Creator Coin Arbitrage Strategy
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BitCloud is a social network that allows users to speculate on people through creator coins, with automatic rewards for creators. Here's the investment strategy discussed:
Core Investment Strategy
- Buy creator coins of users who are undervalued relative to their social following
- Look for people trading at low prices compared to their Twitter/Instagram following
- Example: Chuck Norris trading at $200 despite large following represents good value
Creator Reward Mechanics
- Default setting: Creators get 10% of all coins purchased
- When someone buys $1,000 worth of coins:
- Creator gets 10% ($100 worth)
- Buyer gets 90% ($900 worth)
Advanced Strategy for Wealthy Users
- Set creator reward percentage to 0% instead of 10%
- Benefits:
- Encourages more people to buy your coin (lower friction)
- Buy your own coin directly instead
- Maintain control over your own coin value
Platform Growth Mechanism
- Pre-created profiles for top 15,000 Twitter accounts
- Creators can claim their profile by verifying Twitter
- Receive "founder rewards" upon verification
- Example: Shaan had $60,000 worth of coins waiting
- Creates viral growth through verification incentives
- Creators tweet to claim rewards
- Larger following = larger rewards
- Drives organic platform adoption
Value Proposition
- Coins tied to creator's reputation
- Price moves based on creator's public actions/success
- Future utility planned for coin holders:
- Access to creator AMAs
- Special privileges for large holders
- Stakeholder meetings
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Ryan Begelman
In 2008, He bought into Bisnow Media, became CEO, and bootstrapped it with its founders, Mark and Elliott, from $1M to $20M in revenue and ~$7M annual profit. In 2016, as Fortune reported, He sold Bisnow to a private equity firm. Today, Bisnow is the largest producer of commercial real estate news and events.
He also cofounded Summit. Named by Forbes “The Davos of Generation Y,” Summit gathers leaders and features icons like Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Shonda Rhimes, Jessica Alba, Reed Hastings, Brené Brown and Al Gore.