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	<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>how free pays</title>
		<link>http://www.factotem.com/wp/how-free-pays/115/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This blog post does not advocate free products/services.  Chris Anderson sockpuppetry may be found elsewhere.
This blog post does not trash the freemium model, either.   Instead, it looks at business realities - cost of customer acquisition, revenue per customer, growth and scalabaility - advocating a large strategic toolbox and a careful selection, informed by hard data.
Businesses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Pill Diaries</title>
		<link>http://www.factotem.com/wp/red-pill-diaries/112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.factotem.com/wp/red-pill-diaries/112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accelerator]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Red Pill is an irreversible choice - once you take the Red Pill, you look at the world in a new way.
The Kauffman Foundation has been dispensing this prescription in the form of its FastTrac program, noting the uptick in accidental entrepreneurship. Detroit&#8217;s TechTown SmartZone will help mint, mentor and manage 1,200 new entrepreneurs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Eagle</title>
		<link>http://www.factotem.com/wp/new-eagle/114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.factotem.com/wp/new-eagle/114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accelerator]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Partnering]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Problem:
Alternative Energy spinout seeks growth financing in tough times. Diversified business can fall back on professional services, but would rather invest in technology development.
Solution:
Position startup for gap-financing programs; recast company story to highlight leadership/incumbency; develop executive summary and financial materials for due diligence.
Technologies used:
Coaching, marketing consult, financial analysis
Work  done on this project:
Reworked existing executive summary, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>museumPod?</title>
		<link>http://www.factotem.com/wp/museumpod/111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.factotem.com/wp/museumpod/111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ajax]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[javascript]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sql]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[university]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Problem:
Even with its recent expansion, the University of Michigan Museum of Art suffered from Too much art, Not enough gallery space.
Solution:
Open-storage galleries housing waaay too much art, accessed by a virtual docent  kiosk based on iPod&#8217;s &#8220;coverflow&#8221; metaphor.
Technologies:
AJAX, jQuery, PHP, SQL Server
Work done on this project:
Software architecture and design, adapting open-source libraries, software development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EcoInnovation Partners</title>
		<link>http://www.factotem.com/wp/ecoinnovation-partners/113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.factotem.com/wp/ecoinnovation-partners/113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Documentation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[consultancy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[green]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Problem:
New Startup professional services consulting firm needs go-to-market consultation on branding and messaging, sales pipeline, and collateral.
Solution:
Coach the coach, engineer the engineer, market the marketer, sell the seller.
Technologies:
Drupal, Flash.
Work done on this project:
Coaching, brand research and design, messaging platform consult and refinement, market strategy and program development, initial sales leads and process.
]]></description>
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		<title>TMJ Pain Solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.factotem.com/wp/tmj-pain-solutions/116/</link>
		<comments>http://www.factotem.com/wp/tmj-pain-solutions/116/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[CMS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[e-commerce]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Problem:
Medical device e-commerce site requires rescue and retread.
Solution:
Move site from a stick-built mess on a proprietary platform to a templated site that the client can maintain.  Consult on payment gateways and traffic management.
Technologies used:
Coaching, e-commerce consult, SilverStripe CMS
Work  done on this project:
Design, development, templating, hosting.
]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurial stamina</title>
		<link>http://www.factotem.com/wp/entrepreneurial-stamina/109/</link>
		<comments>http://www.factotem.com/wp/entrepreneurial-stamina/109/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accelerator]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Partnering]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[red pill]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stamina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[startup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Blair Singer introduces neophytes to his SalesDogs cult with a combination of jacked-up motivational speaking and a simplified deconstruction of business challenges.His approach to sales training applies beyond sales: it&#8217;s a crash course in entrepreneurial stamina: the relentless tenacity and fatigue-proof high of setting and achieving goals, large and small, near and far.In this video, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>bcVentures</title>
		<link>http://www.factotem.com/wp/bcventures/73/</link>
		<comments>http://www.factotem.com/wp/bcventures/73/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accelerator]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Problem:
Virtual economic development projects are hard to track.  Resources are hard to marshal.  Too few economic developers have too many startups to manage. Opportunities are missed, and clients go under-served.
Solution:
Establish an online virtual business incubator portal, linking stakeholders, service providers and clients.  Track progress through stagegates to leverage coaching resources. Recruit and network the service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Spam</title>
		<link>http://www.factotem.com/wp/how-to-spam/105/</link>
		<comments>http://www.factotem.com/wp/how-to-spam/105/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[spam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rarely is the easiest way to reach out to a potential new client the best way to reach out to a potential new client.  Consider the email below:
From: [Sender Name Withheld]
To: [The full name and email addresses of 29 people]
Subject: Real Estate Needs
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:07:53 -0400
Hello all,
Just wanted to touch base [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When push comes to shovel</title>
		<link>http://www.factotem.com/wp/titanic-dilemma/104/</link>
		<comments>http://www.factotem.com/wp/titanic-dilemma/104/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[growth]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[investment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[skills]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As an entrepreneur, you do it all, you work long hours, you sweat the details.  Clients come first.  Also investors, employees, family.  There&#8217;s no &#8220;me&#8221; in &#8220;entrepreneur.&#8221;
That means professional development often takes a sideline to business development. Investing in skills seems selfish - a waste of resources better spent building the business. [...]]]></description>
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