Digital-News on Scoop.it today

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 

 

I believe in sacrifice. For the last year I've put everything into the completion of what I now think of as my triptych:

* Martin's Ride To Cure Cancer (bicycle ride across America Summer of 2010). 
* StoryofCancerStore.org - shop to cure cancer http://www.curecancerstore.org  
* CureCancerStarter.org - corwdfunding cancer research (http://www.curecancerstarter.org) should launch on Monday 10.14 if the creeks don't rise. 

We celebrated last week with an amazing Google+ Hangout on Air and then an invisible hand tried to strangle me last night. The post explains how life should never be taken for granted and tiny things (like flu shots) can create BIG impacts. 

The lesson no to hidden in the story of how an asthma attack almost killed me is don't let your life become so out of balance that such a dramatic reminder is required. 

I believe in the sacrifice too, but sacrificing yourself for the dream your building is moot and a bit goofystupid (says the man who almost died last night from letting his life get out of balance :). 

 So do as I SAY not as I DO :). 

Marty 

This amazingly generous and helpful note from my friend Phil Buckley was inspirational. We are 11 days from launching the two most important projects of my life, two websites:

CureCancerStarter.org - Crowdfunding Cancer Research
http://www.curecancerstarter.org

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

All profits go to cancer research and we are working with some amazing cancer research partners. Hope you will join our #curecancer Buzz Team:
http://storyofcancer.org/cure-cancer-buzz-team/