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		<title>How Invite Media&#8217;s Founder is Making Sure Success &#8220;Wasn&#8217;t a Fluke&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nat Turner went through an acquisition most entrepreneurs only dream about. His advertising technology company Invite Media was acquired by Google in 2010 for $81 million, a mere three years after he launched it. But while some entrepreneurs would retire on that kind of exit, Turner is itching to get back into startups after helping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extreme Startups Office Hours at Sprouter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hot on the heels of their successful Tuesday launch, Extreme Startups is inviting everyone to their first Office Hours event, hosted here at the Sprouter office. Extreme Startups is a brand new tech accelerator located here in Toronto. They provide funds, collaboration opportunities, and access to key industry partners, helping the startups they work with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SproutUp January Recap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that the first SproutUp of 2012 has come and gone, and we&#8217;ve had some time to recover, it&#8217;s time to share some of the highlights of this fantastic experience. First off, a huge thank-you to everyone who helped us kick off the first of many SproutUps in 2012. We sold 500 tickets for this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join us February 22nd at SproutUp Toronto</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sprout Up is a monthly event for forward-thinking entrepreneurs to gather and mind-meld. A great chance for startups around the to get friendly, discuss current trends, and network in a casual, open, and focused setting. Sprout Up events have been held in cities around the world including Toronto, Montreal, NYC and London, and regularly have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mentorship is the Missing Component for Startups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[David Cohen is the founder of TechStars, one of the largest and most successful startup accelerators in the world. Though he&#8217;s now seen as the go-to guy for mentorship, it wasn&#8217;t always that way. Before his TechStars days, Cohen started a company called iContact, which he calls a &#8220;graceful failure.&#8221; He says it was that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dharmesh Shaw Live Session Today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re excited to be hosting a live session with Dharmesh Shah, Co-founder of HubSpot and founder of OnStartups, this Wednesday, February 1st at 2pm EST. Dharmesh is the founder and CTO of Cambridge, MA based HubSpot. Founded in 2006, HubSpot helps companies manage and analyze all of their internet marketing in one place. Dharmesh also blogs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sprouter.com/blog/dharmesh-shaw-live-session-today/</link>
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		<title>Bridging the Gap Between Bootstrapping and Startup Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For entrepreneurs who don&#8217;t have access to investors, bank loans or friends and family money, bootstrapping can be the only way to get an idea off the ground. Back in 1989 Bruce Poon Tip was one of those founders who had to rely on his own resources to start his company. With only an idea [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sprouter.com/blog/bridging-the-gap-between-bootstrapping-and-startup-success/</link>
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		<title>Join Us January 31st for SproutUp Toronto</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sprout Up is a monthly event for forward-thinking entrepreneurs to gather and mind-meld. A great chance for startups to get friendly, discuss current trends, and network in a casual, open, and focused setting. Sprout Up events have been held in cities around the world including Toronto, Montreal, NYC and London, and regularly have over 300 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sprouter.com/blog/join-us-january-31st-for-sproutup-toronto/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Live Sessions on Sprouter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the next two weeks, we have a great lineup of live Q&#38;A sessions scheduled to help you get the advice you need for your startup. You can submit a question anytime at sprouter.com/answers, or you can ask specific experts during the following live sessions: Monday, January 23rd at 2:30pm EST Kevin O&#8217;Conner, CEO and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Sprout Up Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the first Sprout Up of 2012 fast approaching on January 31st, I wanted to share a story from Stavros Rougas on how a chance meeting at the November 2010 Sprout Up in Toronto led him to the co-founder of his startup mediaspot.me. For anyone who doesn&#8217;t know, Sprout Up is a monthly event for [...]]]></description>
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