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1. WORDPRESS & STARTUPS
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2. Karla Campos
@SocialMediaSass
Mom entrepreneur featured on Entrepreneur.com
Winner of the small business influencer award 2013
Lover of tech ed. Founder SocialTech Live, formerly
Florida Social Con – Social Media Conference. I am
an advocate for the importance of marketing and
community development in successful startups. I
design websites for my own business ventures.
#WCMIA

3. ContestTime!
Tweet a fun photo w/Scooby Doo to
#WCMIA & @SocialMediaSass
One winner w/ best photo gets two tickets
to the SocialTech Live Conference
happening July 16 &17 at FIU. 1 second
place gets a multi port car charger from
our friends at SuperiorAutomotive. 4
runners up get a fun USB bracelet or stylus
laser pointer.

4. Startups…like jumping off a cliff
and building a plane on the way down
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5. What is a Startup?
A Startup is a company in the early stages of operation.
Startups are designed to grow fast (Scalability).They
have a product/service they can sell to a large market.
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6. StartupTerminology
MVP – MinimumViable Product: A product which has
just enough features to gather validated learning about
the product.
Scalability – capability of a system to handle a growing
amount of work.
Some More StartupTerms
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7. My Startup Story
The idea: I’m building
a better Craigslist!
Sounds great right?
Wrong : P
Gig Logo is born.
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8. I WantTo Be Like Craig @craignewmark
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9. Joomla What?
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10. See a need, Fill a need. <- Startup culture manifesto.
Agree?
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11. Pivot Time
Back to our startup terminology lesson 
Pivot - The act of a startup quickly changing
direction with its business strategy
Gig Logo, from classifieds hopeful on Joomla to
guest blogging platform on WordPress
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12. WordPress
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13. Businesses OnWordPress
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14. WordPress
Features
User generated content through
multisite and plugins such as guest
posts.
WooCommerce – online shop
BuddyPress – online community/
social network
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15. Why WordPress For Startups?
I useWordPress for startup ideas all the time. Depending on
the job, it's the easiest and time proven solution. We've used
it for applications that didn't need to be custom, and
definitely a lot of times for marketing purposes.
~Adam Leonard, Developer
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16. Groupon Started On WordPress

17. LiveNinjaWordPress Startup Success
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18. Some WordPress Plugins Used By LiveNinja
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• Advanced Custom Fields
• Gravity Forms
• BuddyPress (first build)

19. What AboutWordPress Security Concerns?
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We didn’t encounter any big security issues usingWordPress
for LiveNinja. Security concerns with LiveNinja were resolved
quickly using articles by Mark JaquithWordPress developer.
~Emilio, LiveNinja

20. Contact LiveNinja
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Twitter: @LiveNinjaDotCom
EveryWednesday it’s #WaffleWednesday at LiveNinja
(Tell them I sent you).
120 NW 25th Street, Loft 301 Miami, FL 33127

21. WordPress Pirate
and I at LiveNinja
HQ for
#WaffleWednesday
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22. Should A Startup Be An App?
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If you have been paying attention, you know the answer is
NO.
If your company is not an app, an app can be helpful in
marketing and customer acquisition.
Impress investors with a working app.

23. Who Isn’t On MobileThese Days?
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24. AppPresser – WordPressTo IOS/Android App
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25. AppPresser Compared to Other “Easy” App
Builders.
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26. AppPresser
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According to Brian Messenlehner ofWebDev Studios andAppPresser, it is possible
to build an Uber like app using AppPresser and BuddyPress.This will need some
customization of course.
• Did you know that at first the Facebook app, was a hybrid app?They are now a
native app.
Hybrid App – Software that is created using more than one software methods.
AppPresser is a Hybrid app solution built on top ofWordPress & an open source
framework called Phonegap.

27. Why AreYou Still Here? Shouldn’tYou Be
Working OnYour WordPress Startup Idea?
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Maybe you want some free businessWordPress themes to
get started?
And yes of course they are responsive.
100 Free ResponsiveWordPress business themes

28. Take A Picture W/ Me
Take a picture with me and tweet it to @SocialMediaSass &
#WCMIA , it feeds my family! <-Yes, I went there :P

29. Fin
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If you need Startup and WordPress consulting talk to David
Bissett (WordCamp Organizer).
In loving memory of Jackie Jimenez
Hope to see you at SocialTech Live!