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  <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardjhuang/">Bernard Huang</a> is the Founder of <a href="https://www.clearscope.io/">Clearscope</a>, the leading Content-first SEO Platform. We help thousands of content teams from businesses like Adobe, Shopify, Condé Nast, Nvidia, Deloitte, Intuit, and HubSpot drive more search traffic.</p>
  <p>Bernard's SEO knowledge is widely sought after and <a href="/presentations/">he has spoken at some of the largest industry conferences</a> around the globe, such as IBM Think, Digital Marketers Organization (DMO), MicroConf, and more.</p>
  <h1>Now</h1>
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    <li>
      <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mushilabs.com">Mushi Labs</a>
      <p class="small"><em>March 2015 - present</em></p>
      <p>Mushi Labs started out as a small SEO consultancy dedicated to serving reliable expertise in a space filled with misinformation and snake oil. Since then, we've built on our core business with Clearscope:</p>
      <p><strong><a href="https://www.clearscope.io/">Clearscope</a></strong>
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      A profitable SaaS used by companies to monitor, protect, and grow their search traffic. Clearscope is our response to the needs of content-centric businesses in a world where content marketing and SEO are increasingly overlapping.</p>
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  <h2>Past</h2>
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    <li>
      <a target="_blank" href="https://500.co/">500 Startups</a>
      <p class="small"><em>July 2016 - January 2018</em></p>
      <p>Part of the 500 Startups Series A team. We help portfolio companies with growth and marketing.</p>
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      <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bakecalc.com">BakeCalc</a>
      <p class="small"><em>March 2015 - August 2015</em></p>
      <p>Easy-to-use online tools and guides for bakers.</p>
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      <a target="_blank" href="http://buckwheathullpillows.com">Buckwheat Hull Pillows</a>
      <p class="small"><em>November 2014 - August 2015</em></p>
      <p>Affiliate marketing website for buckwheat hull pillows.</p>
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      <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvOMITHj0a4">LoLRunners</a>
      <p class="small"><em>March 2015</em></p>
      <p>Game replay analysis as a service for League of Legends.</p>
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      <a target="_blank" href="https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/league-coaching-gamerunners-launch-1249">GameRunners</a>
      <p class="small"><em>September 2014 - March 2015</em></p>
      <p>League of Legends coaching platform.</p>
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      <a target="_blank" href="http://42floors.com">42Floors</a>
      <p class="small"><em>September 2013 - February 2015</em></p>
      <p>42Floors (YC W12) is taking the commercial real estate industry online and into the 21st century. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/knotel-acquires-42floors-1532381479">Acquired by Knotel</a> in July 2018.</p>
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      <a target="_blank" href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/food-crawl-2013-at-sxsw-tickets-5514917266">Food Crawl at SXSW</a>
      <p class="small"><em>March 2013</em></p>
      <p>Brought together <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/bernardjhuang/guerrilla-marketing-and-many-war-stories-tactics/23">22,980 registered foodies and techies</a> for the second biggest event at SXSW 2013.</p>
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    <a target="_blank" href="https://tech.co/buy-and-sell-baked-goods-online-easily-with-food-by-people-2013-04">Food by People</a>
      <p class="small"><em>January 2013 - August 2013</em></p>
      <p>Online marketplace for <a href="http://youtu.be/LfjBZuOjXd4">home baked goods</a>. Received a <a href="http://www.wired.com/2013/01/pinboard-spending/">$37 venture capital infusion</a>.</p>
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        <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntbBuIc3Tko">Mosec, Mobile Secretary</a>
        <p class="small"><em>June 2011 - September 2012</em></p>
        <p><a href="https://angel.co/mosec">Mobile first CRM</a>. Participated in Betaspring startup accelerator in Providence, RI.</p>
        <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.slideshare.net/bernardjhuang/moseckeynotebetaspringdemoday">Demo day investor pitch</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.slideshare.net/bernardjhuang/mit-enterprise-forum">[pivot] MIT enterprise forum pitch</a>.</p>
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    <li>
      <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dickeys.com/">Dickey's BBQ Pit</a>
      <p class="small"><em>July 2010 - September 2011</em></p>
      <p>Co-owned a Dickey's BBQ Pit in Cedar Park, Texas.</p>
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