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Fieldmobi is a B2B SaaS platform that collects data from teams and organizations that do a significant amount of unstructured or difficult to structure work (usually field teams and small and medium businesses) and extends workflows to them through a simple messaging app-like interface. The ultimate goal is to make it possible to bring them into the digitized value chain, making workflows across organizations more efficient and increasing access to data. We recently launched Fieldmobi Smart Notes on Product Hunt (We were the 5th Product of the Day and 10th of the Week!). Fieldmobi Smart Notes is a simple tool that any team can use. They just need to download the Fieldmobi app and create a team (just like a Whatsapp group) and the team can start sending in messages with images (that get converted to text), audio clips and Smart Tags for amounts, categories and keywords. It all gets auto-classified, geotagged, becomes searchable and can be viewed as a table, on a map or downloaded to excel as a report. (Imagine Whatsapp group chats disguised as a powerful field team management platform).

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Uncover Rider 2023.1, which solidifies Rider’s position as the best IDE for Unity development. We’ll explore its many (and in some cases, very-long awaited features) and find out how they simplify development and empower devs to create better, more efficient games. Hello everyone, my name is Denis Kondratev, and I’m a Unity Developer at MY.GAMES. In my view, Rider, the IDE from JetBrains, has long been established as the best IDE for Unity development. Further, with the recent release of Rider 2023.1, many new features were added to make developer lives easier. Once again, JetBrains continues to set a high bar, and they have not disappointed. An overview of the update This new version allows us to debug games running on Android devices via USB cable. In general, it simplifies debugging by automatically creating temporary run configurations for connected players, optimizing subsequent sessions, and allowing easy saving and sharing with your team on various platforms. And still, for some developers, another important feature is support for localized documentation right within the IDE itself. It's also time to finally dive deeper into and explore the UI Toolkit. Rider has added three templates for UI extensions for the Unity Editor based on the UI Toolkit. Rider 2023.1 includes improvements in identifying fields with the [SerializeReference] attribute, finding C# usage in Unity animations (which was sorely missed), and formatting [Header] attributes. In general, many enhancements have been added for working with C#. And last but not least, the sweetest part of all: the long-awaited DOTS support from JetBrains. With that out of the way, let’s briefly review and see whether or not it's worth upgrading to the latest version of Rider. If you haven't been using this IDE yet, this article will be useful for you as well. Debugging Android games via USB Sometimes, even though a game behaves perfectly fine in the Unity editor, things don't go so smoothly on real devices. Rider now allows us to debug code directly on a device via USB – and that's inspiring. For this feature to work, it’s important to remember that the build must be compiled with the Development Build and Script Debugging options enabled. I'd also like to remind you that the device itself should also be set up properly, and first of all, Developer Mode must be enabled on the device: Go to the "Settings" menu. Then, "About device" or "About phone". Next, "Software information". Find the "Build number" item there and tap on it several times – at least seven times. This will make the device available for debugging and open the "Developer options" menu. Also, another simple way to find the "Build number" item is to search for it in the settings. Next, enable "USB debugging" in the "Developer options" menu which will appear. A couple more steps: launch your game on the device, and in Rider's main menu, click "Run" and then "Attach to Unity Process...". In the opened window, select the Android device with your application. Everything is ready! You can set breakpoints and debug your game directly from the device! Don't hesitate to utilize this powerful debugging tool and enhance your game development process. Another note: As soon as you start debugging for the first time, Rider will automatically create a temporary run configuration for the Android player. If you want to save the run configuration for future use, you can do so and share it with your team. New Templates for UI Toolkit Of course, we’re all very familiar with the old, good, (and at the same time terribly inflexible) IMGUI. However, for a long time, the Unity team has been working on a new UI Toolkit package to improve our experience creating game UIs. Starting with Unity 2022.2, it’s recommended to use a new approach when creating a UI in the editor. The UI Toolkit is a separate, deep topic. I will only say that the new approach offers a more convenient and, to some extent, more common approach to creating UIs. If you have experience with HTML and CSS, it will be very easy for you to adapt; but even without that, I would also advise others not to delay in mastering UI Toolkit. Rider, for Unity 2022.2 projects or older, now offers the use of new templates by default. Let's try one of them. For this, first, we’ll create a simple ScriptableObject to describe the items in the game: [CreateAssetMenu(fileName = "GameItem", menuName = "Game Item", order = 0)]
public class GameItem : ScriptableObject
{
 public string itemName;
 public int weight;
 public int price;
} Let's create a custom editor for this ScriptableObject. To do this, right-click on the Editor folder in Rider, then Add, and select Unity Script. In the opened window, select Custom Editor. Let's name our editor GameItemEditor. In the CustomEditor attribute, indicate that the created editor is intended for the GameItem class. using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine.UIElements;

