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		<title>9 Reasons to Start a Business (and Why All Reasons are Not Created Equal)</title>
		<link>http://www.readyfounder.com/2012/01/9-reasons-to-start-a-business-and-why-reasons-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Bradberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  &#8220;He who has a why can endure any how.&#8221;                                                             &#8230; <a href="http://www.readyfounder.com/2012/01/9-reasons-to-start-a-business-and-why-reasons-matter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dodging the Passion Trap (2-minute video)</title>
		<link>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/12/dodging-the-passion-trap-2-minute-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Bradberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#8220;What&#8217;s your book about?&#8220; I took some time today to pull together some slides from a few recent talks. This 2-minute piece (I hope) does a decent job of articulating the core premise of the book: &#160; &#160; If you &#8230; <a href="http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/12/dodging-the-passion-trap-2-minute-video/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is Your Entrepreneurial Profile?  Find Out (for free) in the &#8220;Name That Tool&#8221; Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/11/what-is-your-entrepreneurial-profile-find-out-for-free-in-the-name-that-tool-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Bradberry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Founder Readiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We've gotten a lot of positive feedback about the tool so far, but we're looking for your best ideas for a new name.  We hope that the tool's name appeals both within academic settings (e.g., business schools and entrepreneur programs) and within the broader world of startups and high-growth businesses. <a href="http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/11/what-is-your-entrepreneurial-profile-find-out-for-free-in-the-name-that-tool-contest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;6 Secrets . . . 5 Founders&#8221; (Excerpted)</title>
		<link>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/11/6-secrets-5-founders-excerpted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Bradberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 1, in partnership with Charlotte&#8217;s Business Innovation and Growth (BIG) Council, I was honored to pull together four founders and investors, all featured in my recent book, to share observations and lessons from a multitude of startup launches &#8230; <a href="http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/11/6-secrets-5-founders-excerpted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cultivating Trust as a Business Tool (or Why 5-Hour Meetings Might Be a Great Idea)</title>
		<link>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/10/cultivating-trust-as-a-business-tool-or-why-5-hour-meetings-might-be-a-great-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Bradberry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alignment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Relationships/Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trust]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to launch a business from scratch, it&#8217;s hard to find a better entrepreneurial role model than J.C. Faulkner.  J.C. is one of the four core founders whose startup stories I follow throughout my book, and is a &#8230; <a href="http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/10/cultivating-trust-as-a-business-tool-or-why-5-hour-meetings-might-be-a-great-idea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Attach to Your Customer, Not to Your Idea</title>
		<link>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/10/attach-to-your-customer-not-to-your-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/10/attach-to-your-customer-not-to-your-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Bradberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; (This post is excerpted from Chapter 4 of my recent book, 6 Secrets to Startup Success) The next time you’re in line at a fast food restaurant or a corner drugstore, pay attention to the transaction happening in front &#8230; <a href="http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/10/attach-to-your-customer-not-to-your-idea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Execute on Your Market Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/09/executing-on-your-market-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/09/executing-on-your-market-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Bradberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I&#8217;ve had a good time as a guest on Jim Blasingame&#8217;s Small Business Advocate radio series over the last 5 months. Jim and I have a good time talking to each other. I appreciate his tendency to drive a concept &#8230; <a href="http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/09/executing-on-your-market-opportunity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Give Your Idea Time to Take Flight &#8212; (Part 2 ): PERSONAL ENDURANCE</title>
		<link>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/07/give-your-startup-time-to-take-flight-part-2-personal-endurance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/07/give-your-startup-time-to-take-flight-part-2-personal-endurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Bradberry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Execution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Founder Readiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staying Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resilience]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Get rich quick.  Swing for the fences.  Change the universe.  Do it now. These are the hopes that fuel many an entrepreneurial dream. But turning even the greatest idea into a viable, sustainable, and healthy business usually takes time. Lots &#8230; <a href="http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/07/give-your-startup-time-to-take-flight-part-2-personal-endurance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Entrepreneur&#8217;s Guide to Radical Management &#8211; A Conversation with Steve Denning</title>
		<link>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/06/an-entrepreneurs-guide-to-radical-management-a-conversation-with-steve-denning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/06/an-entrepreneurs-guide-to-radical-management-a-conversation-with-steve-denning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Bradberry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I first met Steve Denning this past December at 800-CEO-READ&#8216;s author Pow-Wow, an inspiring gathering at Milwaukee&#8217;s Iron Horse Hotel. Steve struck me as a friendly, unassuming person who didn&#8217;t want to stand out amid the bustling crowd of ambitious authors &#8230; <a href="http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/06/an-entrepreneurs-guide-to-radical-management-a-conversation-with-steve-denning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Give Your Venture Time to Take Flight</title>
		<link>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/06/give-your-venture-time-to-take-flight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/06/give-your-venture-time-to-take-flight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Bradberry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Execution]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.readyfounder.com/?p=1131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Last month, to illustrate the importance of &#8220;staying power&#8221; in getting a new venture off the ground, I wrote a post about the patience displayed by President Obama&#8217;s national security team in tracking Osama Bin Laden. After years of painstaking &#8230; <a href="http://www.readyfounder.com/2011/06/give-your-venture-time-to-take-flight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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