<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>ideas don&#039;t work</title>
	<atom:link href="http://ideasdontwork.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://ideasdontwork.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:34:21 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='ideasdontwork.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/c46ddf2388b06b8426a62a0f0b3b1128?s=96&#038;d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>ideas don&#039;t work</title>
		<link>http://ideasdontwork.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://ideasdontwork.com/osd.xml" title="ideas don&#039;t work" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://ideasdontwork.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>The Best $20,000 I&#8217;ve Ever Wasted</title>
		<link>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/08/14/the-best-20000-ive-ever-wasted-2/</link>
		<comments>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/08/14/the-best-20000-ive-ever-wasted-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Griffin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ideasdontwork.com/?p=231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I officially pulled the plug last week on a 2+ year startup/side project called BumblePost. It was my baby for the majority of that two years, with many late nights spent working on the site, creating product, and doing &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/08/14/the-best-20000-ive-ever-wasted-2/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ideasdontwork.com&#038;blog=33770279&#038;post=231&#038;subd=ideasdontwork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/08/14/the-best-20000-ive-ever-wasted-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/money-wasted2.jpeg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/money-wasted2.jpeg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Royalty-Free Stock Photography by Rubberball</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/75e1154130be618e55c81df7986393f5?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ideasdontwork</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/money-wasted2.jpeg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Royalty-Free Stock Photography by Rubberball</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>If A Tree Falls In the Woods</title>
		<link>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/04/17/if-a-tree-falls-in-the-woods/</link>
		<comments>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/04/17/if-a-tree-falls-in-the-woods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Griffin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ideasdontwork.com/?p=206</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the old adage goes, if a tree falls in the woods, but no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? The same concept applies to online advertising except is goes like this. If an ad &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/04/17/if-a-tree-falls-in-the-woods/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ideasdontwork.com&#038;blog=33770279&#038;post=206&#038;subd=ideasdontwork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/04/17/if-a-tree-falls-in-the-woods/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/dsc_0152.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/dsc_0152.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">dsc_0152</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/75e1154130be618e55c81df7986393f5?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ideasdontwork</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/dsc_0152.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">dsc_0152</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Kicking Tires, Breaking Toes, and Giving Your Idea A Chance</title>
		<link>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/21/kickingtires/</link>
		<comments>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/21/kickingtires/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Griffin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ideasdontwork.wordpress.com/?p=1</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your idea didn&#8217;t work because you didn&#8217;t give it a chance. You have a great idea. It gets you really excited for a couple days. You think of cool names for it. You might even draw a logo or webpage &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/21/kickingtires/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ideasdontwork.com&#038;blog=33770279&#038;post=1&#038;subd=ideasdontwork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/21/kickingtires/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/r82.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/r82.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">r8</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/75e1154130be618e55c81df7986393f5?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ideasdontwork</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/r82.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">r8</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ducks Quack. Eagles Soar.</title>
		<link>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/15/ducks-quack-eagles-soar/</link>
		<comments>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/15/ducks-quack-eagles-soar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Griffin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ideasdontwork.wordpress.com/?p=81</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was forwarded an email with this story, and thought it was awesome enough to share. Enjoy. Ducks Quack, Eagles Soar No one can make you serve customers well&#8230;..that&#8217;s because great service is a choice. Harvey Mackay, tells a wonderful story &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/15/ducks-quack-eagles-soar/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ideasdontwork.com&#038;blog=33770279&#038;post=81&#038;subd=ideasdontwork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/15/ducks-quack-eagles-soar/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/eagle.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/eagle.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Bald Eagle Soaring</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/75e1154130be618e55c81df7986393f5?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ideasdontwork</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/eagle.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Bald Eagle Soaring</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why the Impatient Startup is the First to Pass Out</title>
		<link>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/15/why-the-impatient-startup-is-the-first-to-pass-out/</link>
