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	<title>Florida Venture Blog &#187; 2006</title>
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	<description>by Dan Rua...just a VC, living vicariously thru entrepreneurs...</description>
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		<title>Super Duper Blog Tag: Five Things About Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[blog tag]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fiesta bowl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grudge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herlong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jeff pulver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[napster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payperpost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ring]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Owen over at Ugh!!&#8217;s Greymatter Honeypot just tagged me on the &#8220;Blog Tag: 5 Things About Me&#8221; meme. Here are 5 things you may may not already know about me:1) I&#8217;m an avid University of Florida sports fan (and alum), loving the year of the Gator so far. I&#8217;m looking for Fiesta Bowl tickets or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PayPerPost Gets Some Love, and Gives Some</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/12/payperpost-gets-some-love-and-gives.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/12/payperpost-gets-some-love-and-gives.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[affiliate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arrington]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[payperpost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[puzzle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arrington had some nice things to say about one of my portfolio companies today. So did Scoble. Interesting that neither one touched the topic of undisclosed affiliate marketing bloggers &#8212; a multi-billion dollar FTC magnet (supposedly 40% of Amazon sales come from affiliate links &#8212; with disclosure requirements entirely absent in their Operating Agreement). Luckily, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday FVB!</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/12/happy-birthday-fvb_13.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/12/happy-birthday-fvb_13.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[disclosurepolicy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fvb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kangarua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mybloglog]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well loyal readers (even that guy who found FVB just because he googled for &#8220;horse porn&#8220;), it&#8217;s been a great year. My goal for the past year was to blog at least once a week on a variety of Florida, Venture Capital and Technology topics. CHECK! Since that time I&#8217;ve done 80 diverse posts, kicked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HD TV 1080i vs. 720p: True Blogosphere Story</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/11/hd-tv-1080i-vs-720p-true-blogosphere.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/11/hd-tv-1080i-vs-720p-true-blogosphere.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so it took me a year to care about the great HD TV 1080i vs. 720p wars that were fought back in 2005, but the answers are no less important or funny to me today. When planning my family&#8217;s Black Friday parking lot campout, I spent much of Thanksgiving evening trying to decide if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The $64,000 Answer to &quot;What&#8217;s Your Valuation?&quot;</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/11/64000-answer-to-whats-your-valuation.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/11/64000-answer-to-whats-your-valuation.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post isn&#8217;t about how early-stage companies are valued by investors, nor is it about how entrepreneurs value their babies. No, this post is about answering the inevitable fundraising question: &#8220;What&#8217;s your company&#8217;s valuation?&#8221; or &#8220;How much of the company are you prepared to sell for this round?&#8220;; particularly when asked in the first in-person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Collegiate Business Plan Competition</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/11/florida-collegiate-business-plan.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/11/florida-collegiate-business-plan.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2006 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[conferences]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to student entrepreneurs Ryan Tseng (left) and Alex Nogueras (right) who won Florida&#8217;s inaugural statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition. I&#8217;ve judged plenty of schoolwide business plan contests, but this statewide effort was the best I&#8217;ve been a part of. The two-day competition at the Gaylord Palms Resort (cool place) in Orlando featured 12 teams [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B-L-O-G Your Way to Transparency with DisclosurePolicy.org</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/b-l-o-g-your-way-to-transparency-with.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/b-l-o-g-your-way-to-transparency-with.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[disclosurepolicy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payperpost]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my portfolio companies, PayPerPost, launched DisclosurePolicy.org today and I just posted the following at blog.DisclosurePolicy.org. The topic of transparency is much larger than PayPerPost, but I&#8217;m glad they took the initiative to create long-term solutions instead of band-aids that could hamper CGM long-term. The site offers a Disclosure Policy generator, transparency best practices, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogs = News, So Sayeth Google</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/blogs-news-so-sayeth-google.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/blogs-news-so-sayeth-google.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[blogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We shall see if Google&#8217;s new Blog Alerts service lives up to the needs of the blogosphere. I&#8217;ve been using Google News/Search Alerts for some time now and have only a few complaints (like the lack of integration with other Google services). The whole alert construct feels like a re-hash of late &#8217;90s function from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PayPerPost Blue Monster</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/payperpost-blue-monster.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/payperpost-blue-monster.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given that Ted spilled the beans about my secret PayPerPostBlueMonster puzzle piece, I guess it&#8217;s time to share. For those of you not already following this puzzle, here&#8217;s the deal: As if announcing funding from Inflexion and friends wasn&#8217;t enough, PPP has more good news to share and are doing it in their usual fun, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traditional(?) VC Model: Broken or Forgotten</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/traditional-vc-model-broken-or.