown and disregards his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://launchgrowipo.com/fundamentals/the-entrepreneurial-life-cycle</link>
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		<title>Collegiate Entrepreneurs&#8217; Organization (CEO) Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a great time this weekend at the CEO National Conference in Chicago. The first time I attended the conference I was deeply impacted by the energy from other students and the guest speakers. Two years later, my second go at the conference was just as invigorating.
At the conference your time is filled with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://launchgrowipo.com/uncategorized/an-awesome-collegiate-entrepreneurs-organization-ceo-conference</link>
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		<title>How to Get Involved in the Entrepreneurial Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meeting entrepreneurial people is critical to being successful in the startup world. You need mentors, partners, and teammates to make your vision a reality.
The best way to finding a community is by finding local influencers. Use the internet: facebook, linkedin, twitter, and entrepreneurship blogs. Find out who the big shots are and where they hang [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://launchgrowipo.com/nyc-startup-community/sparkspace-the-evolving-center-of-the-nyc-tech-community</link>
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		<title>The Four Things Venture Capitalists Want</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VC&#8217;s are not complicated people, they want a low-risk way to make a ton a money. If you&#8217;re pitching a VC, make sure your business plan includes the following things:

Big market, big PAIN, big money
An innovative approach &#8211; something that&#8217;s never been done before and stands above what&#8217;s out there
Proven business models and real numbers
Demonstrated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://launchgrowipo.com/uncategorized/the-four-things-venture-capitalists-want</link>
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