		<comments>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/15/why-the-impatient-startup-is-the-first-to-pass-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Griffin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ideasdontwork.wordpress.com/?p=77</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ditching the beer and chugging the tequila. Why the impatient startup is the first to pass out. You’re at a party. You’re enjoying yourself, sipping on a 6 pack, and having great conversation. Life is good. The night is progressing &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/15/why-the-impatient-startup-is-the-first-to-pass-out/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ideasdontwork.com&#038;blog=33770279&#038;post=77&#038;subd=ideasdontwork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/15/why-the-impatient-startup-is-the-first-to-pass-out/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/tequila2.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/tequila2.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">tequila</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/75e1154130be618e55c81df7986393f5?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ideasdontwork</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/tequila2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">tequila</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Learn From the Best</title>
		<link>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/creating-your-own-techstars-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/creating-your-own-techstars-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Griffin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ideasdontwork.wordpress.com/?p=65</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My startup, BumblePost, applied several months ago to the TechStars program in Boulder, CO. In a nutshell, TechStars is Harvard for tech startups. It&#8217;s a 3 month accelerator program that pairs companies with some of the best mentors in the world who help shape their business. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/creating-your-own-techstars-experience/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ideasdontwork.com&#038;blog=33770279&#038;post=65&#038;subd=ideasdontwork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/creating-your-own-techstars-experience/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/techstars.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/techstars.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">techstars</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/75e1154130be618e55c81df7986393f5?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ideasdontwork</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/techstars.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">techstars</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Art of Being A Punching Bag</title>
		<link>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/the-art-of-being-a-punching-bag/</link>
		<comments>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/the-art-of-being-a-punching-bag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Griffin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ideasdontwork.wordpress.com/?p=61</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent post on Micah Baldwin&#8217;s blog, Learn To Duck, was perfectly titled The Art of Being A Dick. Micah talks about how he can sometimes be viewed as an asshole because he doesn&#8217;t provide entrepreneurs with the same pat-on-the-back b.s. feedback &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/the-art-of-being-a-punching-bag/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ideasdontwork.com&#038;blog=33770279&#038;post=61&#038;subd=ideasdontwork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/the-art-of-being-a-punching-bag/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/boxing.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/boxing.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">boxing</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/75e1154130be618e55c81df7986393f5?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ideasdontwork</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/boxing.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">boxing</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>No Thank You, I&#8217;d Rather Pay Double</title>
		<link>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/no-thank-you-id-rather-pay-double/</link>
		<comments>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/no-thank-you-id-rather-pay-double/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Griffin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ideasdontwork.wordpress.com/?p=55</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why freemium sucks, and your customer thinks your product is more valuable than you do. If you were alive and on the internet during 2010, you probably came across the word freemium many times. If you paid attention to the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/no-thank-you-id-rather-pay-double/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ideasdontwork.com&#038;blog=33770279&#038;post=55&#038;subd=ideasdontwork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/14/no-thank-you-id-rather-pay-double/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/money.jpeg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/money.jpeg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">money</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/75e1154130be618e55c81df7986393f5?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ideasdontwork</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/money.jpeg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">money</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Behind Every Great Idea, There&#8217;s a Great Cup of Coffee</title>
		<link>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/13/behind-every-great-idea-theres-a-great-cup-of-coffee/</link>
		<comments>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/13/behind-every-great-idea-theres-a-great-cup-of-coffee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Griffin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ideasdontwork.wordpress.com/?p=25</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An entrepreneur&#8217;s ode to the Black Stallion. I guess I will be speaking for myself on this one, though I have an inclination I am far from alone. I can&#8217; be the only person out there who becomes about 10 &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/13/behind-every-great-idea-theres-a-great-cup-of-coffee/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ideasdontwork.com&#038;blog=33770279&#038;post=25&#038;subd=ideasdontwork&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ideasdontwork.com/2012/03/13/behind-every-great-idea-theres-a-great-cup-of-coffee/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:thumbnail url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/coffee1.jpg?w=150" />
		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/coffee1.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">coffee</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/75e1154130be618e55c81df7986393f5?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">ideasdontwork</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://ideasdontwork.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/coffee1.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">coffee</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