[CustomEditor(typeof(GameItem))]
public class GameItemEditor : Editor
{
 public override VisualElement CreateInspectorGUI()
 {
 return base.CreateInspectorGUI();
 }
} Now, open Window -> UI Toolkit -> UI Builder. In the Viewport, save the current UI Document and name it GameItem.uxml. From the Library window, add three fields that will correspond to our GameItem class fields and give them appropriate names. Working with UI Toolkit has several obvious advantages: the ability to graphically edit UXML documents is available right out of the box through UI Builder, as well as editing via programming – somewhat similar to IGMUI. Now, the UI display style can be set in USS (which is similar in essence to CSS) and then reused in the project. Oh, how this was missing! And automatic undo support is also present. Another notable feature is automatic data binding. Let's indicate the names of the GameItem class fields in the Binding Path fields. Don't forget to save the document using the File -> Save As… menu in the Viewport window. (The hotkeys for saving, Ctrl-S / Cmd-S, won't help you here.) You should get a UXML document composed of roughly the following content: <ui:UXML xmlns:ui="UnityEngine.UIElements" xmlns:uie="UnityEditor.UIElements" editor-extension-mode="False">
 <ui:TextField picking-mode="Ignore" label="Name" name="Name" binding-path="itemName" />
 <ui:IntegerField label="Weight" value="0" name="Weight" binding-path="weight" readonly="false" />
 <ui:IntegerField label="Price" value="0" name="Price" binding-path="price" focusable="true" />
</ui:UXML> Now, let's finish writing the GameItemEditor so that it forms the inspector directly from the UXML document: [CustomEditor(typeof(GameItem))]
public class GameItemEditor : Editor
{
 public VisualTreeAsset treeAsset;
 
 public override VisualElement CreateInspectorGUI()
 {
 var inspector = new VisualElement();
 treeAsset.CloneTree(inspector);
 return inspector;
 }
} Select the GameItemEditor script in the Project window and specify the created UI document GameItem.uxml for the Tree Asset field by simply dragging it there. Our custom editor for the GameItem class is ready. You can experiment a little with the UI document and see how its changes will affect the display in the inspector. The release of the new Rider 2023.1 is reason enough to delve into the study of UI Toolkit and understand all the benefits it offers! Embracing the Power of DOTS Unity's Data-Oriented Technology Stack, or simply DOTS, is a project that has been in development by the Unity team for many years. After almost a year without any updates, DOTS packages have moved from experimental status to pre-release, obtaining version 1.0.0. (At the time of writing this article, it’s 1.0.0-pre.65. And there is a promise of release in 2023.) Despite the long development time and the doubts that some have had about DOTS, even giving up on waiting for the release, the new stack still amazes with its capabilities and performance. Data-Oriented Design, or generally speaking, the Entity Component System (ECS), offers a completely different approach to game programming architecture. Unlike the familiar Object-Oriented Programming patterns, the focus here is on the separation of data and processing. In this kind of architecture, similar data is usually located close to each other in memory and allows systems to process it with incredible speed, especially if this can be done in a multi-threaded mode. A huge amount of work has been done on DOTS, with native memory management mechanisms added so that they can be conveniently used directly from C#. With the release of DOTS 1.0.0, many approaches to application development have changed, and in my opinion, they’ve become more convenient and intuitive. Although there is still a lack of good documentation, there is enough to start diving into the incredibly productive world of DOTS and rewire your brain for ECS and multi-threaded data processing. I previously released an article on gravity simulation using . If you want, you can also find many other educational materials for studying this stack. To test the new capabilities of Rider, I opened my old Wave Propagation project, which was written with the previous version of DOTS. Gravity Simulation With Unity DOTS 1.0 What always annoyed me was the many warnings issued by Rider or Visual Studio due to the specifics of writing code. Now the code looks clean and pleasant. Finally! How I've been waiting for this! Rider officially supports DOTS, which undoubtedly makes it the number one IDE for Unity development. Now Rider truly understands what is right and what is not. For example, in this piece of code: public partial struct TransformingSystem : ISystem
{
 [BurstCompile]
 public void OnUpdate(ref SystemState state)
 {
 var field = SystemAPI.GetSingleton<Field>();
 
