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<title>Mint CEO Aaron Patzer discusses how to start a startup</title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[I found this presentation on TechCrunch and Vator.TV. If you're doing a startup, you'll like this... Mint CEO Aaron Patzer on Startups from Techcrunch on Vimeo.<br/>
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<dc:creator>Steven Cox</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:23:46 -0700</pubDate>

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<dc:creator>Steven Cox</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:04:50 -0700</pubDate>

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<dc:creator>Steven Cox</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:10:45 -0700</pubDate>

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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a report sent to me from Jackie Lee on eMarketer's report on expected advertising spending for social networking through 2010. Nothing super-shocking, but a good read to keep up on the trends...<br/>
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<category>Internet</category>
<category>Marketing</category>
<category>Social Networks</category>

<dc:creator>Steven Cox</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:51:04 -0700</pubDate>

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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a research note written by 15 year old Matthew Robbson while he was interning at Morgan Stanley. What's interesting is his thoughts on newspapers, pc gaming, and the internet. For the...<br/>
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<category>mobile</category>
<category>Social Networks</category>
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<dc:creator>Steven Cox</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:24:33 -0700</pubDate>

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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Joshua Porter is one of the best minds for social web design. I've enjoyed reading his blog on social web design for about a year now, and his presentations are insightful and useful to those of us...<br/>
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<dc:creator>Steven Cox</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:42:54 -0700</pubDate>

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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking for the Social Media Breakfast San Diego group on how our company, TakeLessons is using social media in the digital world to effectively build trust and...<br/>
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<dc:creator>Steven Cox</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>

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<dc:creator>Steven Cox</dc:creator>
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