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   Dekhani Nsaliwa

   June 27, 2020 at 3:09 am

   Great information. Thanks Jesse

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   Guangye Cao

   September 3, 2020 at 2:42 am

   If a VC invests in equity, which also gives it right to tokens, does its holding of equity disappear after it receives the tokens? That is, does the equity convert into tokens, or would the VC be holding both equity and tokens? If its the latter, what would the VC get from keep holding equity after receiving tokens? If the startup eventually decentralizes fully and becomes community run and owned, can it still have a IPO or M&A exit? If not, would the equity be meaningless once tokens are issued?

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     Guangye Cao

     May 4, 2021 at 7:18 pm

     @Enrico Bottazzi No, I did not. If you find an answer, I would really appreciate if you could share it here.

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     Maged Radhwan

     May 16, 2021 at 5:17 am

     U mean also how can ordinary person provides equity for startup project?

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     Luxie AI

     June 25, 2021 at 7:43 pm

     I’ve been looking into the same issue.

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     Leany

     August 18, 2021 at 5:20 am

     Anyone found an answer for this yet?

     I agree, I’m still entirely unsure about what purpose/value the equity of any blockchain/cryptocurrency holds?

     Surely it’s all based around the tokens/coins? These tokens/coins are publicly available right from whenever the project ICOs, so why would a VC ever but equity and not just buy the publicly available tokens/coins?

     Weird one…

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     Arun

     November 25, 2021 at 7:19 am

     I’m pretty sure there would be a conversion from equity to Tokens- Else it would
     lead to the double valuation of the network (i.e; Equity + Token). ( I think the process would be similar to Angel investors financing Start-ups using debt with a right to convert to equity down the line.) Hope this helps.

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   bikesbeersnbeats!

   September 16, 2020 at 2:37 am

   Lets just say that 99% of ICO’s were scams.

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4. 

   João Ferreira

   March 26, 2021 at 12:10 am

   I am incredibly grateful for this series of videos! Thank you from Brazil 🙂

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5. 

   Martin Pretto

   June 1, 2021 at 9:32 pm

   Hey guys, we’re looking to launch an ICO soon and I’m looking for someone who could guide us through process. How can I contact you?

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   Anup ghimire

   July 18, 2021 at 3:36 am

   Thank you so much form Nepal for this amazing content. I have became a big fan of u Jesse. I have added you in LinkedIn.

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   mohamed zayana

   October 13, 2021 at 3:29 pm

   Fantastic series! I have one question, How would you approach the financial projection spreadsheet to show potential investors for a social platform decentralised app ?

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   programmedtorun

   November 21, 2021 at 11:06 pm

   VCs need to realize that decentralized apps should not support network ownership allocations proportional to equity in a crypto startup. You are centralizing decentralization

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