 var job = new TransformingJon
 {
 HeightScale = field.CellHeightScale,
 DeltaTime = SystemAPI.Time.fixedDeltaTime,
 FieldViscosity = field.Viscosity,
 MinHeight = field.MinHeight
 };

 job.ScheduleParallel();
 }
} Rider suggested that now, for correct access to the singleton Field, OnCreate() needs to set the expectation through the method state.RequireForUpdate<Field>(): public partial struct TransformingSystem : ISystem
{
 public void OnCreate(ref SystemState state)
 {
 state.RequireForUpdate<Field>();
 }

 [BurstCompile]
 public void OnUpdate(ref SystemState state)
 {
 var field = SystemAPI.GetSingleton<Field>();
 
 var job = new TransformingJon
 {
 HeightScale = field.CellHeightScale,
 DeltaTime = SystemAPI.Time.fixedDeltaTime,
 FieldViscosity = field.Viscosity,
 MinHeight = field.MinHeight
 };

 job.ScheduleParallel();
 }
} Also, templates for creating bakers for MonoBehaviors have appeared, and we’re offered to create a new component or add fields to an existing one. Of course, not everything is perfect yet. When generating baker code, an outdated template is used. I got this code. public class FieldAuthoring : MonoBehaviour
{
 public GameObject CellPrefab;
 public Field Field;
 public Impulse Impulse;

 public class FieldAuthoringBaker : Baker<FieldAuthoring>
 {
 public override void Bake(FieldAuthoring authoring)
 {
 AddComponent(new FieldComponentData
 {
 CellPrefab = GetEntity(authoring.CellPrefab),
 Field = authoring.Field,
 Impulse = authoring.Impulse
 });
 }
 }
}

public struct FieldComponentData : IComponentData
{
 public Entity CellPrefab;
 public Field Field;
 public Impulse Impulse;
} Here, the already outdated methods GetEntity() and AddComponent() are used. Instead, component addition should now be done in this way: public override void Bake(FieldAuthoring authoring)
{
 var entity = GetEntity(TransformUsageFlags.Dynamic);
 
 AddComponent(entity, new FieldComponentData
 {
 CellPrefab = GetEntity(authoring.CellPrefab, TransformUsageFlags.Dynamic),
 Field = authoring.Field,
 Impulse = authoring.Impulse
 });
} Of course, you can change the templates yourself. But I think that the fix from JetBrains will not take long to arrive. The possibility of creating an authorizing MonoBehaviour with a baker for the component also exists. On the JetBrains blog, you can already find an article, which extensively describes the new capabilities when working with DOTS, so I see no point in describing the same here. Conclusion The release of Rider 2023.1 brings a wealth of new features and improvements for Unity developers, solidifying its position as the best IDE for Unity development. With enhanced debugging for Android devices, new templates for UI Toolkit, long-awaited DOTS support, and additional features like quick access to online documentation for Unity registry packages and localized API documentation, JetBrains continues to raise the bar for game development tools. These features not only simplify the development process but also empower developers to create better, more efficient games. Further, Rider 2023.1 delivers several other updates, such as more accurate detection of serialized fields in code, improved support for finding C# in Unity animations, and the highly requested update to the formatting engine for placing [Header] attributes on a separate line. These enhancements contribute to a more streamlined and efficient development experience. Whether you're an experienced Unity developer or just starting out, the release of Rider 2023.1 is worth exploring. The new features cater to a wide range of needs and help streamline the development process. If you haven't used Rider before, this release provides an excellent opportunity to experience its powerful features firsthand. For those who are already using Rider, upgrading to the latest version will undoubtedly enhance your game development workflow. Embrace the latest advancements in Unity development with Rider 2023.1 and take your game projects to new heights. Don't miss the chance to improve your development experience and create more engaging, high-performance games.

