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Less than $200K sold killed the $DEGOD pump. $300MM FDV crushed by only 0.05% of the supply. Most tokens are a house of cards. High fully diluted valuation. Thin liquidity. The result? It doesn't take much selling pressure to cut off millions and millions in market cap value. When I work with clients on tokenomics, my goal is to get the lowest FDV possible given their funding conditions. Else? You'll start too high and not have enough value (ETH, SOL, USDT) to put into the pool to properly support the price. From here, even small unlocks can destroy your entire token's price. 🚀 Follow Tony Drummond to learn all about web3 ---- Why listen to me? – 3,500+ hours experience running projects in web3 – Grew my community to over 75,000 in 3 weeks – Made every mistake in the book – Learned from near all of them – Follow me to avoid them

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💡 How do you value decentralized networks like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana? Jon Charbonneau of DBA joins Unchained to dive into: 💸 How L2s affect L1 valuations 📊 Are Layer 1s sustainable in the long run? 🌐 How tax inefficiencies impact network value Watch now 👇 https://lnkd.in/erH3HVHx

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Georgia's poultry was overcalculated, and Wall Street investors sued it. During the Trump administration, concerns about economic data misrepresentation, particularly in red states, were raised. In some cases, critics alleged that data regarding industries like agriculture, healthcare, or economic recovery from COVID-19 might have been inaccurately reported or skewed for political or economic leverage. If Georgia's poultry industry was overcalculated, leading to lawsuits by Wall Street investors, it would likely stem from claims of inflated production figures, revenue, or performance metrics. This kind of misrepresentation could impact investment decisions, market valuations, or financial stability within the sector. Lawsuits in such cases often focus on fraudulent misrepresentation, misleading investors, or violations of securities laws. For example: Overreporting Industry Metrics: If Georgia overstated poultry production numbers or economic contributions, investors relying on those figures might have made decisions based on false assumptions, leading to financial losses. COVID-19 Impact Suppression: Misrepresenting the pandemic's effects on workforce health, supply chains, or market demand could further mislead stakeholders. Regulatory or Compliance Failures: Lawsuits may also involve claims that state officials or industry leaders failed to comply with reporting standards or actively concealed damaging information. This type of scenario would emphasize the importance of transparent economic reporting and regulatory oversight to maintain trust and stability in markets and industries. Would you like details on legal precedents, specific economic data from Georgia, or broader implications of such actions?

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Bitcoin is mirroring its post-2016 halving trend, potentially signaling a bottom. Traders anticipate a climb to between $175,000 and $350,000 by early 2025, backed by supportive technical indicators and historical patterns. As always, anyone who is looking at deploying capital should proceed with caution. #Bitcoin #CryptoInvesting #Blockchain #BTC #CryptoMarket #InvestmentTips #HODL

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Today's Boring Biz (# 112): 47 Year Old Sod Company - $701K Cashflow - Florida - $2.6M Revenue - $701K Cashflow - $1.4M Ask Price - 2.0x Cashflow Multiple Note: We do not represent this deal, highlighting for informational purposes only for viewers What does the company do? 1. Quality sod and sod services 2. Established in 1977 3. Installation, repairing, maintenance, removal Investment highlights 1. Owner retiring, 3x generations of sod 2. Year round market in southern Florida 3. Established customer base + brand Investment risks/concerns 1. Residential % vs commercial % customers 2. Owner dependency risk 3. Labor and team post-close #SMB #ETA #finance #Cashflow #investing #search #searchfund #privateequity #microprivateequity #smallbusiness #venturecapital #vc #entrepreneur #business #businessowner #sod #turf #maintenance #florida Disclaimer: Hypothetical and illustrative only. Please do your own research (DYOR) or work with tax and legal professionals before making a decision. This video are intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or tax advice, nor should be construed as an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any security by SMB PE LLC or any third party.

