Investor Connect Podcast

Types of Recurring Revenue Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Recurring revenue can be implemented in many ways. Here's a list of the different types of recurring revenue: Charge based on time -- this form of recurring revenue charges based on a period of time say a month or a year. It's simple and can be applied to...

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 amoun...

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 i...

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...

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...

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...

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 net...

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 --...

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...

Ethereum Tokenomics Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. The Ethereum network is one of the largest blockchain networks available. Here are the tokenomics for ETH, the token of the Ethereum network. There are three constituents in the Ethereum community as follows: Users who hold ETH are either investors or application...

Token Vesting Strategies Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Vesting is the process for distributing an asset to someone who is entitled to it. This could be shares of stock in a company. Cliff is the initial wait time before the distribution begins. Startups use vesting to distribute shares to the founders and employ...

Token Distribution Strategies Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. There are several strategies for distributing tokens. Here are three key areas to consider when designing and distributing your token: Leverage the community. Design the token incentives to encourage the community to promote it. Give current token holde...

Generating Network Effects With Tokens Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Network effects increase the value of a community. The greater the network the higher the value. Tokens can be used to generate network effects through the incentives they provide. To create network effects one must overcome the chicken and egg...

How To Build Tokenomics for Your Project Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In designing tokenomics the goal is to incentivize the community toward a common goal. This can be done through the design of the supply and demand as well as specific incentives. Here are the steps to design tokenomics for your project: Iden...

Elements of Tokenomics Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Tokenomics focuses on the supply and demand of the token in an ecosystem. Supply and demand determine the price of the token. Increasing the supply of tokens generates inflation of the price while decreasing the supply causes deflation. The demand side is dete...

What Is Tokenomics Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Tokenomics is a combination of "token" and "economics" and encompasses the creation, distribution, supply and demand, and destruction of tokens in an ecosystem. It's important to apply proper tokenomics or token management for the following reasons: Incentive -- p...

How To Value a Token Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In valuing equity one looks at the revenue for high-growth companies and cash flow for low-growth startups. From this one can determine the valuation. Tokens bring additional features that impact the valuation. In addition to ownership, tokens can bring the foll...

Cap Tables With Tokens Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Web3 introduces tokens into the startup world. Tokens bring a new layer of incentives and must be accounted for in the cap table. This shows up in the form of community and treasury entries. It's not uncommon for the community to be the majority of the cap tab...

Using Tokens As Incentives Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Tokens bring a new layer of value to the internet startup. Startups can provide incentives to their prospective users to help grow the startup's network and provide value. In the Web2 world, the startup founder must solve the chicken and egg problem by att...

Applications for Tokens Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Tokens work well in creating a digital representation of a physical asset. Here are four applications for tokens: Precious metals -- gold, silver, platinum and other precious metals can be difficult to handle in their physical form. Tokenization can represent...

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Jonathan Loewenhar, Founder and Managing Partner of Enjoy The Work. Located in Austin, Texas, Enjoy The Work is a consulting firm dedicated to helping founders develop the essential skills needed to transition effectively into successful CEOs. With a focus on startups that are navigating the complex landscape of growth and management, the firm pro...

Designing Tokenomics Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In designing the tokenomics for your business there are four key areas to consider: Role of the token -- what role will the token play and what value will it bring. The token could be a store of value, provide access, or facilitate governance. Supply of the toke...

How To Apply a Token Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Tokens bring a new level of incentives to your business. Consider these steps in tokenizing your business model. Define the characteristics of your token as follows: Determine the role of the token such as giving voting rights, acting as a store of value, or rep...

When Is a Token a Security Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Tokens provide either utility or represent securities. Utility tokens give access, the right to vote, reputation, and more. Security tokens represent an equity ownership stake as an investment. These tokens come with regulatory oversight. Utility tokens ha...

Social Tokens Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Social tokens represent individuals, in particular creators. Tokens capture the value a creator generates in the form of reputation. Some will buy the token to support the creator and belong to their community. A creator can build their own token network with governanc...