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		<title>Tech Wildcatters Mentor Robert Johnson Invests in Mineful and Joins Board of Directors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mineful is excited to announce that they received an investment from Tech Wildcatters mentor Robert Johnson. Robert, CEO and founder of TeamSupport, will join the Mineful board to strategically help the company drive its product vision and gain market share. Mineful has positioned itself in a new and growing market of analytics and marketing automation for online retailers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://techwildcatters.com/2012/04/tech-wildcatters-mentor-robert-johnson-invests-in-mineful-and-joins-board-of-directors/</link>
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		<title>Where did you sleep last night?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You might not normally think that homelessness has anything to do with tech startups, but bear with me. When a problem presents itself more than 3 times in one week, I tend to take it as a sign that I should think about it. This morning, Philip (my 13 year old son), myself, and one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://techwildcatters.com/2012/04/where-did-you-sleep-last-night/</link>
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		<title>Mad libs and anti-patterns in elevator pitches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been an exciting first week with the new TW portfolio companies.  As part of the first week, Gabriella gets them working on creating and/or refining their elevator pitch.  To keep it inspirational and fun, she often uses sort of a Mad Libs model. Obviously, the elevator pitch is very important.  And because you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://techwildcatters.com/2012/04/mad-libs-and-anti-patterns-in-elevator-pitches/</link>
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		<title>Ignorance is Blissful Failure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How often have you heard &#8220;We don&#8217;t know what we don&#8217;t know&#8221; in a conversation at a startup?  Detrick was kind enough to point out this conundrum in a Comment on an earlier blog. I get to hear it more than most &#8211; and will probably hear it a time or three talking to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://techwildcatters.com/2012/03/ignorance-is-bliss/</link>
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		<title>Police your (Intellectual) Property</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am not an IP attorney or patent agent, nor do I play one on TV, but I have on more than one occasion been involved in setting IP strategy, or in IP valuation.  Such an initiative is usually an indication a company Gets It! Astute angels and VCs will see that, smile benevolently, nod [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://techwildcatters.com/2012/03/police-your-ip/</link>
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		<title>Creativity vs. Harmony in start-up progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Non-entrepreneurs often envision a successful start-up as being like a rowing crew. They see in their mind a harmoniously coordinated unit, &#8211; a team of hackers and hustlers, all pulling together, and a VC-selected executive shouting cadence and throwing money to propel the entity forward at an increasing pace, save only the occasional break for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://techwildcatters.com/2012/02/creativity-vs-harmony-in-start-up-progress/</link>
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		<title>No Single &#8220;I&#8221; in &#8220;Successful Entrepreneur&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are excited about the response from all of you technology entrepreneurs interested in our next class. At Tech Wildcatters, a requirement for admittance is that there needs to be two members on a team. We often get asked if we will wave that requirement, and allow a solo entrepreneur, and the answer is always [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://techwildcatters.com/2012/02/no-single-i-in-successful-entrepreneur/</link>
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		<title>Big News and Application Extension!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Your startup&#8217;s chances of getting into the spring Tech Wildcatters class just went up!! Some exciting things are happening here at TW. In our never ending quest to help Dallas take advantage of all the things it has to offer startups, we are adding a new program in the fall for even earlier stage entrepreneurs. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://techwildcatters.com/2012/02/big-news-and-application-extension/</link>
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		<title>What VC&#8217;s Look For</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had the pleasure of hosting Preetish Nijhawan of Cervin Ventures (also know for cofounding Akamai) last week at the Tech Church.  He then packed the house at Architel and LaunchDFW&#8216;s Startup Happy Hour that evening.  Check out his list of what VC&#8217;s look for in a startup. What vc&#8217;s look for &#160; View more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://techwildcatters.com/2012/02/what-vcs-look-for/</link>
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		<title>The Clock&#8217;s Ticking&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Applications for Tech Wildcatters Spring 2012 class are due this week, February 10th!]]></description>
		<link>http://techwildcatters.com/2012/02/the-clocks-ticking/</link>
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