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ServiceMax Core Although the list largely focuses on FSM applications for small businesses, no such list is complete without ServiceMax. ServiceMax has also been named as the leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for field service management. The software is purpose-built to enable asset-centric companies to improve machine uptime, provide remote service, and enhance technician productivity. Highlights Empower scheduling manager with powerful capabilities to send notifications, manage shifts, schedule projects, and manage crew with just one click. Scheduling & Dispatch: ServiceMax mobile app enables on-site technicians to view and share information about work order, location, routing, and task assigned for maintenance. Claims to improve technician productivity by up to 23%. Easily configurations enable seamless access to IoT diagnostics, checklists, parts search, and more. Mobile Field Service: Exclusive features for companies following proactive service models. It enables them to operate on real-time equipment data which can be integrated to performance and configuration data for better decision-making. Proactive Maintenance and IoT: From contractor management to field service analytics, ServiceMax is loaded with every possible feature that you can possibly think of to improve your productivity. 2. Workiz Workiz holds the second position in our list not because it is exceptionally advanced but because it is exceptionally advantageous. The software has every feature that you need to run your field service business smoothly, effectively, and profitably. Founded in 2015 by Saar Kohanovitch, this North-American company is growing by leaps and bounds in its mission to improve the service sector companies. Highlights It has easy-to-use drag-and-drop calendar for scheduling field service technicians. You can easily assign jobs to the technicians and then send them alerts and notifications via. text messages. Scheduling and dispatching: This is an interesting feature that allows field service technicians to manage and answer all job calls from one platform. Workiz Service Phone: Job Management: It enables the users to manage job statuses, seeing what is to be completed and what has been completed. 3. FieldAware Again a company that has managed a space in the Gartner 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for field service management. The software is the excellent choice for asset-intensive field service management companies, although it has a track record of serving more than 95 industries. This field service software-as-a-service (SaaS) company was established almost a decade ago in 2011, and is successfully providing next-level experience to its customers. Highlights FieldAware’s Open API enables you to use the software without disrupting your existing infrastructure. The software effectively communicates with other web based products, allowing bidirectional transfer of data and automation. Open API: Its mobile application designed for field service technicians effectively connects them with the executives in the office. Using the app, they can share the information in real-time, use and access forms, and gain information from an integrated knowledge management system. Mobile App: The software allows businesses to keep a tab on the critical assets, schedule and dispatch technicians for maintenance, and provide insights to take actionable measures. Asset Management: FieldAware also has a customer portal where customers can request work and view the details of the tasks performed at their location. 4. FieldCircle FieldCircle is exactly what you need to reduce the cost of field service operations and increase productivity and profitability. It has an easy to use interface backed by powerful data analytics tools that let you see where your field service operations stand anytime, anywhere. Founded in 2019, this Texas based company is serving residential and commercial plumbing, cleaning, electrical and HVAC field service businesses. Highlights Its automated scheduling and dispatch feature will make life easier for your field service technicians. The software enables the office executive to assign and schedule tasks for on-site technicians in real-time. Scheduling & Dispatch: Integrated with GIS capabilities, FieldCircle enables managers to plan and optimize the routes taken by the technicians so that they save time and money, and feel less frustrated. Route Planning and Tracking: View, track and manage every work order status from a single dashboard, take relevant action, check the data to reduce service resolution turnaround time. Work Order Management: FieldCircle is an affordable solution with easy configurations. It can be integrated with your existing ERP, CRM and accounting systems. 5. ServiceTitan The company materialized the idea of improving the service delivery process with digital technology a lot before others could only think of. ServiceTitan was established in 2007 with a visionary approach to transform field service operations with an all-in-one software solution. It is designed to run your day-to-day operations smoothly and equip your technicians with powerful tools to increase efficiency and productivity. Highlights ServiceTitan phone integration quickly populates the customer information as the CSRs pick the call, enabling them to ask the right questions, record calls, and provide a personalized experience. Phone Integration: The feature connects the office executives from technicians in the field. You can schedule jobs of weeks and months in advance, categorize upcoming jobs, see the job cycle of technicians, and pick the right tech for the right job. Scheduling and Dispatch: Get unprecedented data insight, view and monitor trends by day, week, and months, and create technician scorecards to monitor performance. Reporting: ServiceTitan is an excellent one-in-all software solution for all your field service and sales requirements. 