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/traditional-vc-model-broken-or.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stowe Boyd had some insightful thoughts on Miguel Helft&#8217;s New York Times article A Kink in Venture Capital&#8217;s Gold Chain. That article, at a high level, questioned whether the traditional venture capital model is broken because of excess capital and tight exits. Stowe and Fred Wilson both noted that the model isn&#8217;t broken, it just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tribute to Entrepreneurs: The Riskmaster</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/tribute-to-entrepreneurs-riskmaster.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/tribute-to-entrepreneurs-riskmaster.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first significant exposure to Tim Draper was when he boldly stated he was looking for &#8220;risk seeking missiles&#8221; at a Kansas City Kauffman Fellows event I attended. Since that time I&#8217;ve been lucky enough to build a couple funds together, exit a couple investments together and recently co-invest together into PayPerPost. Tim is passionate, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>StartupFlorida has a Blog</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/startupflorida-has-blog.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/startupflorida-has-blog.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve known Rich Swier and the StartupFlorida folks for awhile now and always enjoy my time with Rich. He recently kicked off a blog to track current events for their incubator and portfolio companies. Check it out here when you can&#8230; Let&#8217;s get to know each other, Join FVB, my venture capital blog community! Share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PayPerPost Revolution Accelerates with Funding (oh, and a chance to win $1000!)</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/payperpost-revolution-accelerates-with.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/10/payperpost-revolution-accelerates-with.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[payperpost]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve blogged about Orlando-based PayPerPost a few times here already &#8212; sharing my observations along the way of diligencing the company for investment. Well, all that diligence led up to today&#8217;s TechCrunch leak that Inflexion led a $3M Series A funding including Village Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. I&#8217;d like to thank Michael Barach of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2007 Florida Venture Capital Conference</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/2007-florida-venture-capital.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/2007-florida-venture-capital.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a get-your-reservations-now reminder for the upcoming Florida Venture Capital Conference at the Boca Raton Resort &#038; Club, February 6-7, 2007. Note that February 4th is Superbowl XLI, being played in South Florida so hotel rooms could be in short supply. Now is the time to apply if you&#8217;d like to present. As a past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>blogorlando &#8212; Partial Recap</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/blogorlando-partial-recap.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/blogorlando-partial-recap.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked by some to summarize my experiences at blogorlando. Unfortunately, I was closing an investment the same day so my observations are limited. I&#8217;d welcome and appreciate sharing from others. I will start with some kudos for blogorlando sponsors:- Hyku organized, co-hosted the event;- Rollins College for helping host the event;- Blogzerk for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>blogorlando &#8212; I&#8217;ll Be There!</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/blogorlando-ill-be-there.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/blogorlando-ill-be-there.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m attending the blogorlando &#8220;unconference&#8221; tomorrow afternoon and hope to see ya there. They&#8217;ve got a nice schedule , blog and multiple sessions planned: Corporate Blogging Leaders &#8211; Dave Coustan Can a corporation blog? Each day more corporations are entering the blogosphere, some get it right, others get it way wrong. As users/consumers/bloggers what do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wow, The MyBlogLog Guys Have Done It Again</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/wow-mybloglog-guys-have-done-it-again.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/wow-mybloglog-guys-have-done-it-again.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[mybloglog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I introduced MyBlogLog to everyone here back in early June, with the &#8220;I Want My FVB!&#8221; table of visitors on the left. I believe a company like MBL could herald a new age of social networks, social media, social surfing and social commerce that is distributed across thousands of domains (a Social Internet) instead of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile365 (Inphomatch) Acquired for $425 million by Sybase</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/mobile365-inphomatch-acquired-for-425.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/mobile365-inphomatch-acquired-for-425.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seeing your babies grow up is often sad, but seeing them marry off for over $400 million can really take the sting away. Mobile365 (formerly Inphomatch) announced this evening a deal to be acquired for $425 million by Sybase. I still remember the first time I met the Inphomatch team in 2000 at a business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye Steve Irwin</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/goodbye-steve-irwin.html</link>
		<comments>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/goodbye-steve-irwin.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a short post to note Steve Irwin&#8217;s passing, it is a shock to all of us. My kids and family loved his passion and enthusiasm. Entrepreneurs can take a lesson from Steve on the heights that can be reached when you inspire others. Our thoughts go out to the Irwin family. Let&#8217;s get to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Culture Matters</title>
		<link>http://floridaventureblog.com/2006/09/culture-matters.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I invested in restaurants, I&#8217;d want a piece of Satchel&#8217;s Pizza (the company AND the food). Satchel&#8217;s philosophy is laid out on their website: People always say that a restaurant is &#8220;location, location, location,&#8221; but I never believed that. Besides, it begs the question, &#8220;What&#8217;s wrong with this location?&#8221; If you make good food [...]]]></description>
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