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After 1 Week UNC Lineberger's Fibrocyte Research 45% FUNDED Thanks TO FOMs & Startups

After 1 Week UNC Lineberger's Fibrocyte Research 45% FUNDED Thanks TO FOMs & Startups | Startup Revolution | Scoop.it
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Thank You STARTUPS and FOMs (Friends of Martin)
That is me yelling at my doctor in the video image above (lol). Dr. Han van Deventer's Fibrocyte cure cancer research is now 45% funded after only a week on our brand spanking new #startup CureCacnerStarter.org (http://www.curecancerstarter.org).

THANK YOU to my friends who run, are creating or want to create a new startup. Your support, ideas and encouragement is why we got HERE. And HERE is pretty cool

Here is using the web to help cure cancer. It takes COURAGE to step up and use a new idea (bumps and strange things like wiping out your donation choice and moving it back to $5 after you save a creditcard). We are working on the car as we drive it, but to see people who have the courage to STEP UP and do something HERE AND NOW to change the world is inspiring.

https://www.curecancerstarter.org/campaign/fibrocyte-cancer-research-at-unc-lineberger

There are 4 other great cancer research campaigns on our startup too:

Brain Cancer Vaccine From Roswell Park
https://www.curecancerstarter.org/campaign/roswell-braincancerresearch


Vitamin D & Lung Cancer From Froswell Park
https://www.curecancerstarter.org/campaign/roswell-lungcancerresearch


Creating A Reolution In Colorectal Cancer Care from UW Carbone

https://www.curecancerstarter.org/campaign/personalizing-treatment-for-colorectal-cancers


Saving Generations Of Lives In Malwai UNC Lineberger Cancer Center

https://www.curecancerstarter.org/campaign/treating-cervical-cancer-in-malawi

YES would be how most people would answer this question. If you could change the world in 5 minutes for $50 would you? Hope you will join the brave dragon fighters that have already answered YES.

Thanks to my fellow startups for your support!

BTW, 100% of all CureCancerStarter.org donations go to cancer research. No house money here as we are funding with my Atlantic BT Marketing Director salary and a generous grant from Atlantic BT, best damn website and software developers on earth (or the southeast anyway :). Marty

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LAUNCH DAY - CureCancerStore.org Goes LIVE (one down, one to go)

LAUNCH DAY - CureCancerStore.org Goes LIVE (one down, one to go) | Startup Revolution | Scoop.it

Declaring Victory & Douibling Down
Today was LAUNCH Day. Dragons were fought (and some are still breathing fire), but one of our 2 "New Idea" Cure Cancer Websites launched:

CureCancerStore.org - shopt to cure cancer.
http://www.curecancerstore.org

Our other BIG IDEA CureCancerStarter.org (crowdfunding cancer research) looks like a Wednesday launch (fingers crossed and knocking on table as I write that).

Tar Heel Traveler Segment Tuesday Night
WRAL, our excelent CBS affiliate is running a sgement on a crazy man willing to sell his house and pocession to help cure cancer (that would be me :). tomorrow night. Scotty Mason, The Tar Hell Traveler may be the best visual storyteller I know so can't wait to see how he explains all of this (lol).

Haven't slept much in the last three days, so going to head home, write a Cure Cancer Buzz Team Brief (http://storyofcancer.org/cure-cancer-buzz-team/ ) and go to sleep.

THANKS to everyone who made this day possible. I will thank you better tomorrow when I have some more gas :). Marty



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CureCancerStarter.org STARTUP Challenge - Raise $1,000 From Startups By Friday

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Martin (Marty) Smith's insight:

Thanks to the Cure Cancer Buzz Team we are off to a GREAT start with 3% funded on CureCancerStarter.org in the first 3 Days (UNC Lineberger is in the numbers above but not accepting donations yet, take them out and we are at 3% funded in 3 days). 

You can HELP by donating to:

Vitamin D & Lunch Cancer Research
https://www.curecancerstarter.org/campaign/roswell-lungcancerresearch 

Brain Cancer Vaccine
https://www.curecancerstarter.org/campaign/roswell-braincancerresearch

Personalizing Treatments For Colorectal Cancer
https://www.curecancerstarter.org/campaign/personalizing-treatment-for-colorectal-cancers

Here is my challenge to anyone creating or working in a #startup today. DONATE to one of those 3 campaigns and I will MATCH your donation dollar for dollar up to $1000. 

If you email martin(at)storyofcancer.org or tweet to @ScentTrail (http://www.twittre.com/scenttrail) or @curecancerstart (http://www.twitter.com/curecancerstart ) I will post a link to your startup across our social network (about 10,000 followers who have another 500,000 followers). If your startup gives $500 or more I will write 500 words about how cool and great you are and post on Atlantic BT's PR5 blog. 

If we exceed $1,000 by Friday then I will write 500 words about EVERY startup who emails me!!!

I know startups are POOR with all money and energy into the THING you are creating, but here is your chance to make a powerful content marketing ally for $50.

I've created 4 companies and am not making a PENNY from this one (true this one is COSTING me money not making any nor will it ever since I did it as a PAYBACK to cancer researchers and docs who've saved my life), but together we LAUNCH YOUR STARTUP and cure cancer in our lifetime. 

Thanks, Marty 
Martin(at)storyofcancer.org 
Martin.Smith(at)Atlanticbt.com 
cancer survivor
Founder, CureCancerStarter.org 
http://www.curecancerstarter.org 

 

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Story of Cancer Foundation Store Launches: Why Every Business Should Have A Store

Story of Cancer Foundation Store Launches: Why Every Business Should Have A Store | Startup Revolution | Scoop.it
Story of Cancer Foundation Store selling Martin W. Smith's collections to benefit cancer research and Cure Cancer Starter.
Martin (Marty) Smith's insight:

5 Days vs. 6 Months
As I used MagentoGo to create the Story of Cancer Store (http://storyofcancer.gostorego.com/ ) three things struck me:

* I have a lot of STUFF.
* How easy e-commerce is becoming.

* Fun to recover my life's stories.

I'm selling everything from my home to every recrod (LPs), book and CD. The idea is to be able to move with my car. I explained WHY I'm "Selling Out For Cancer Research) in detail on ScentTrail Marketing (http://scenttrail.blogspot.com/2013/06/selling-out-to-help-cure-cancer.html ).

There is a new e-commerce, an ecom everyone should learn and do. Want to disrupt your B2B business vertical? Add a store. Want to create a new revenue stream from your content? Add a store.

Stores are magical content. They generate copius amounts of User Generated Content (UGC) and provide social shares. Store content POPS and walks around AND online stores are natural extensions of any business no matter how old or young.

Startups should take particular note. Creae SWAG with your logo on it EARLY and use MagentoGo (or Volusion or Shopify) to create a store. Stores teach you things your Internet marketing CAN'T learn any other way. With stores becoming so easy and inexpensive everyone should have one (period, full stop).

The fun part of not sleeping for the last few days as my brother Drew and I created the Stor of Cancer Store was / is recovering the stories associated with a lifetime of collecting. I wouldn't have traded the last few days for anything. Remembering helping my friend and talented artist to get painting again, Martin's Ride To Cure Cancer and why I purchased so many swatches to feed my inner-rebel was fun and insightful.

This sharing thing is interesting. The more we share the easier it gets and the more benefit (for us) sharing generates. I had fun remember where the music, art and books of my life fit. Hope you do too.

We cure cancer when we BELIEVE we can. I believe. I'm all in. You?

Thanks, Marty :).


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