6. FieldPoint FieldPoint is optimized for enterprise and mid sized businesses. The company has more than 25 years of experience in building software solutions for field service-focused organizations. The software is powered by highly advanced analytics and business intelligence tools to create reports to quantify your business success. It helps companies run leaner, smarter, and better. Highlights From entry of the work order to closure, view, track, and monitor complete information in real-time. The software can be easily integrated to ERP and other systems to provide a seamless experience. Work Order Management: The feature allows you to manage subcontractors or third-party vendors. You can track third-party vendor activities, submit work orders to them, accept bids, on-board subcontractors, and monitor their movement in real-time. Subcontractor Management: Allows you to integrate your customers’ equipment with the software to have work orders generated automatically and deliver proactive maintenance services. IoT Trigger Automated Action: FieldPoint offers both cloud hosting and on-premise hosting services depending on your requirements. 7. FieldEdge The next thing you know when you are using FieldEdge software is your field service operations are streamlined, worker productivity is optimized and you are managing business profitably. This simple yet powerful system connects on-field technicians to office executives. The software majorly caters to field service focused asset-intensive industries such as HVAC, electrician, plumbing, and locksmith. Highlights It has a smart dispatch dashboard that allows you to view assigned, unassigned, and completed tasks. You can also see the location of the technician in real-time to intelligently schedule and route them. Smart Dispatch Dashboard: The performance dashboard provides you data insight such as actual vs. potential sales, average ticket value, upcoming and expiring service agreements, and marketing probability. Performance Dashboard: Its customer management functions make it easier for you to provide world-class customer experience. It offers at-a-glance information about customers, from the quotes made by you to payments made by them, equipment used by the customers, and jobs done by your technicians to get them right. Customer Management: FieldEdge provides seamless, live integration with QuickBooks means as your team sends an invoice, you can find it in the system. 8. Zinier With Zinier, you get a set of flexible platforms and intuitive tools to solve your biggest field service management challenges. Its Artificial Intelligence and machine learning tools enable you to lay a strong foundation of a robust and resilient field service team. You can set custom criteria for AI-driven automations to manage your operations, ensure compliance, respond to change, and get insight. Highlights Well-designed mobile workflows allows business leaders to standardize task execution and auto-capture technician data. Modify workflows as and when needed and deploy changes across all the workflows. Mobile Field Service: Automate all the repetitive back-office tasks, get 360 degree view of field service team and equipment, identify trends over time, receive alerts based on custom-triggers. Back Office Operations: Monitor performance of complete asset installations and comprehensive asset log, and spare parts log to track and monitor inventory down to the warehouse, depot, and truck level. Inventory and asset management: Well, this one is a bit off topic, because it technically serves top-notch customers in the market such as Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, AWS, and more. But it made up in this list because of its advanced AI capabilities, something eventually most of the software solutions in our list will follow. 9. ServicePower Again a field service management software that made it to the list of 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant. ServicePower software is an easy to use tool to enable field service-focused companies to transform their operations and improve customer experiences. The entire software suite is categorized into different workforce types such as internal, third-party, and blended to meet the specific requirements of the organizations. Highlights: It allows customers to check service workflows, self-schedule in real-time, and access relevant information anytime, anywhere. Its customer engagement capabilities include white labeling, branding, and theming, full-self service from any device, real-time technician communication, and location alerts and notifications. Customer Portal: Optimize field service workflows with access to real-time data and insights. Its dynamic rules engine allows managers to define, add, remove, and adjust service delivery on-the-fly. Both technicians and customers can intelligently manage jobs, and get reports to see the performance levels. Intelligent Workforce Management: The ServiceDISPATCH feature automatically assigns tasks to technicians based on their skills and accommodates changes in the requirements. Create criteria for scheduling and get real-time visibility of the third-party contractors to minimize turnaround times. Third-party Claims and Dispatch: Along with these, you get seamless end to end integration with onboarding and scheduling. 10. Service Fusion Service Fusion is easy, advanced, and cost-effective. It is a one-in-all software solution that helps you manage your business from anywhere. It automates repetitive tasks from the processes, ensures to connect your on-field technicians with office executives and customers at the right time, and helps you prioritize opportunities to increase sales. From easy scheduling to online invoicing and payments, Service Fusion has everything you need to keep your business up and running. Highlights: You can track where most of your business is coming from and make investment decisions to improve customer experience. Besides, you can set and track metrics for the calls to be followed by the CSRs and determine the quality and performance of your reps. VoIP and AI, ServiceCall.ai®: You can track your fleet and remote workforce to save money on wear and tear and increase workers productivity. GPS Fleet Tracking: Provide unified experience to your customers with transparent pricing and accountability. You can accept credit cards and ACH payments using Service Fusion software and mobile app. Payment Platform: The Next Step Forward Now that you have the list of top 10 field service management software, pick the one that meets most of your business requirements, instead of just going after attractive features. It is possible that the software that fits your budget and business requirements does not have extraordinary features. The author of this work is an employee of FieldCircle. Full Disclosure:

