thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Women Rising: Microfinance institutions have known for years that women have higher repayment rates than men and that women are more likely to invest the borrowed capital back into their families and local communities. The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 22, 2020

So rather than trying to make a sale or advertising product reviews, for example, you should curate content about the endocannabinoid system, the science behind cannabis, and the “lifestyle.” More importantly, they also help you gauge what makes your target audience “tick” through the power of high-bandwidth communication.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 29, 2020

In the time since our conversation, data and science have shown again and again that wearing masks is an incredibly effective, low-cost and simple way to prevent viral spread. Before that I was an equal partner in Kaggle, which is a popular data science competition community. We should all wear them in public."

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 10, 2021

how many follows you want to gain in a month or quarter) Post consistently (or have curated a plan to) with a detailed content calendar. The culture they foster is entrepreneurial and community-driven—traits that are reflected in their startup and small business target audience. Curate content for each stage of the marketing funnel.

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Pros: There’s no registration required, and the site maintains a sizable community of experienced coders who are up for side projects. Auto-Tune the News" Curates: Our Fav. Coders can create anonymous profiles and accept solicitations to work on projects or join a team. Entrepreneurs can browse coders by skill or location.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Slab serif fonts — if they’re unique fonts — are still a viable alternative to been-there-done-that sans serifs in logos, and the web community still enjoys them. Auto-Tune the News" Curates: Our Fav. In fact, it’s more of an epoch than a traditional Gregorian year at this point. What will you find here?

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Slab serif fonts — if they’re unique fonts — are still a viable alternative to been-there-done-that sans serifs in logos, and the web community still enjoys them. Auto-Tune the News" Curates: Our Fav. In fact, it’s more of an epoch than a traditional Gregorian year at this point. What will you find here?

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

Curated Commerce: How Retail Brands Can Cash in on the Latest Craze. A year ago I was involved in setting up a new social media marketing company and I wanted a name that was simple descriptive, easy to remember and wasn’t going to cost a fortune. viral video. Follow Mashable Business. Become a fan on Facebook.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2020

I'm a biologist and a member of the infectious disease division here at UC San Diego and have been involved in viral research, particularly RNA viruses, since HIV came along in the 80s. And I was training in East Baltimore at the time and most of my patients were intercity members of the Baltimore community.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 18, 2016

You can also look to your customers for inspiration, and focus on curating content that speaks to your brand image, company culture, community, and the varied aspects of your brand identity that make up your business—not just your actual product or service. The downside is, of course, that it’s going to cost you.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

I feel like the bar has been raised so much in the last five years in the start up community and I’ve been busy working for a distinctly non-start up company. Do you feel like the more users you have it helps accelerate, is there some kind of, maybe not necessarily viral, but that people just tell their friends at all.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

If it's the number of invites sent, it's virality. Building shipping costs into a purchase. To run this experiment, Airbnb created what Lean Startup calls a curated minimum viable product. Circle of Friends was a social community built atop Facebook that launched in 2007. That metric is tied to a KPI.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Andrew : Why Loom and Zoom and Clubhouse and some of the other new social experiences benefit is that you can use the current boom in engagement and viral growth to build out your network. You typically have to have the more directive leadership style, versus curating things from the bottom up, in order to move quickly.

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