Buzzfeed, Inc. · NASDAQ:BZFD

Buzzfeed — Series A Pitch Deck (2008)

21 slides from Buzzfeed's pitch deck, 2008

  1. Slide 1: BuzzFeed: What's Buzzing on the Web?

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  2. Slide 2: Where We Are

    Where We Are 2.5 million PVs and 7OOK UVs per month 30 million widget impressions per month Two editors produce all content using BuzzFeed technology Patent pending on core technology $60K monthly burn “We looked at BuzzFeed and sensed the future.” - CNN.com

  3. Slide 3: Where We're Headed

    Where We're Headed One stop shop for web buzz: Editorial, Algorithmic, User Generated Dramatically grow traffic without hiring editors Launch self-serve advertising platform and prove revenue model within year Hire GM, VP of BD, two developers, office manager, and community manager

  4. Slide 4: Editorial Content (current model)

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  5. Slide 5: Algorithmic Content Launch

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  6. Slide 6: User Generated Content Launch

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  7. Slide 7: Editorial, Algorithmic and User Generated Buzz

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  8. Slide 8: The Platform for Web Buzz

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  9. Slide 9: The Web App

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  10. Slide 10: Measure Viral Effects

    MEASURE VIRAL EFFECTS WIDGET TRAFFIC WITH STATS LANDING PAGE PERFORMANCE METRICS SEARCH ENGINE & REFERRER OPTIMIZATION Optimization

  11. Slide 11: Leaderboard

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  12. Slide 12: Revenue Model

    Revenue Model * Free, open platform for launching buzz * Premium services for paying clients: * Advertising as Content * Distributed Promotion: Widgets & Ads * Premium Tools & Extras * Trend Targeting

  13. Slide 13: Market Direction: Ads as Content

    ORGANIC SPONSORED CONTENT CONTENT Market Direction: Ads as Content

  14. Slide 14: Advertising as Content on BuzzFeed

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  15. Slide 15: Distributed Promotion

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  16. Slide 16: Custom Promotion

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  17. Slide 17: Trend Targeting

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  18. Slide 18: Competitive landscape

    Squidoo : ; H BuzzFeed ; Reddit ; Advertising Viral Agencies BuzzMetrics BuzzLogic Rich MediaAds -; Social Media Ads / FB's Beacon ‘ BuzzFeed is a tech company that takes the best from media and advertising. Competition will come from firms moving to the center.

  19. Slide 19: How Big Can This Get?

    How Big Can This Get? A global technology platform fora completely trend-centric type of advertising and media The most advanced network-aware, social media-aware system for publishing content YouTube/Wikipedia for Buzz and Viral Media The top outlet for every major brand that wants to grow buzz and

  20. Slide 20: The Team

    The Team Founder and CEO Jonah Peretti Co-Founders / Angels Kenneth Lerer John S. Johnson Science Advisor Duncan Watts, (Columbia University & Yahoo Research) Design Advisor Jason Kottke (kottke.org) General Manager Eric Harris (via Operative and Washington Post Co) Developers Mark Wilkie (via Gawke

  21. Slide 21: Contact

    Contact Jonah Peretti jonah@buzzfeed.com buzzfeed.com

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