thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). The era of the patriarch is nearing an end.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Get a shared understanding with your management team of why you are on Facebook. Virality is also really interesting (again, actual human interaction), people who "create a story from your post" (share etc). At an individual post level, measure Engaged Users and Virality to optimize your Facebook brand page engagement/value.

Metrics 165

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ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2020

And yet, Pinterest is the third-most popular social network, with over 322 million monthly active users, nearly 50% of whom are in the United States. But their Pinterest profile doesn’t promote basic, overused content on topics such as “How to invest”, “Money management apps,” etc. . Pinterest, for most, does not.

Marketing 114

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 15, 2020

One of the main factors that made my SocialNet journey so challenging was that so many different aspects of it were new and unknown, from the product category (at the time, there was no such thing as social networking) to the fact that it was the first startup for many of the team members, including me. How do I drive viral growth?

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. For example, if I were pitching LinkedIn’s Series B today with what I now know about successful pitches, the investment thesis would be: Massively valuable properties will be built off networks. There will be different networks for different domains.

Entrepreneur 111

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The chart above shows age distribution within major social networks and online communities. Lean Business: Capacity Management, Overhead, and Your Business – [link].

Social Media 105

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Some have experimented with virality ( Pepsi Test Drive or Dove Beauty , etc.), It is a social network (like Facebook). Be very careful to not over think it when you frame this step-one to your management team. Again, for your management team you don't have to over think it. Don't talk about attribution.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

In a few cases, they are clearly smart people in a bad situation, and Ive written about their pain in The product managers lament and The engineering managers lament. The last thing you need is a manager telling you how to do your job. If youve ever been abused by a bad manager in your career, its easy to become traumatized.

Software Review 94

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ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2020

To build momentum, begin with a small but manageable content marketing practice. Instead of committing to posting on your social media channels three times a day, start with a few times a week. Spend time in popular forums or social networks where they spend most of their time. No problem. Make research meaningful.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 8, 2023

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America 70

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2014

We do like to talk about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! The New Era of Time Management – crowdspring.co/1srLi0Q. Eight social networks worth a closer look | ZDNet – crowdspring.co/1G48rfO.

Social Media 101

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. And.NET’s languages (C#, IronPython, managed C++, etc.) The truth is that the.NET community, outside of the thought leadership at Microsoft and a few outliers (e.g. Like what?!

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

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