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		<title>Lessons from the Trenches</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[Excellent List...Good Food for T]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Excellent List...Good Food for Thought. I also live in CA and didn`t find Startup Nation until a week or two ago....Thanks,P-
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				<title><![CDATA[Great list!&nbsp; They hinge on ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Great list!&nbsp; They hinge on action and you (the business owner/boss - the decision maker) taking an active role.&nbsp;It is easy to take a step back and let the customer drive the relationship.&nbsp; We can forget at times that they came to us for t]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I agree that networking is criti]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I agree that networking is critical.&nbsp; I think its a skill that people don`t recognize or know how to use.&nbsp; We added a track in the workshops on how to network, with the goal being to move beyond the `elevator pitch` to the art of small talk an]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Well,
Yes I did make lots of mi]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Well,
Yes I did make lots of minor mistakes... Lesson Number 2. Don`t over promise and under deliver3. Don`t be afraid to say no or it can be done but it`s going to cost you a little bit more than what I quoted you for. 4. You ar]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2007 0:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Network is my number 1!I wish I ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Network is my number 1!I wish I would have given things more time, they`ll come to me, it doesn`t have to happen overnight.And mistakes are what you learn from ... if you don`t make them when you are starting up, you will never grow.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2007 0:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Here`s what I have collected and]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Here`s what I have collected and posted so far......
#&nbsp;42&nbsp; What you don`t know could kill you.&nbsp; # 41&nbsp; Network with your peers.&nbsp; # 40&nbsp; Don`t think you`re always the smartest person in the room.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2007 0:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[What kind of tips?&nbsp; Any.&nb]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[What kind of tips?&nbsp; Any.&nbsp;Some examples - When you started your business, did you do anything that could have been avoided if you had more information or if someone told you?&nbsp; Are there things to be wary of or watch out for?&n]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2007 0:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[What kind of tips are you lookin]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[What kind of tips are you looking for? be more specific]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2007 0:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[We are hosting an entrepreneuria]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[We are hosting an entrepreneurial seminar in Idaho in April.&nbsp; As part of the marketing/buzz generation, we are idnetifying tips and lessons learned for those that have started/run a business.I thought I`d check and see if anyone has any tips t]]></description>
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