Adverb Clauses
An in-depth exploration of adverb clauses, including types such as time, condition, cause and effect, contrast, and examples illustrating their usage in sentences. Learn about subordinating conjunctions, punctuation rules, and how adverb clauses modify verbs in the main clause.
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LINK: Your blockchain middle-man Mike Balestrino, Julio Fu, Seina Udagawa, Amir Zur LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 1
Current inefficiencies Universities Universities need the best talent but can t pro-actively reach the best students GMAC Sends the scores to universities and charges extra if students want to send scores to more than five schools Students Students apply to universities and need to gather information from different sources Some data The computer-adaptive GMAT costs $250 a pop and if a test taker wants to send the results to more than five schools - $28 charge for each score report LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 2
Unmet need GMAC Students Administrative inefficiency using the same method to share scores for years For students: it takes a lot of time and steps to get GMAT scores, expensive if you want to send to more than 5 schools Schools Other applications Takes a lot of time to get the documents and test scores transcripts, GMAT/Toefl scores, Some documents have to be send via regular mail Can also apply to the SAT and GRE tests (or any standardized tests), Linkedin, companies that need to verify applicant s credentials and more LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 3
Our solution 01 02 03 04 Middleman Being the middleman Between schools and organizations starting with GMAC Incentives for students to upload their data so they can stay up to date with scholarship offerings, recruiting events and be on their favorite schools rader SaaS One stop shop for students SaaS - Subscription based GMAC and other organizations will use our software to post scores of students Taking care of our students Once we have all the data, we will send your transcripts, scores and other documents to the right organization in no time We send the scores to schools LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 4
How it works Blockchain! The foundation of this venture is the platform upon which it operates. By enabling blockchain technology, we can seamlessly connect our consumers by acting as an essential, market-enabling intermediary. ETHEREUM PLATFORM ECOSYSTEM Application Development Historical Data Upload Dynamic Data Storage Big Data Intelligence Develop data storage application that securely stores data Example: HydraChain Build historical data repository sourced from customers Example: SafeEther Automate new data entry for sustained operating model Example: freeftopia Deliver key insights to customers as value-added services Example: CETAS LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 5
Our target audience Successful implementation requires adoption by both our primary and secondary audiences, meaning we must be well positioned to deliver on our two-tiered value proposition. Primary Audience Secondary Audience Testing Centers Students Reduce costs through administrative relief Enable focus on core competencies Enable quick and easy data storage Provide consolidated personal file cabinet Colleges & Universities Employers Enable more proactive marketing through analytic insights Build broader, more connected target market Reduce application throughput time Pre-validated data points (e.g., replace cost of background checks) Marketplace positioning is critical to becoming a value-added service provider for both primary and secondary audiences! LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 6
The competitive landscape As with any new venture, we need to be wary of incumbents, new entrants, and ourselves! The competitive landscape is relatively open, but we must act swiftly to prove our value. The Status Quo Rationale: It s not broken, so why fix it? Mitigation: You don t want to miss the next big thing! Plus, you can focus efforts and resources on your core competencies Target Audience Rationale: Why do we need you? Mitigation: Why not improve with a positive NPV? You can reduce the admin. burden and improve market intel. while reducing costs Ethereum (etc.) Rationale: We already have this technology and can do it better! Mitigation: Let s work together! Supporting your goal to be the preeminent blockchain platform Ourselves! Rationale: If we build it, will they will come? Mitigation: PROVE IT! Focus efforts on product development and sales & marketing A successful competitive defense relies on an effective value-proposition offense! LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 7
The business model Schools Fee for the analytics: $0.2MM/year * 6K = $1.2BN market potential Students GMAC Subscription of $4MM/year Free for students but incentivize them to sign up on our platform LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 8
The revenue projection 2021 2020 $81MM $64MM 300 US MBAs 2000 2500 Worldwide MBAs Worldwide MBAs+ other graduate schools Top 30 US MBAs 2019 +15.2% Increase $13MM 2018 Revenue $5MM In $MM Cost in $MM $6MM $10MM +5%Increase $28MM $35 MM LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 9
Go-to-Market Strategy Launching Massification - Develop the initial network within the top 20 schools in the country No registration fee is required - Start campaign to reach out to the whole US market and become the first option for student profiles - Pilot Internationalization - Partner with GMAC to launch the first pilot with the original customer student base and their current test options - Assess new markets like Europe, Asia and/or Latin America LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 10
Expansion model Growth Partnerships New Ventures Focus on expanding the model into new tests (e.g. GRE) and schools (i.e. not only in the US, or online certificates) Develop relationships with new relevant business partners in the academics field (e.g. Coursera) Develop new and more accurate credit scores, background checks when reaching a stable number of users, customers, and partners LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 11
Our ask - Funding uses Requesting $3MM in funding to develop a platform and establish the business within Top US business schools Software development Cost of development for our main platform for the first year $1.5MM 5% 10% Sales & Marketing Marketing cost to Top 30 US MBAs $1MM 35% Workforce The cofounders will be paid zero for the first year 50% $300K Other Administrative Costs $150K LINK: Your blockchain middle-man 12
