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<title>The Looney Executive!</title>
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<description>The Looney Executive Mid-Atlantic Emerging Growth Series!</description>
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<copyright>Copyright 2008 The Looney Executive Inc. All Rights Reserved. </copyright>
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<title>Manoj Ramnani Wants To Automate The Exchange Of Business Information!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Manoj Ramnani, CEO and Founder of <a href="https://www.dubmenow.com/">DubMeNow</a>, has a&nbsp;technology to automate the exchange of business information.</p>
<p>The Vienna, VA based firm just&nbsp;launched a&nbsp;product that facilitates the automatic&nbsp;exchange of business card information for those Looney Executives that have smart phones such as Apple's&nbsp;iPhone.</p>
<p>And his competitiors should&nbsp;be forewarned:</p>
<p>He loves the movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodfellas">&quot;Goodfellas&quot;</a>.</p>
<p>As far as I know, he's not responsible for any bodies found in the East River or Arizona desert. </p>
<p>But he does have a another successful venture under his belt!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr/><p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>So listen in as Manoj discusses:</p>
<ol><li>How DubMeNow he has put $1,000,000 in angel financing to use!</li><li>How the company will&nbsp;utilize $5,000,000 in Series A venture financing they're&nbsp;seeking now!</li><li>His keys to success for emerging growth firms!</li><li>His biggest blunder ...&nbsp;and favorite mogul!</li></ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>Serial Entrepreneur Launches New Venture!</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:explicit>Clean</itunes:explicit>
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<title>Managing Director Mark Levine of Core Capital Partners</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Why did the chicken cross the road?</p>
<p>To get to the other side of course!</p>
<p>What you might not know about that old joke is ... the chicken might have been wearing rose colored contact lenses!</p>
<p>Yes, someone pitched the idea of chicken contact lenses to Mark Levine, Managing Director of <a title="Core Capital Partners" href="http://www.core-capital.com">Core Capital Partners</a>, a VC firm based in Washington, DC.</p>
<p><hr/></p>
<p>In Part II of my interview with&nbsp;Mark, he&nbsp;recounts that chicken tale and provides some insight into the VC world:</p>
<p>*&nbsp; Exit strategies</p>
<p>*&nbsp; Hot investment areas</p>
<p>*&nbsp; Why entrepreneurs should not be so&nbsp;focused on valuations</p>
<p><hr/></p>
<p>Mark also discusses the value of &quot;The Art of War&quot;, and why upstart entrepreneurs are his favorite moguls, beating out the likes of Warren Buffet and Bill Gates!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2008 17:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>An Angel Investor Offers Up Some Heavenly Financing!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Letitia Green is the Managing Director of The Virginia Active Angel Network based in Charlottesville, VA.</p>
<p>In Part II of our discussion, Letitia offers up some great tips including:</p>
<ol><li>Set up an experienced board of advisors</li><li>Retain a great law firm</li><li>Find a really good accountant</li></ol>
<p>Letitia also tells the tale of the time a woman&nbsp;pitched her a real interesting investment opportunity:</p>
<p><strong><em>A nationwide psychic franchise operation for paranormal activity!</em></strong></p>
<p><hr/></p>
<p>Letitia also discusses whether or not a bubble exists in&nbsp;social networking. </p>
<p>Oh, and her favortie biz movie ...&nbsp;&quot;War Games&quot;!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Live At Twin Tech II - IntePros Consulting!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>IntepPros Consulting is a fast-growing technology services firm based in Massachussets, and with a regional office in Rockville, MD.</p>
<p>The company generates well over $20,000,000 in revenue ... with plans to reach more than 3 times that in the next few years!</p>
<p>At Twin Tech II, I interview Richard Dinnis, the Regional VP of the IntePro's Rockville, MD office about the firm's fast growth.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>TechLab Is #1 In The Business Of # 2!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.techlab.com">TechLab</a> develops medical technology to diagnose what ails those of us with, uh how shall I say, intestinal problems! </p>
<p>Its founder, Tracy Wilkins, is a serial entrepreneur that has both bootstrapped his way to success, and leveraged venture financing to grow fast and cash out. </p>
<p>He likes bootstrapping better.</p>
<p>Listen to Tracy's compelling tales of business ... including a run-in with a large beer company over a T-shirt, and making the front page of a tabloid paper!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Live At Twin Tech II - Navigation Arts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>Here's Another Twin Tech II Bonus Interview!</em></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.navigationarts.com">Navigation Arts</a> implements large complex web technology projects. This includes Web 2.0, Web 1.0, and Web no dot oh!</p>
<p>Listen to Michael Endres, VP of Client Services, discuss Navigation Arts and the state of Internet technology.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2008 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Interview With Upstart evDeliv.com - Live At Twin Tech II In Washington, DC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Twin Tech II brought together over 1,000 players from the Wahington - Baltimore technology communities.&nbsp;This includes emerging growth firms, government contractors, financiers, consultants, plain old geeks, and many more!</p>
<p>At Twin Tech II, Blake Glenn interviews the executives of a company called evDeliv.com, an upstart firm that promises to marry the desktop with the Internet in delivering all sorts of services. </p>
<p>Listen to Shawn Busteed (CEO) and Julie Soukup (VP of Marketing) tell the story of their exciting, but challenging,&nbsp;first year in business!</p>
<p>Now they're ready to grab for the money tree in the form of VC or Angel financing!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Interview With The VC!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Levine is a Managing Director with Core Capital Partners, a venture capital firm based in Washington, DC. </p>
<p>In Part I of our discussion, Mark talks about:</p>
<ol><li>The types of firms he invests in </li><li>How much capital he typically invests</li><li>What will get him to say yes to a deal&nbsp; </li><li>Exit strategies</li></ol>
<p>... and so much more!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2008 21:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Entrepreneur Peter Corbett Launches iStrategy Labs, Co-Founds The Twin Tech Event, And Creates A Web Site For Cavemen!</title>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Jeff Frizzell of the Hampton Roads Film Office Thinks Content Is Not King In This Era of Digital Media ... At Least Not Yet!</title>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Letitia Green Interview</title>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>TORC Technologies Leverages A Technology Contest To Launch A Product And Create Super-Fast Growth!</title>
<link>http://thelooneyexecutive.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=379671#</link>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 7 Aug 2008 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Emerging Growth Mogul Jason Barton Raised $8,000,000 and Plans To Reach $50,000,000 In Revenue!</title>
<link>http://thelooneyexecutive.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=379673#</link>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>How Did Jason Barton Go From Skywalker Ranch To A $50,000,000 Tech Venture?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Interview With Chris Gettings, Co-Founder and Chairman of VideoNEXT</title>
<link>http://thelooneyexecutive.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=379678#</link>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Joe Meredith of the Virginia Tech CRC Talks Tech Transfer and Commercialization</title>
<link>http://thelooneyexecutive.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=379679#</link>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Internet Venture Raises About $500,000 To Help You Make Better Decisions!</title>
<link>http://thelooneyexecutive.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=379682#</link>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>How Ideal Electrical Supply Went From $10,000,000 to About $25,000,000 In 3 Years!</title>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 20:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rick Lally, CEO of Oceana Sensor</title>
<link>http://thelooneyexecutive.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=379688#</link>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2008 21:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Asher Epstein, The Dingman Center For Entrepreneurship</title>
<link>http://thelooneyexecutive.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=379692#</link>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 17:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Interview With Investment Banker Kurt Werth</title>
<link>http://thelooneyexecutive.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=379695#</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Entrepreneur Russell Thomas, CEO of ComScientific </title>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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