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Told ya so! I have been telling everyone that it will break $100k in 2025. I could easily see it happening. Last year with the trends happening it seemed incredibly likely that in November or December we would break the $100,000 mark for bitcoin. People still don’t understand why though. BTC on average has been the highest performing asset class year over year since 2009, yet I sat with the top investment advisor in Arizona and he still doesn’t see it as an asset class. What an interesting investment… But here are some reasons why this is happening and I actually will make a new prediction now. Any time you have a limited supply there can be scarcity based on adoption. Bitcoin has a limited supply. It also has scheduled value cycle changes. Every 210,000 BTC that are mined create half the profit in payouts for the BTC miners. Miners validate BTC transactions to make sure they are real. They get paid in BTC to do it. The miners know when the halving will happen. They are about 4 years apart fyi. When their pay gets cut in half it forces the market to behave with certain traits to ensure they stay in business. I can’t explain it all here right now but look into the halving trends for BTC. Also the probability of acceptance of BTC by regulators is increasing. The market will keep investing in this possibility with every breath of progress. So expect big motion the next 4 years. Also typically true: Alt coins trail BTC’s motion. These create the most interesting, extremely high return, higher risk, investments. I own over half of the top 20 coins traded on major exchanges. There is also big talk of lowering the tax burden for BTC investment. If this happens the market will explode faster than it ever has. But it you wait until they say it’s good to go, you missed the timing. The investors invest on what could happen and should happen. By the time the decisions are made the market has already baked in the concept and invested. So be like the great Wayne Gretzky. And go where the puck is going. But anyway, where is this market going in the future? I promised you a prediction… So here it is… There are a lot of variables to play in this guess… Political, legal… But I believe BTC will hit a $1,000,000 per coin value and it would not surprise me at all if it will happened in the next 10 years. There you go. I’m saying it publicly. And I haven’t been wrong with any of my predictions yet. This is not investment advice. I’m just a data nerd looking at information I have seen.

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Michael Saylor is functioning on a different wave length. Will his legacy be as the prophet for Bitcoin. He calls it the worlds first perfect money. We’re long Bitcoin at a minimum out to the end of Trumps presidency. We are doing so by buying into MicroStrategy. In a bull market scenario Bitcoin itself cannot outperform Saylor. Buy MSTR right now and add more shares each time the stock price corrects 10-30%. You have to actively manage your cost base. This isn’t a buy once and hope and prey.

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Firebird Protocol: A Game-Changer for Coin Valuation This document explains why the Firebird Protocol MVP can increase the meme-coin prices through its mechanism. (We use a meme-coin as an example, but the protocol will be used for all SPL coins.) 1. The Experiment 1) We want to test our Defi protocol, the Firebird protocol, to see if it could effectively increase the price of a coin.  2) This experiment needs a volunteer meme-coin team and our protocol MVP. 2. What is the process of this experiment? 1) The meme-coin team will create a new meme-coin on “pump.fun” and buy 50% of its supply.  2) The meme-coin team will deposit the 50% into our protocol without a withdrawal function.  3) Our protocol will divide the 50% into 100 pieces to sell DCA for the SOL in 100 days.  4) Our protocol will record the price when the piece was sold for SOL and set a limit order at a lower price to buy back the meme-coin. For example: On day 1, if the piece of the meme-coin was sold at the price of 1 (meme-coin/SOL), the protocol would set a limit order at the price of 0.5 to buy back the meme-coin. (If the price never drops to 0.5, the limit order will be on the DEX permanently.) 5) If the buy limit order at 0.5 is filled, the protocol will immediately burn the bought meme-coin tokens. 3. Traditional meme-coin vs. This meme-coin 1) Selling pressure:  The traditional meme-coins: 100% of the meme-coin will be sold on day 1.  This meme-coin: 50% will be sold on day 1, and the rest will be sold over 100 days by the Firebird Protocol. 2) Public goods: The traditional meme-coins: No public goods, meaning everyone will ultimately dump the meme-coin.  This meme-coin: The SOL that equals half FDV of the meme-coin serves as a public good, will be used to repurchase the meme-coin and burn it. To summarize, compared to existing tokenomics, this new meme-coin can protect investors and degens through its mechanism. The essence of this protocol is that an onchain protocol is more transparent and reliable than any human. 4. Why we do this experiment  To be clear, the Firebird protocol is not only for meme-coins but also will work for any SPL tokens. Doing this experiment with a meme-coin is because any serious project would not sacrifice 50% of its token supply, so we look for a meme-coin to prove the usage of our protocol. 5. Contacts 1. Telegram group(private): https://lnkd.in/gYBji4PA 2. X Twitter: http://x.com/firebird_so

