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		<title>Techpreneurship: Could 2012 Be the Year of the Startup in Arkansas?</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2012/01/17/techpreneurship-could-2012-be-the-year-of-the-startup-in-arkansas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Arkansas over the past 10 years or so, a steady march has been underway toward creating a robust venture ecosystem.]]></description>
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		<title>The Startup Lawyer: SOPA/PIPA&#8217;s Effect on Arkansas Technology Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2012/01/16/the-startup-lawyer-sopapipas-effect-on-arkansas-technology-entrepreneurs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2012/01/16/the-startup-lawyer-sopapipas-effect-on-arkansas-technology-entrepreneurs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Startup Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Controversial proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress will directly impact Arkansas technology entrepreneurs. The bills target online piracy by seeking to curb the pirating of U.S. copyrighted material through the internet.]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Safe Diving in the Option Pool</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2012/01/05/techpreneurship-safe-diving-in-the-option-pool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So how can the equity motivator best be used? How can equity be offered to key team members that will be fair to the founders, fair to investors and fair to team members?

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		<title>Article Suggests VCs Still Slow to Invest in Seed-Stage Ventures</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2012/01/04/article-suggests-vcs-still-slow-to-invest-in-seed-stage-ventures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do investors remain more hesitant than usual to jump when it comes to early-stage startups? One group thinks so.]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: 2011 Predictions &#8211; Final Grades</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/12/31/techpreneurship-2011-predictions-final-grades/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/12/31/techpreneurship-2011-predictions-final-grades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I sit here on this final day of 2011, it seems like a final grade card for  my 2011 predictions is in order.]]></description>
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		<title>INOV8 Welcomes The Startup Lawyer</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/12/07/inov8-welcomes-the-startup-lawyer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/12/07/inov8-welcomes-the-startup-lawyer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/?p=3879</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[INOV8 introduces a new regular contributor to its blog roll: Jamie Fugitt, the Startup Lawyer. Jamie is a Little Rock attorney who specializes in startup law and legal innovation.]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: So You&#8217;re Ticked Off at Wall Street? Try TTAGG&#8217;ing Something</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/11/03/techpreneurship-so-youre-ticked-off-at-wall-street-try-ttagging-something/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/11/03/techpreneurship-so-youre-ticked-off-at-wall-street-try-ttagging-something/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn't it be amazing if you could scientifically tap the wisdom of the crowd (or maybe the transactions of the crowd) and make real-time stock predictions far better than even the best "One-Percenter" Wall Street Analysts and Traders? ]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: Gone in 60 Seconds Post Game Show</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/11/03/techpreneurship-gone-in-60-seconds-post-game-show/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/11/03/techpreneurship-gone-in-60-seconds-post-game-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamerine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Curious about the G60 presentations but couldn't pull yourself away from the World Series? Check out video of the contestants slinging it on the Connect Arkansas website.]]></description>
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		<title>DoctorPreneur: Arkansas the Next Silicon Valley?</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/10/27/doctorpreneur-arkansas-the-next-silicon-valley/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/10/27/doctorpreneur-arkansas-the-next-silicon-valley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jjames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The field leveling effect of the Internet gives Arkansas a chance to become a technology hub. For Arkansas to capitalize on this opportunity, we need a big supply of top notch talent to fill the rosters of cutting edge companies.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from UAMS BioVentures Forum, Part 4</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/10/21/notes-from-uams-bioventures-forum-part-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2011/10/21/notes-from-uams-bioventures-forum-part-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 4 finishes up the 2011 UAMS Bioventures Private Equity Roundtable with notes from presentations by EZRA Innovations, Unityware, Ascendant Diagnostics and BiologicsMD.]]></description>
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