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8 Challenges For Startups With A Neighborhood Focus

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet there are big challenges to hyperlocal, at least for consumer-focused hyperlocal startups, according to Sean Barkulis, Founder of UPlanMe, whose initial consumer-focused business model was an early casualty, writing in Street Fight : Every site requires real curated local content to engage users. This is not just a fad.

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Hyperlocal Has Great Potential And Real Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet there are big challenges to hyperlocal, at least for consumer-focused hyperlocal startups, according to Sean Barkulis , Founder of UPlanMe one of the early casualties in this space: Every site requires real curated local content to engage users. Building content is costly and time-consuming. This is not just a fad.

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a16z Podcast: Growth in Turbulent Times

Ben's Blog

Finally, we’ll zoom out and assess the big picture: how various categories of company may be impacted long-term, how this crisis compares to 2008 (and what that means for early-stage founders), and the industries and business models that are now prime for growth. Brian : There’s a couple things about this, though.

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