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Correction Note (8/23): My earlier blog release on August 21st cited $442K. That has since been adjusted to $466K according to Wefunder. Bizfluence was crowdfunded by users and supporters. From 400 Bizfluencers, $466K was invested in a platform that will enable SMBs and entrepreneurs across the world to do more business. Link to join Bizfluence: https://bizfluenceapp.com/ The Wefunder campaign closed Friday August 20, 20201! Stellar last month! Thank you to all the Bizfluencers who believe in this like I do! Special congratulations to Jacob Davis and Joel Wolh. No advertisements. No abuse of user data. LinkedIn’s focus is similar to Facebook’s—generate scrolling and interaction to increase ad rev. Bizfluence can and will do this differently. Monetizing on transactions and SaaS tools while keeping the core networking platform 100% free is the better approach in my own view. LinkedIn is a phenomenal company in many ways, but it frankly fails for a lot of users who aren’t super extroverted sales people. I still find it ridiculous that you have to pay for Inmails. As Joel would describe it: “this is modern day rollover minutes for professionals.” For example, where are the productive set of tools, network filtering, and discussion forums for the Oil & Gas, Construction, Accounting, Personal Trainers, etc. of the world? For me, I work in tech and media, so the Construction and Real Estate Networks are less applicable to me. I focus on Bizfluence’s technology, media, analytics, and startup networks. Bizfluence just launched 2.0 and have an array of features and improvements still to come on the immediate product roadmap 😊 You can follow @RealBizfluence and @joelwolh where the startup journey and news will be released as well. Join Bizfluence: https://bizfluenceapp.com/ iOS App Link Google Play / Android App Find me on Bizfluence https://bizfluenceapp.com/profiles/michaelfitton

Early this week, I mentioned that I 3x'd my initial investment in Bizfluence. That is outdated now. As of last night, my investment in Bizfluence is now 6x my initial! Needless to say, I am SUPER bullish on Bizfluence and its founders Jacob Davis and Joel Wohl. Bizfluence has raised $405K through its Wefunder crowdfunding campaign. TONIGHT = FINAL chance to invest unless you are an accredited investor and about to write a rather large check! REALLY. $250 min and $1=1 share. You can invest via a bank account or a credit card! https://wefunder.com/bizfluence Now Bizfluence management will focus on choosing the right Venture Capital partners. VCs will love this in my view! I keep a portion of my investments and strategy focused on early stage startups with visionary founders, strong roadmaps, and rapid growth potential. I see that in Bizfluence's product, the Bizfluencer community, and the founders. Bizfluence is my ONLY early stage startup investment and I turned down some other (good, but not GREAT) options in favor of additional investment in Bizfluence this week. Tip: If you previously invested in Bizfluence and you want to increase your investment? Awesome! However, you might want to use a different payment option than you did earlier. For example, I put a small amount on my card for points back in May, but I wanted to increase my investment using my bank account this time around. It was a bit wonky to do through the app, so I emailed Wefunder support and they directed me to https://wefunder.com/bizfluence/payment So if you want to increase your investment and switch from credit card to bank or vice versa, it's super easy!

Personally, I invest my time, money, and resources in these guys because I see a great, highly engaged and super passionate network, SaaS monetization strategies that make sense, and a pair of committed founders. Bizfluence truly makes it easier for SMBs and entrepreneurs to do more business and connect with people across the world. The best way to make an impact on people’s lives is to help other people build their businesses So proud of the Bizfluence app team and its founders Jacob Davis and Joel Wohl on delivering with 2.0. This is just the continuation of an amazing journey. The WeFunder campaign will end 8/20 and has already raised $350K+ from over ~350 amazing Bizfluencers. You can still contribute through the crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder. $1=1 share. https://wefunder.com/bizfluence Check out Bizfluence here: https://bizfluenceapp.com/ Apple iOS App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bizfluence-business-network/id1547006576 Google Play / Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bizfluenceapp.android&hl=en_US&gl=US Why do you need me to tell you? I'll let Joel and Jacob speak for themselves. The letter below is directly from Bizfluence If you can believe it, on Bizfluence's first birthday 🎂 🎉 we've launched Bizfluence 2.0! Check it out at https://bizfluenceapp.com/ Bizfluence 2.0 has been built from scratch with all of the features you’ve been asking for: Shiny new UI/UX Speedy feed engine Content filters - you control your feed! Completely redesigned mobile app (search Bizfluence on the app stores) Reactions and replies Advanced profile pages with work experience, education, products, services Much much more! We also can’t wait to tell you about our newest features coming out. Up next: post drafts and scheduling. Friendly Notice: Our Wefunder campaign is closing on August 20th. This will be the last chance for our users to invest before we go for funding: https://wefunder.com/bizfluence So what have we accomplished in Year one? July 2020: Joel and Jacob conceived the idea of creating a new business platform, one that is more user focused, more business focused and more community focused. September 2020: We launched a beta platform with 2000 users with rudimentary features. Jan 2021: We built an app and scaled to 5000 users April 2021: We launched a Wefunder crowdfund campaign and raised over $330,000.00 to date, from more than 300 Bizfluencers! August 2021: We launched our version 2.0 with 10,000 active users and are ready to take on the world. In The Coming Weeks: We will tie up all of the loose threads and bugs 🐛 from the launch In the Coming Months: We plan on adding dozens of new features and tools designed to help you grow your professional journey. Thank you for building with us, Jacob & Joel Bizfluence Founders