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    <title>Mark Fletcher&apos;s Garage Philosophy for Startups</title>
    <summary>Mark Fletcher in many ways embodies the successful Web startup entreprenuer, having created and sold two multi-million dollar companies - ONEList to Yahoo (via a merger with eGroups) and Bloglines to Ask Jeeves. Niall Kennedy has notes, audio and a transcript of a talk Fletcher recently did. This is pretty much required reading for budding...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.wingedpig.com/">Mark Fletcher</a> in many ways embodies the successful Web startup entreprenuer, having created and sold two multi-million dollar companies - ONEList to Yahoo (via a merger with eGroups) and Bloglines to Ask Jeeves. <a href="http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2006/05/mark-fletcher-bloglines-onelist.html">Niall Kennedy has notes</a>, audio and a transcript of a talk Fletcher recently did. This is pretty much required reading for budding 2.0 entrepreneurs. Here's a sample:</p>

<p>"Garage Philosophy<br />
- Solve a Pain Point<br />
- Have Passion for the Idea<br />
- Be Cheap!!<br />
- Release Early/Release Often (3 Month Rule) - Doesn't Have to be Perfect<br />
- Involve Your Users"</p>

<p>I wonder what Fletcher will build next, he seems to have a nose for what will be the Next Big Thing on the Web...</p>]]>
      
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