Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2021

Foursquare is good example of a modern hyperlocal site, which describes itself as “50% friend-finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” Word-of-mouth and cheap viral marketing won’t build critical masses of users, curated content, and direct sales forces. It also shows how such a website can scale by adding new cities.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

” As the managing editor of Bplans, I’ve had the good fortune to learn about business via the content we share; through interviews with LivePlan customers and other business owners; and thanks to brilliant, informal coaching from people like Tim Berry, Noah Parsons, and the rest of the executive leadership team at Palo Alto Software.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Foursquare is good example of a modern hyperlocal site, which describes itself as “50% friend-finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” Word-of-mouth and cheap viral marketing won’t build critical masses of users, curated content, and direct sales forces. It also shows how such a website can scale by adding new cities.

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