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If you've ever designed, developed, and deployed a website, you already know what I'm going to say. I have excellent technology professionals working on my website. Really, excellent. They test and test. Then I test and test. We find lots of little problems like, it’s hard to enter a date using a particular browser; charts don’t line up on an iPhone; and a particular table takes too long to load. Everyone works hard to make it perfect. After all the testing, what happens when I ask friends to check out the website? Don’t ask. A week or so later, it looks great again. With fingers crossed, I invite more people to use the site. I used to wonder why senior executives rarely wanted to replace an old system with a new, feature-rich application. I don’t wonder anymore. Love your antiquated system!

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#Accumulate and #CashOut #XRP at will... It looks like we'll be bouncing around the .58 to .65 range for awhile, while the US government will attempt various shake out maneuvers to try and acquire ever single XRP token in the market place... So you won't have any. It's obvious. Follow the success path via the XRP Black Star Nexus On/Off ramp. https://lnkd.in/gXA6k6vH

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July 15, 6am US ET: How can Trump unite his party and attract independents?  Who’s the likely VP pick?   Why the "Trump trade" is way over its skis. Why prediction markets aren’t capturing where the POTUS race is now. Why markets are enamored of landslides, yet they don’t happen.  How Biden’s campaign likely changes - and won’t, including ramping up on social issues. The “institutional” Democratic party regardless of who’s at the top of the ticket.  Is Biden safe from challenge now?  How the D convention can squeeze Biden out. The significance of this weekend's Musk, Ackman, Griffin, and Singer endorsements: Trump mainstream economic campaign and more pro-free speech presidency. Why there’s no pure Trump or Biden trade.  Top of the show - starts at 4 minutes 20 seconds in.  Always grateful to @bsurveillance for having me on. Jonathan Ferro Annmarie Hordern Amy (Sokoloff) Rosen Jenna Kaplan #trump #biden #2024election #trumptrade #predictionmarkets #markets #politics #democrats #republicans

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Today's Boring Biz (# 134): 50+ Year Auto Repair & Service Shop - $388K Cashflow - Northeast Florida Seller Starting Structure - $1.3M Ask Price - $1.3M Revenue - $388K Cashflow - 3.5x Cashflow Multiple - 1.0x Revenue Multiple Note: We are acting as the M&A advisor on this deal What Does The Company Do? 1. Family-owned Auto Repair Shop, since 1960s 2. General repair, maintenance, inspections 3. Revenue 30-40% general, 60-70% specialized jobs Notable Highlights: 1. Long-history of profitability, cashflow 2. Owner retiring to spend time with family 3. Little to no marketing to-date, majority word-of-mouth customer acquisition Notable Risks/ Concerns: 1. Team transition + integration issues 2. Owner owns underlying Real Estate, open to negotiate a new lease or purchase 3. Owner dependency risk Why: How to buy a small business? How to buy a small business with SBA Loan? Note: SMB PE listing, highlighting this business for informational purposes only. For those who are looking to buy a first small business or better understand high-level math/ framework of how to analyze a small business for sale. See official materials for more information before making a decision. #SMB #ETA #finance #Cashflow #investing #search #searchfund #privateequity #microprivateequity #smallbusiness #venturecapital #vc #entrepreneur #business #businessowner #mechanic #auto #cars #autorepair #florida Disclaimer: Hypothetical and illustrative only. Please do your own research (DYOR) or work with tax and legal professionals before making a decision. This video are intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or tax advice, nor should be construed as an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any security by SMB PE LLC or any third party.

