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		<title>Techpreneurship: Strategy Lab 102 &#8212; Ready, Fire, Aim!</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/29/techpreneurship-strategy-lab-102-ready-fire-aim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ready, Fire, Aim!  The phrase is often used to describe what happens when inadequate strategic planning precedes a company, product, service, or project launch. 

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		<title>Will Internet Overtake Health Care in VC Arena?</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/26/will-internet-overtake-health-care-in-vc-arena/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, VC funding has weighed more heavily toward health care in terms of dollars. But CB Insights reports that gap is narrowing, and in fact, more actual deals were made in the internet sector in the 2nd quarter of 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Funding Food Chain</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/22/techpreneurship-funding-food-chain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Venture-capital firms investing in angel funds? What? Who'd have ever thunk it? Historically, VCs have not always had the best working relationship or opinion of angels and angel funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Techies Migrating to Middle America?</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/20/techies-migrating-to-middle-america/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/20/techies-migrating-to-middle-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arkansas high-tech jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more, high-tech workers on the coasts are pining for the Heartlands, where they think life is better and less expensive.]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Late, Over Budget, Wrong Features&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/15/techpreneurship-late-over-budget-wrong-features/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, 80 percent of software projects fail, 50 percent are cancelled, and 50 percent are two times over budget while delivering only 60 percent of the required functionality.]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas Venture Forum Announces Keynote Speaker, Extends Deadline to Apply</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/15/arkansas-venture-forum-announces-keynote-speaker-extends-deadline-to-apply/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/?p=1531</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Venture Forum has announced its keynote speaker, Howard Morgan, and extended its deadline to apply for the chance to be a presenting company to July 20.]]></description>
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		<title>Good Information in CB Insight&#8217;s VC Activity Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/15/good-information-in-cb-insights-vc-activity-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/15/good-information-in-cb-insights-vc-activity-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/?p=1524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost $6 billion was invested in 612 companies during the second quarter. The report includes data, trends and much more. Very interesting and well worth the time. Print it out and take it home.]]></description>
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		<title>Inc.&#8217;s July/August Issue Devoted to Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/15/incs-julyaugust-issue-devoted-to-entrepreneurs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/15/incs-julyaugust-issue-devoted-to-entrepreneurs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[How Business-Plan Competitions Reward Innovation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/?p=1520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Inc. magazine's July/August issue is all about entrepreneurs. Some really good, informative reads. Such as The Immigrant Advantage,   How Business-Plan Competitions Reward Innovation, and How States Can Attract Venture Capital. ]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing Jobs Going to Jonesboro</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/13/outsourcing-jobs-going-to-jonesboro/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/13/outsourcing-jobs-going-to-jonesboro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next time you seek IT support over the phone for a product or service and expect to be directed overseas to an Indian accent on the other end of the line, don't be surprised to recognize a northeast Arkansas lilt in that customer-service voice.]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: The New Gulf Oil Boom</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/09/techpreneurship-the-new-gulf-oil-boom/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/07/09/techpreneurship-the-new-gulf-oil-boom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil and water really don't mix very well.  At this point, the clean-up may take a generation. From this great adversity, tremendous opportunity appears. ]]></description>
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