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		<title>Angel Investing &#8211; Governance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More companies have been damaged or flat out destroyed by lack of governance than by poor governance. Why any board of directors would ignore its fiduciary obligations to the shareholders and leave the management team unsupervised is far beyond me.]]></description>
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		<title>Herky Jerky Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[a group of venture capitalists dialing back on certain deals after a breathless year of venture investing that had some comparing 2011 to the late 1990s dot-com bubble. Many venture capitalists said they now are increasingly passing on companies seeking frothy valuations, and some are trying to get off the beaten path to find cheaper deals.]]></description>
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		<title>10 dumb mistakes companies make over and over</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days I'm constantly bombarded with books and articles about why leaders, executives and companies fail. It's mindboggling. Most of the "sage" advice is pretty weak, running the gamut from the absurdly obvious to the obviously absurd.]]></description>
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		<title>4 Due Diligence Mistakes Sellers Make During Sale Of Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What due diligence mistakes do entrepreneurs make in selling their company? With only 16% of all letters of intent eventually consummated in the sale of a company, the due diligence process is where many deals break down. Due diligence can involve a 25+ page list of requests for information. The buyer uses due diligence to manage risk, adjust its offering price, and decide whether to go through with the deal. Although buyers often fail to look at the right factors during due diligence, what mistakes during this critical phase of mergers and acquisitions can you as a seller avoid?]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Valuable Relationships &#8211; Part One</title>
		<link>http://thefederalcircle.com/creating-valuable-relationships-part-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a series of five articles designed to help you build the relationships that bring value to yourself and your contacts. The series focuses on the small, but crucial steps you need to take to build valuable relationships.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Angel Investor Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hindmarsh Finance prepared a list of the largest groups that fund startups, ranked by number of investors. Sometimes a company’s future growth is contingent on landing angel investment funding. The challenge is to find the right angel investor who is passionate about your business. If your network isn’t already populated with wealthy business investors, you <a href='http://thefederalcircle.com/top-10-angel-investor-groups/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>(Founder Stories) SoftTech VC’s Clavier: How To Avoid The Series A Crunch</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to prevent future founders from colliding into the Series A Crunch, Dixon advises startups set out to initially raise 18 months of funding, adding, “18 months effectively gives you let’s say 12 months of real operating, which gives you three iterations instead of one.” The more time to perfect the product the better.]]></description>
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		<title>The Federal Circle announces An Advisory Engagement with WeStream Technologies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2011 The Federal Circle announces An Advisory Engagement with WeStream Technologies The Federal Circle has been engaged by WeStream Technologies to do Situational Assessment as a precursor to a Facilitated Strategic Planning process. Dr. Smith, TFC’s Managing Partner said of the engagement, “WeStream Technologies has developed an innovative and cost <a href='http://thefederalcircle.com/federal-circle-announces-advisory-engagement-westream-technologies/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>THE FEDERAL CIRCLE ANNOUNCES AN ADVISORY ENGAGEMENT WITH WORKSITE LIGHTING</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2011 THE FEDERAL CIRCLE ANNOUNCES AN ADVISORY ENGAGEMENT WITH WORKSITE LIGHTING The Federal Circle has been engaged by Worksite Lighting and Power Solutions to assist it in four areas &#8211; pursuit of SBIR funding for product development, business development, team building and financing. Dr. Smith, TFC’s Managing Partner said of <a href='http://thefederalcircle.com/federal-circle-announces-advisory-engagement-worksite-lighting/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Of Course … The Tragic Mistake – Part Five: To be What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II Managing Partner, The Federal Circle DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prior articles in the series: Of Course … The Tragic Mistake – Part One: Diagnosis Of Course … The Tragic Mistake – Part Two: Designing the Fix Of Course … The Tragic Mistake – Part Three: Let the Coaching Begin Of Course <a href='http://thefederalcircle.com/%e2%80%a6-tragic-mistake-%e2%80%93-part-five-what/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Breakthrough &#8211; First Steps</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II Managing Partner, The Federal Circle DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com In this series I have been writing about some of the major breakthroughs that my coaching clients have managed. While it is true that most of my coaching work involves slow and steady efforts towards major successes, it&#8217;s those successes that make the <a href='http://thefederalcircle.com/coaching-breakthrough-steps/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Federal Circle announces An Advisory Engagement with Life Recovery Systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2011  The Federal Circle announces An Advisory Engagement with Life Recovery Systems The Federal Circle has been engaged by Life Recovery Systems to assist it in four areas &#8211; pursuit of SBIR funding for product development, business development, team building and financing. Dr. Smith, TFC’s Managing Partner said of the <a href='http://thefederalcircle.com/federal-circle-announces-advisory-engagement-life-recovery-systems/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parables for the Living Click Here to Buy on Amazon Kindle Click Here to Buy at Smashwords You are about to enter a world in which all the characters are animals. But these are not cartoon characters, team mascots or anthropomorphic manifestations of human tendencies – they are potent spirits in their own right. These <a href='http://thefederalcircle.com/dream-walk-2/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notes From a Successful Entrepreneur and Experienced Coach Click Her to Buy on Amazon Kindle Click Here to Buy From Smashwords &#8211; All Formats Good leadership is part nature and part nurture. Whether you are aware of it or not, you are continually leading yourself and others. The question is ‘how good are you at <a href='http://thefederalcircle.com/leadership-notes/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A CEO’s Handbook</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Volume Four: The Money Chase &#8211; Venture Funding Click Here to Buy on Amazon Kindle Click Here to Buy From Smashwords &#8211; All Formats The Money Chase has been the death of many good companies. There are a range of reasons why this is so. Some companies simply do not deserve funding – they are <a href='http://thefederalcircle.com/ceo%e2%80%99s-handbook-6/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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