2015年7月22日

斯克里普斯,弗雷德•蒂尔曼形象信贷:# besomebody[你是营销人员增长吗?你想知道怎样才能成为一个?加入我们GrowthBeat, 8月17 - 18在旧金山。思想领袖的最大品牌和最破坏性的公司将分享赢得增长战略营销领导人今天面临的最紧迫的挑战。这一切都始于一个标签。然后,它成为一个旅行者的博客。# BeSomebody本周宣布,将另一个百万美元,他们称之为“世界上增长最快的,最远的达到激励运动。“BeSomebody是市场对于那些正在寻找“passionaries,“说白了也被称为导师或教师,给他们经验和灵感,即使在一些非传统的轻型摩托车骑和说唱。“我想创建一个新的路径来学习。在我们的平台你可以学到你想要的,”创始人兼首席执行官制造商谢赫说。 Shaikh told VentureBeat that he started sharing the hashtag on Twitter back in 2009 along with inspirational messages and his following started growing. Some of those followers suggested a blog, so he started traveling and writing about his experiences. “I’ve been in countries were they don’t speak english, but they understand what ‘be somebody’ means,” he said. For the CEO, BeSomebody solves the common dilemma between doing what you love and doing something that came earn you some income. He said that some top teachers are earning as much as $3,000 a month, “for teaching what they love to do.” “Your house, your car, are not your most valuable possession. It should be you passion and should be able to monetize it,” Shaikh added. The company makes a profit by taking 20 percent of each activity booking. And, although anyone can be a mentor, Shaikh said that users who want to be teachers on the site have to verify their identity by syncing their account to Facebook or Twitter—“to ensure you are a real person”— and go through a complete background check. The latest investment is part of a seed round that was announced back in 2014 , when the blog became a company. Now, BeSomebody has at least $2 million in its pocket. Fred Tillman, a Texas entrepreneur, led the round, and returning investor E.W. Scripps followed. Shaikh said that as of right now, the marketplace’s activities are mostly based in Austin, Texas, but the money from the round will be used for expansion. Houston and Los Angeles are the next market targets for the company, and there are aspirations to reach New York soon. Trending Research Press Releases