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		<title>HercuTech Featured in Builder &amp; Developer Magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 19:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HeruTech, a Serra Capital Portfolio company, was recently featured in Builder &#38; Developer Magazine. HeruTech has recently commenced delivery of their product, HercuWall®, to Meritage Homes, one of the nation&#8217;s largest production homebuilders. To view the complete article, click here.]]></description>
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		<title>Serra Ventures Principals Panel Experts for Entrepreneurship Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.serraventures.com/2013/04/serra-ventures-principals-panel-experts-for-entrepreneurship-forum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Hoerr and Dennis Beard, Principals of Serra Ventures, both participated as panelist experts for the Entrepreneurship Forum at the University of Illinois on April 19. Tim paneled on the forum &#8220;Business Guidance to Launch Your Venture&#8221; and Dennis paneled on the forum &#8220;Funding Your Venture: Private Investment for Commercialization.&#8221; The event showcased faculty/student entrepreneurship [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serra Ventures Principals Judge Cozad New Venture Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Hoerr and Dennis Beard, Principals with Serra Ventures, both participated as judges for the Cozad New Venture competition on April 12 and 13. Eight student startups competed for over $110,000 in funding and in-kind prizes, during the 13th annual competition. The Cozad New Venture Competition (CNVC) is designed to encourage students, researchers, and community members to create new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CityScan Gets Exciting Press Coverage On Theverge.com</title>
		<link>http://www.serraventures.com/2013/03/cityscan-gets-exciting-press-coverage-on-theverge-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CityScan, a Serra Capital portfolio company, received positive press coverage on theverge.com, a high tech news website. To view the complete article, click here. The current methods used by governments to inventory off-premise advertising for their municipal permitting, enforcement and out-of-home media planning efforts are both expensive and inefficient. Because of the expense and complexity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tim Hoerr Presents on Angel Investing to East Central Illinois SCORE Chapter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Hoerr, CEO of Serra Ventures, presented to the East Central Illinois SCORE chapter on Angel Investment on March 20. ECI SCORE provides workshops on a regular basis to serve the needs of the small business communities in Central Illinois. Tim&#8217;s presentation included topics on overall trends in angel investing, how angel investors source deals, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serra Ventures Publishes New White Paper on Eric Reis&#8217;s &#8220;The Lean Startup&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.serraventures.com/2013/02/serra-ventures-publishes-new-white-paper-on-eric-reiss-the-lean-startup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Serra Ventures, we believe a constant pursuit of excellence, adaption to change, and perseverance are key to building a high performance company. Many of our philosophies and strategies align with those of Harvard Business School startup advisor, entrepreneur, and author, Eric Ries. As a seasoned business executive that has advised numerous companies, both established [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tim Hoerr and Dennis Beard Present &#8220;2012 Funding Trends&#8221; at EIR Workshop</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Hoerr and Dennis Beard, Principals of Serra Ventures, presented at the most recent training workshop at EnterpriseWorks on February 5, 2013. This month’s workshop was titled “2012 Funding Trends” and outlined the trends in Venture Capital funding from the year of 2012 and outlooks for the upcoming year. The presentation also detailed Serra Capital&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serra Ventures Fills A Vital Role In Today&#8217;s Early Stage and Seed Stage Investment Climate</title>
		<link>http://www.serraventures.com/2013/02/serra-ventures-fills-a-vital-role-in-todays-early-stage-and-seed-stage-investment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Success in venture investing can be hard to come by, particularly when it comes to seed stage investing. Numerous challenges, failures and pivots will be encountered before a select few start-up companies become standout successes. The risk-fraught process will derail most of the players in the start-up game. However, this is not stopping firms like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tim Hoerr Presents at FastTrac Tech Venture at UIUC</title>
		<link>http://www.serraventures.com/2013/01/tim-hoerr-presents-at-fasttrac-tech-venture-at-uiuc-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Hoerr, CEO of Serra Ventures, was the featured presenter at the FastTrac Tech Venture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on January 19, 2013.  Tim Hoerr gave the presentation titled &#8220;An Entrepreneur&#8217;s Top 10&#8243; which showcased his entrepreneurial story that included tips for entrepreneurs as they embark on starting a company. FastTrac TechVenture is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serra Ventures Publishes Final Paper in &#8220;How to Build a High Performance Company&#8221; Series</title>
		<link>http://www.serraventures.com/2013/01/serra-ventures-publishes-final-paper-in-how-to-build-a-high-performance-team-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www.serraventures.com/2013/01/serra-ventures-publishes-final-paper-in-how-to-build-a-high-performance-team-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May of 2012, Serra Ventures launched a new white paper series titled &#8220;How to Build a High Performance Company,&#8221; which features five papers, each focusing on a key system used to build high performing organizations.  The fifth and final paper in the series is titled &#8220;Systems Stuff: Building a High Performance Team,&#8221; and covers [...]]]></description>
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