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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Boutin</dc:creator>
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<p>In the movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception" target="_blank">Inception</a>, any logical incoherence in the structure of a dream threatens to interrupt the dreamer&#8217;s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief" target="_blank">suspension of disbelief</a> &#8211; and wake them up. Pitching investors is a lot like incepting them: they need to (literally) buy into &#8230; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26232567/0/growthtimes~The-art-of-Inception-for-fundraising-entrepreneurs-Logos/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p> ]]>

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<p>In the movie <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/growthtimes/~en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception" target="_blank">Inception</a>, any logical incoherence in the structure of a dream threatens to interrupt the dreamer&#8217;s <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/growthtimes/~en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief" target="_blank">suspension of disbelief</a> &#8211; and wake them up. Pitching investors is a lot like incepting them: they need to (literally) buy into &#8230; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/growthtimes/~www.growthtimes.com/2011/06/inception-for-pitching-investors/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p> <Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/26232567/0/growthtimes">
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		<dc:creator>Greg Boutin</dc:creator>
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<p>Renewable energy business in Ontario has taken off, thanks to a well thought-out Green Energy Act (see my article <a title="Greg Boutin's article on Green Energy Act in Ontario" href="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/05/could-ontario-be-the-next-germany" target="_blank">Could Ontario be the next Germany?</a> in Renewable Energy World magazine on the topic, in the specific context of solar &#8230; <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/26110623/0/growthtimes~Due-diligence-for-investor-in-Ontario-renewable-energy-projects/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p> ]]>

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