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Today’s Boring Biz (# 149): Excavation & Site Prep - $1.0M Cashflow - New York Seller Listed Structure - $2.7M Revenue - $1.0M Cashflow - $3.8M Ask Price - 1.4x Revenue Multiple - 3.9x Cashflow Multiple What does the company do? 1. Excavation and site prep services 2. Commercial and public works sectors 3. Earthwork, pipeline installation, roads, build prep Notable Highlights 1. 15+ years in operation, Seller retiring 2. Diverse customers developers, contractors, municipalities 3. Includes $1.25M in Equipment Notable Risks/ Concerns 1. Latest equipment fair market value 2. Competition from local excavation 3. Regulation & insurance costs Why: How to buy a small business? How to buy a small business with SBA Loan? Note: Not our listing, highlighting this business for informational purposes only. For those who are looking to buy a first small business or better understand high-level math/ framework of how to analyze a small business for sale. #SMB #ETA #finance #Cashflow #investing #search #searchfund #privateequity #microprivateequity #smallbusiness #venturecapital #vc #entrepreneur #business #businessowner #siteprep #excavation #earthwork #newyork Disclaimer: Hypothetical and illustrative only. Please do your own research (DYOR) or work with tax and legal professionals before making a decision. This video are intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or tax advice, nor should be construed as an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any security by SMB PE LLC or any third party.

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Justin Drake from Ethereum stated, "Solana is not a threat, and Solana's golden era is coming to an end." Here’s why he believes this: 1. Ecosystem Maturity: Ethereum has a long-established and robust development community, along with a vast number of decentralized applications (dApps), making its ecosystem highly mature. In contrast, Solana is still developing, with many projects relying on Ethereum. 2. Lack of Decentralization: Solana has limited node distribution, raising concerns about centralized operations. This can lead to security vulnerabilities and reduced fault tolerance. 3. Ecosystem Maturity: (This point is repeated and may have been intended to highlight another aspect, but as per the original text, it emphasizes Ethereum's mature ecosystem compared to Solana's developing one.) Based on these factors, Justin Drake believes that Solana's growth is temporary and that Ethereum will maintain its superiority in the long term. However, it's also true that Solana has built a strong community. The competition in the blockchain space is fierce, and both technological advancements and community strength are likely to be key factors moving forward. https://lnkd.in/gjJYwu47

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What's happening with #Bitcoin? ↳ Let me explain because this price action is so typical. It’s The Boring Zone before The Banana Zone: 1) A big pump before into the halving 2) A brief but sharp correction 3) A period of sideways consolidation 4) A final dump to nuke any remaining bullish sentiment 5) Another phase of boring sideways price action 6) A rise in prices. Crypto is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient. Which one are you?

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How many investors are seeing your project? I was approached by a fund this week to help them raise capital. They’ve just closed a $4M friends and family round and are now seeking $50M. They've been working with broker-dealers, deal facilitators, and other hired guns—bringing on even more, which is why they reached out to me. With a database of 43,000 investors, family offices, venture firms, and private equity contacts, they’re eager for my help but smartly want to ensure I don’t cross wires with their existing investor pitches. Based on our conversation, with the number of people pitching, setting meetings, and referring investors, I estimate they’re doing 25+ investor pitches per day. My database could deliver similar results. That’s 50+ investors per day, 250-300 per week! And this is a wildly successful brand, well-known on social media. One of my business partners alone makes 70-80 calls per day! (Yes, he's a machine.) Then I talk to entrepreneurs who have spoken to just 3-10 investors over 3-4 months—and they’re worn out, ready to give up. It’s not necessarily a numbers game, since sometimes it only takes one solid investor. But it seems like those securing big capital are hitting the numbers to find that one, two, or three investors who can make it happen. What are you seeing? [email protected]. Ask me, it doesn’t hurt (that much) to ask. :)

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