<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post8232738586726638112..comments</id><updated>2009-06-05T10:20:12.741-04:00</updated><category term='choices'/><category term='startup'/><category term='layoffs'/><category term='quality'/><category term='communication'/><category term='Lessons Learned'/><category term='workshop'/><category term='software metrics'/><category term='management'/><category term='unemployment'/><category term='culture'/><title type='text'>Comments on Brian S Courtney: Starting Up</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/feeds/8232738586726638112/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html'/><author><name>Brian S Courtney</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134251113446085081</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_a3ZdvirIp7Y/SgHGhkxifMI/AAAAAAAAAAM/EUopNkqhE2M/S220/bri_crop+copy.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-4316464922298949831</id><published>2009-06-05T10:20:12.741-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-05T10:20:12.741-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Wishing you all the best for venture</title><content type='html'>Wishing you all the best for venture</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/4316464922298949831'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/4316464922298949831'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html?showComment=1244211612741#c4316464922298949831' title=''/><author><name>Travel Thoughts</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01731291641157478003</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8232738586726638112' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/posts/default/8232738586726638112' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1237975779'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-5343138488349450728</id><published>2009-05-18T23:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-18T23:23:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hmmm! OK, let's see where this goes.</title><content type='html'>Hmmm! OK, let's see where this goes.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/5343138488349450728'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/5343138488349450728'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html?showComment=1242703380000#c5343138488349450728' title=''/><author><name>Rick Roberge</name><uri>http://bit.ly/Vxt0B</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8232738586726638112' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/posts/default/8232738586726638112' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1237977412'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-2484121927190951906</id><published>2009-05-14T18:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-14T18:56:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>http://www.meetup.com/BostonBOG/
http://www.meetup...</title><content type='html'>http://www.meetup.com/BostonBOG/&lt;br /&gt;http://www.meetup.com/bostonnetworking/</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/2484121927190951906'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/2484121927190951906'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html?showComment=1242341760000#c2484121927190951906' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8232738586726638112' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/posts/default/8232738586726638112' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-982178118'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-3476405029400364184</id><published>2009-05-13T01:47:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-13T01:47:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Please write what you learned new that wasn't cove...</title><content type='html'>Please write what you learned new that wasn't covered in B-school would be very helpful to budding enterprenuers</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/3476405029400364184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/3476405029400364184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html?showComment=1242193620000#c3476405029400364184' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8232738586726638112' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/posts/default/8232738586726638112' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-361992295'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8399085644042295288</id><published>2009-05-12T08:25:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-12T08:25:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Good Luck in your future endeavors.</title><content type='html'>Good Luck in your future endeavors.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/8399085644042295288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/8399085644042295288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html?showComment=1242131100000#c8399085644042295288' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8232738586726638112' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/posts/default/8232738586726638112' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-553816409'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8146622130243981669</id><published>2009-05-11T22:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-11T22:45:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Anything of value as you pursue your new venture y...</title><content type='html'>Anything of value as you pursue your new venture you could share on what you learned and what could have gone better so you and the rest of us can apply it?  What did B. School prepare you well for and where other skills you learned at the previous start-up could be of value?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/8146622130243981669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/8146622130243981669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html?showComment=1242096300000#c8146622130243981669' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8232738586726638112' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/posts/default/8232738586726638112' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1654447506'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-7217549888735359968</id><published>2009-05-11T15:22:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-11T15:22:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>If you start one up, count me in!</title><content type='html'>If you start one up, count me in!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/7217549888735359968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/7217549888735359968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html?showComment=1242069720000#c7217549888735359968' title=''/><author><name>Mike Cuenca</name><uri>http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?trk=hb_side_pro</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8232738586726638112' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/posts/default/8232738586726638112' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-799664939'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-9087779305823145663</id><published>2009-05-11T12:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-11T12:17:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Dear Brian, 

As someone who witnessed your work (...</title><content type='html'>Dear Brian, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As someone who witnessed your work (though from the distance mostly), I can say that you are a maverick. There are tons of people who spent their most amazing and rewarding moments of career under your leadership. Thank you for all that you gave us.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/9087779305823145663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/9087779305823145663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html?showComment=1242058620000#c9087779305823145663' title=''/><author><name>aamtya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09123575991960535438</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EuWRZaywBEo/SWRQWbVLXNI/AAAAAAAAACw/493LVxgSYYE/S220/DSC00722.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8232738586726638112' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/posts/default/8232738586726638112' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1661279821'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-9206788207302551696</id><published>2009-05-10T21:57:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-10T21:57:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Be willing to let anything happen.  As your desire...</title><content type='html'>Be willing to let anything happen.  As your desire is, so is your will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good luck Brian.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/9206788207302551696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/9206788207302551696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html?showComment=1242007020000#c9206788207302551696' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8232738586726638112' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/posts/default/8232738586726638112' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-863724541'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-3061679892628148657</id><published>2009-05-07T16:10:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T16:10:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Brian,
You are an extremely intelligent guy (and n...</title><content type='html'>Brian,&lt;br /&gt;You are an extremely intelligent guy (and not just in the pocket protector sense :-)I'm sure whatever direction you decide to go, it will be tremendously successful.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/3061679892628148657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/8232738586726638112/comments/default/3061679892628148657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html?showComment=1241727000000#c3061679892628148657' title=''/><author><name>wgmeirs</name><uri>http://billtherecruiter.wordpress.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/openid16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.brianscourtney.com/2009/05/starting-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072035002447400386.post-8232738586726638112' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3072035002447400386/posts/default/8232738586726638112' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-250169677'/></entry></feed>
