The Startup Station presents:INTRODUCTION TO INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS (ICOs)
No prior finance experience is necessary. Powerpoint materials are provided after class.
AGENDA:
Welcome: 6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
What is the ICO? ICO Landscape. Blockchain Basics: 6:15 pm - 6:45 pm
Protocol & app tokens with examples. Smart contracts. Brief overview of legal issues surrounding ICOs: 6:45 - 7:15
Break: 7:15 - 7:30
IPO vs. ICO vs. traditional equity raise. The Concept of Money & what makes a digital token Money? 7:30 - 7:50
How to launch an ICO & how much does it cost? How do investors make money? How to value it? 7:50 - 8:15
Billions of dollars have been raised via ICOs in the past year, so what exactly is it? How exactly does it work? How can a company issue its own currency? Why would it have any value? How can it be money immediately after issuance? How is this method of fundraising different from a traditional equity raise & an IPO?
This will class give a comprehensive overview of all these issues & a roadmap for how to issue your own ICO & how to determine if this is the right vehicle for you.
Presenter: Victoria Yampolsky, CFA
