Starting a Forum
How would you go about securing an email list of undergrads for a forum? I am looking to start one but lack the userbase.... While reading starterstory on WallStreetOasis by Pat Curtis, I saw that he had an email list of 3000 undergrads and that led to the initial userbase. How could I replicate this? Thanks
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Ask Patrick to help you, I’m sure he’d love to set you up.
how can I contact him?
I think its pretty lame you don't even describe any part of your forum or even the industry of it. Seems like you don't have a vision.
Yeah I agree. Gotta have the target in mind which is totally based upon whatever forum you want to create. Sounds kind of like a quick money-grab question to me.
Also unless you're creating a forum which isn't super niche (ie WSO, BMW-owners or whatever), how do you differentiate from a related reddit or quora thread?
sorry, didnt think describing it was necessary... basically a forum for startup entrepreneurs looking for co-founders, coders, etc. as well as idea validation and feedback
Starting a new forum is one of the more difficult things you can do on the web. A forum is the proverbial catch-22; new users won't sign up without good content, new/quality content won't show up without a decent user base.
On top of that you already have specialized forums or, if everything fails, there is reddit.
This specific topic has the challenge that many folks won't be willing to discuss their idea openly, and there are quite a few co-founder exchanges online. This doesn't mean it won't work - it will if you address the needs of early startups directly.
And - the everlasting question: What are your plans to monetize this idea in the long run?
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