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		<title>Ten Tips On How To Work With Your Board Of Directors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Len Jordan, Venture Partner, Madrona Venture Group (originally posted on TechCrunch) Whenever I invest in a new company, I send the CEO my customary email with advice on how to work with his or her new board. I’ve spent 24 years in the software industry—including holding operating roles at three early-stage software companies and board [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TechStars Reunion Event Nov. 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Greg Gottesman All of us at Madrona are looking forward to welcoming TechStars for its big reunion event here in Seattle on November 4. TechStars is a mentorship-driven incubation program/seed investment fund with operations in Boulder, Colorado and Boston, Massachusetts. Every year, TechStars funds 10 very early technology start-ups in each city and provides [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thirteen key characteristics of a great start up culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 20:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the introduction to my guest post on TechFlash today. For the last decade, I have been convinced that the three most important factors in determining the success of a start-up are (1) team, (2) product or service, and (3) market (timing, size, etc.). Take an A+ entrepreneur, with a great idea for a [...]]]></description>
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