Why Move to Recurring Revenue

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

Businesses with recurring revenue find benefits over companies without it.

Here are a list of reasons why you should move your business to recurring revenue:

Predictability -- helps predict the level of demand for your products or services and the amount of revenue you’ll make from it.

Automated invoicing -- instead of chasing invoices each month, the recurring revenue model automates the invoicing process reducing the time and cost of collections.

Market intelligence -- a cohort of customers signed up for recurring revenue provides a great opportunity to run market research campaigns.

Customer loyalty -- customers signed into a subscription maintain greater loyalty to the product.

Greater revenue -- customers signed up for a subscription are good candidates for upselling and cross-selling.

Valuation -- businesses with recurring revenue command a higher valuation in fund raises and upon exit due to the stickiness of the customer base.

While it may not be possible to move your entire business to subscription in most cases some portion of the business can be moved to it.

Consider these advantages for your business.

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Top Blockchain Business Models

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

Here are the most common business models for blockchain.

Utility tokens -- this business model provides a service to the users through tokens.

Tokens are minted and distributed to motivate the holders to foster the community’s purpose.

Tokens are the internal currency to the community.

Blockchain as a service -- blockchain services are provided to other businesses in which to transact their own business activities.

Blockchains are complex so many businesses seeking the benefits of it look for a host system.

This reduces not only the time to setup a blockchain but also the cost to maintain the hardware and software.

Development systems -- include blockchain applications for executing smart contracts and more.

Businesses adopt development systems to speed up the application development and launch process.

Blockchain applications -- this includes point applications such as fund transfer systems, user authentication, and identity verification solutions.

Businesses can adopt ready-to-run applications for their own networks.

Blockchain data storage -- this business model provides data storage bringing the benefits of blockchain security.

Businesses can use these solutions for their data storage needs.

There are many new blockchain applications and development systems coming to the market.

These are the most prevalent business models thus far.

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Business Benefits of Blockchain

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

Blockchain brings many benefits to businesses that use it.

Here’s a list of key benefits to consider:

Trust -- blockchain enables trust between two businesses even if no prior relationship exists.

Decentralization -- blockchain connects two businesses through data sharing.

Security -- Blockchain brings a new level of security to the business’s data through its distributed storage.

Cost reduction -- blockchain can decrease costs through smart contracts and other automation.

Speed -- blockchain can accelerate the rate of business transactions through online connectivity.

Visibility -- blockchain stores all transactions on one network giving all the constituents visibility on the history.

Immutability -- blockchain brings a permanent record of transactions that cannot be altered providing an immutable record.

Control -- blockchain brings the individual control over their own data such that they control it.

Tokens -- blockchain brings the concept of tokens which yields online ownership, access, and resources.

Businesses across many sectors including financial, government, legal, and healthcare can benefit from the blockchain.

By reorganizing networks into a blockchain structure, businesses can improve the speed and lower the cost of business transactions.

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In this special episode of Investor Connect, Hall T. Martin narrates the excitement of Ten Capital's first roadshow event in Los Angeles post-pandemic. The event brings together key players in the investment community, showcasing both innovative startups and Ten Capital's mission to build and foster an ecosystem for angel networks, venture capital, and family offices. Hall introduces the company's history and highlights its expansion into various cities, emphasizing their commitment to facilitating investor connections and startup success through both online and in-person events. With guest appearances from TechCoast Angels and Perkins Coie, the episode provides listeners with valuable insights into the collaborative efforts shaping the future of funding and investment in the tech industry. Lastly, the episode features a compelling pitch from Dylan Jones, founder of Licks, a hydration treat for dogs, highlighting the innovative solutions emerging within the pet care market.

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Simple Agreement for Future Governance

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

The blockchain brings new investment structures for ownership.

The Simple Agreement for Future Equity called a SAFE gives the investor ownership in an entity through a warrant.

The Simple Agreement for Future tokens or Equity (SAFTE) gives the investor the right to buy tokens in the future.

The Simple Agreement for Future Governance called a SAFG gives the investor governance rights through their participation in the community.

The SAFG shifts ownership from buying through investment to earning through participation.

The SAFG only gives governance rights to the holder.

This means the holder doesn’t own a stake in the community but rather can vote on policy issues.

The SAFG is non-transferable and does not earn income.

This increases the participation in the community for the long term.

Those with the right to vote on governance issues are primarily the users of the network.

This reduces the regulatory compliance burden on the community.

It creates participatory capital where the ones using the network have a say in how the network grows.

It reduces outside interference into the community.

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Blockchain and the Future of Work

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

The traditional company has a hierarchical structure of leaders, employees, and investors.

Blockchain enables a new structure called the Distributed Autonomous Organization or DAO.

The DAO replaces the hierarchy of the traditional company with a network of contributors.

The DAO consists of contributors as follows:

Instead of employees, the DAO has workers who earn tokens by advancing the goals of the community through their labor.

Instead of compensating service providers such as lawyers and accountants with cash, the network compensates providers with tokens.

For partners and customers, the DAO compensates them as participants who further the goals of the community through their buying and distributing the DAO’s products and services.

Instead of investors, the DAO has stakers who contribute the capital necessary to run the DAO’s business.

The traditional hierarchy is replaced with a network in which each node is incentivized through tokens to foster the overall community.

The functions of the business are executed through smart contracts.

The DAO expands the concept of the company from the employee, employer, partner, and investor model to a larger, more encompassing network in which everyone receives tokens for their contribution.

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Creating a Network for Your Blockchain Startup

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

Blockchain startups build value through network effects.

The architecture of the blockchain creates several layers with which to foster a network.

Here are some key incentives to create a network for your blockchain startup:

Utility -- the system delivers a service such as funds exchange or data storage.

Cash -- the system provides tokens that can be exchanged for fiat currency.

Equity -- the system provides ownership stakes to those in the network.

Reputation -- the system provides reputation advantages to those in the network.

Access -- those in the network have access to resources such as investors for fundraising.

Branding -- the system provides a brand to those in the network such as a community that fosters a common goal.

NFTs -- the system provides non-fungible tokens that represent something of value within the community such as a piece of art from a specific artist.

Tokens-- the system provides tokens to those in the network that bring benefits to the holder such as access to resources.

Incentives attract additional users which in turn increases the value of the network.

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Business Models for Blockchain

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

Traditional businesses provide a product/service and earn profit from the sales.

These businesses are in manufacturing, distribution, or retailing.

Blockchain uses a different business model due to the decentralized nature of the network.

Here are the key business models:

Blockchain as a service -- provides the blockchain for others to use to further their community goals.

Ethereum is an example of a blockchain as a service which provides the network and infrastructure for running applications.

Tokens as a utility -- this business model uses tokens to provide utility to the user.

An example is a network using tokens to provide fund transfers.

Blockchain-based tools -- this business model uses blockchain to provide a specific service.

An example is a blockchain-based system that tracks real estate ownership.

Blockchain as storage -- this business model uses blockchain for storing information and data.

An example is a data storage company offering a blockchain-based product for storing data.

Blockchain services -- this business model provides services related to blockchain development.

An example is an engineer who codes smart contracts for blockchain-based applications.

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