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	<title>Blake Imeson &#187; startups</title>
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		<title>AlphaLab Entrepreneur Shares Startup Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Imeson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>AlphaLab is a startup incubator in Pittsburgh. I got to go see their &#8220;demo day&#8221; last year. It was really fun to see all the innovative companies. One of the most awesome presenters and coolest products was &#8220;the Resumator&#8220; The brains behind the startup, Don Charleton, has written a very insightful post about his experience [...]</p><p>Thanks for reading. <a href="http://www.blakeimeson.com/alphalab-entrepreneur-shares-startup-tips/">AlphaLab Entrepreneur Shares Startup Tips</a> is a post from <a href="http://www.blakeimeson.com">Blake Imeson</a></p>]]></description>
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		<img src="http://www.blakeimeson.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/logo_alpha_lab.jpg" width="240" title="AlphaLab Entrepreneur Shares Startup Tips" alt="logo alpha lab AlphaLab Entrepreneur Shares Startup Tips" />
		</p><p><a href="http://www.alphalab.org/">AlphaLab</a> is a startup incubator in Pittsburgh. I got to go see their &#8220;demo day&#8221; last year.</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.alphalab.org/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-316" title="logo_alpha_lab" src="http://www.blakeimeson.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/logo_alpha_lab.jpg" alt="logo alpha lab AlphaLab Entrepreneur Shares Startup Tips" width="221" height="91" /></a></p>
<p>It was really fun to see all the innovative companies. One of the most awesome presenters and coolest products was &#8220;<a href="http://www.theresumator.com/">the Resumator</a>&#8220;</p>
<p>The brains behind the startup, Don Charleton, has written a very <a href="http://dontrepreneur.com/2009/12/11/7-lessons-from-my-alphaab-experience/">insightful post about his experience with the startup</a>.</p>
<p><em>Quick preview of his 7 Lessons Learned:</em></p>
<h3>Lesson 1: Even a small amount of operating capital from an investment can be extremely useful.</h3>
<h3>Lesson 2: Startup programs accelerate your understanding of the investment world.</h3>
<h3>Lesson 3:  Developers succeed in startup programs. Business people fail.</h3>
<p>&#8230;.</p>
<p>Now go <a href="http://dontrepreneur.com/2009/12/11/7-lessons-from-my-alphaab-experience/">read the rest</a>!</p>
<p>Just looked through his blog and there are a couple other interesting posts:</p>
<ul>
<li><a rel="bookmark" href="http://dontrepreneur.com/2009/12/14/how-to-create-a-great-startup-office-space-while-being-abusrdly-cheap/">How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget</a></li>
<li><a rel="bookmark" href="http://dontrepreneur.com/2009/07/19/the-official-curriculum-for-your-degree-in-startups/">The Official Curriculum for Your Degree in Startups</a> (really awesome post I must say)</li>
<li><a rel="bookmark" href="http://dontrepreneur.com/2009/07/16/is-that-new-feature-a-deal-breaker-deal-maker-or-no-big-deal/">Is That New Feature a Deal Breaker, Deal Maker, Or No Big Deal?</a></li>
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<p>Thanks for reading. <a href="http://www.blakeimeson.com/alphalab-entrepreneur-shares-startup-tips/">AlphaLab Entrepreneur Shares Startup Tips</a> is a post from <a href="http://www.blakeimeson.com">Blake Imeson</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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