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1. • Founded in 1993, headquartered
in Alexandria, Va.
• Purpose: to help the world
invest – better.

2. The Fool Community
Audience of
millions
Vibrant & active
community
Several hundred thousand
paying subscribers
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A wealth of great conversations and contributions

3. Challenge: Exposing Great Contributions
Who was that
guy that
posted the
thing about
the stock on
that board?
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4. A digital library that allows
members to share and exchange
spreadsheets and other resources
Business Goal:
Increase member engagement and
retention
Ideal Outcome:
• A stable, scalable, user-driven
platform
• (Eventually) Strong adoption across
all our services
FoolVault
The Pitch
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5. First Implementation
• 10,000+ paying subscribers
• 2,000-4,000 posts per month
• 80 unique message folders
Key Features:
• Upload/ download
• Tagging/Document
Management
• Ratings
• User Comments
Think... iTunes for spreadsheets
(but not an app)
Architecture:
• Stand-alone
• Coordinate authentication
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6. • Collaboration is on of our core values
• Open to various product ownership,
payment and hosting models
• Opportunity to expand usage across entire
membership
• Potential for ongoing relationship
• Pizza day!
What’s in it for you?
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7. FoolVault
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