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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>The Equity Kicker - Latest Comments in Why a startup&amp;#8217;s initial business plan is important</title><link>http://theequitykicker.disqus.com/</link><description>Nic Brisbourne’s view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media</description><atom:link href="https://theequitykicker.disqus.com/why_a_startup8217s_initial_business_plan_is_important/latest.rss" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:14:37 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Why a startup&amp;#8217;s initial business plan is important</title><link>http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/08/02/why-a-startups-initial-business-plan-is-important/#comment-4455629</link><description>&lt;p&gt;My humble experience is that in the startup process thoughts and ideas evolve at such a fast pace that can be hardly included - updated - in a business plan.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Fabio De Bernardi</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:14:37 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Why a startup&amp;#8217;s initial business plan is important</title><link>http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/08/02/why-a-startups-initial-business-plan-is-important/#comment-4455628</link><description>&lt;p&gt;A business plan (or strategic plan) is great for forcing you to think things through. It shouldn't be written in stone - markets change and your business should likewise evolve (or perish).&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jay Hamilton-Roth</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:37:38 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>