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		<title>Grants and the Myth of Free Money</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a new entrepreneur, or even a seasoned entrepreneur, finding the path to success can be tricky business. Throw in the added pressures of having no money, short deadlines and limited knowledge (let’s face it, you don’t know everything) and you’ve got the perfect cocktail for pure business chaos. Let’s talk a little more about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uncommon Clients Win Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uncommon Clients Recognized at Calgary Startup Launch Party 2011 Uncommon clients Hubblr, Kudos, Minigroup, CoreConnect and eThor Media all win recognition at Calgary Launch Party 2011. Congratulations on your great work! see more about these clients at hubblr.com, kudosnow.com, minigroup.com, organizeyourpeople.com and ethor.com respectively. eThor.com Wins Investor’s Choice at Banff Venture Forum 2011 BANFF – October 7, 2011 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes A Great Product Idea Great?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[core elements to consider in order to enable entrepreneurs and investors to better decide which ideas to aggressively pursue and which to shelve]]></description>
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		<title>Shut Up and Listen &#8211; to Your Prospects</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too often in the early stages of bringing a new concept to a potential customer people get caught up in trying to sell whatever they have rather than trying to learn what might be desired. This is usually because the new product representative is so excited/desperate to gain acceptance from a potential customer that they miss the fact that the customer is often very willing to let them know a great deal about how best to proceed - if only they would shut up and listen. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ragged Ideas to Product Riches Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uncommon’s blog &#8211; Ragged Ideas to Product Riches &#8211; is focussed on providing useful insight to technology inspired entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial organizations that are working to successfully bring new products to market. Major topics will include: How to evaluate the potential risks and rewards of new product opportunities How to reduce missteps and maximize market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Man, The Boy, and The Donkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 05:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I was reading to my son and came upon this fable by Aesop. It is a classic product management issue and applies to many entrepreneurs as well who often bounce from one advisor or investor or mentor or industry veteran to the next and change their story every time an &#8220;expert&#8221; voices an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do Hype Cycles Work?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 16:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each Hype Cycle drills down into the five key phases of a technology’s life cycle. 1. Technology Trigger: A potential technology breakthrough kicks things off. Early proof-of-concept stories and media interest trigger significant publicity. Often no usable products exist and commercial viability is unproven. 2. Peak of Inflated Expectations: Early publicity produces a number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>eThor – Opportunity Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 09:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Uncommon Innovation helped me take my idea and turn it into a reality. If it wasn’t for Uncommon Innovation, I certainly wouldn’t be where I am today. They are worth every penny!” Gary Ziegler, CEO eThor Media Inc.]]></description>
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		<title>Wedge – Product Positioning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 09:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wptest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Uncommon’s research and strategic insight has made a valuable impact on our ability to create more market driven products and more easily communicate our benefits to our customers. am very impressed with Uncommon’s abilities in market research and requirement analysis. The data gathered through their customer interviews is invaluable to our go-forward strategic investments.” Hongwen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CoolIT &#8211; Growth Financing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 09:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wptest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Uncommon helped us to raise over $3.5 million by fine tuning our pitch and connecting us to several finance sources. Uncommon’s insight, effort, professionalism, and dedication was essential to providing CoolIT with the financial capacity it needed to continue to support its rapid growth.” Jason Myers, President, CoolIT Systems Inc.]]></description>
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