Top 10 Field Service Management Software for Small & Mid Sized Businesses

Cryptocurrency market has been recovering from the reigning bears in 2019 Blockchain and Crypto market trends explained! InWara provides research on ICO and STO projects. In addition to ICOs/STOs, we provide research on Crypto exchanges and their security, private blockchain companies, Hedge Fund, VC, HNI and angel investments in the Blockchain industry and Mergers/Acquisitions in the space.Disclaimer: this is not financial advice. For more details visit terms and conditions. 2018 was a challenging year for cryptocurrencies with price hitting a yearly low of $3125 on in the 3rd week of December. Nevertheless, 2019 promises some interesting developments which will impact the cryptocurrency market. InWara’s market intelligence platform is conducive to understanding the changing dynamics of 2018 and help build an independent data-driven perspective for times to come. Bitcoin’s Binance One of the key elements which InWara focusses on are the STOs — Security Token Offerings which have picked momentum when the ICOs — Initial Coin Offerings have tapered. In an evolving ecosystem, investors are still bullish — selectively on the products and the ecosystem has been showing initial signs of maturity with dealmaking picking up the pace. Furthermore, liquidity drivers — managed by exchanges have shown initial moves from centralized to decentralized. On the regulatory front, governments are taking positions either for — with liberal regulations or against — with stringent regulations. Bitcoin ETFs are the victim of the delays in regulations and are a hindrance to institutional money. Download Annual Report 2018 STOs pick up momentum over ICOs Security Token Offerings (STOs) are similar to Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) except that they grant the investors a right on the company’s tangible assets much like stocks or bonds instead of just the tokens. Why are VCs and Institutional Investors bullish about STOs? Funds raised in ICOs have traditionally been unregulated, with unintended consequences such as management teams spending the money raised lavishly, not being accountable, or simply scams. With the growing number of scams hitting the news in 2018, investors both institutional as well as retail, started to lose faith in ICOs. New structures were being explored by the community and one of the more prominent and successful so far were STOs. STOs are registered tokens commissioned with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which make the management teams accountable to a large extent. With a regulatory umbrella behind it, STOs are an alternative which provides asset backing — a need to for the retail and institutional investors. InWara’s data shows the steady progress in the number of STOs coming up by month, it is evident that the teams have started to acknowledge this and the ones with a genuine project idea wishing to raise funds are opting for STOs. Not only investors but also the companies like , that are doing or have done ICO are doing/planning to do STOs. Fieldcoin Global Reit Institutional investors bullish on cryptos Despite the fall in Bitcoin price from an all-time high of $20,000 to $3500 in Dec 2018, institutional investors like (DCG) are not shy of investing in cryptos. DCG owned Grayscale Investments accumulated around $826 million worth of Bitcoins. DCG was also the leader amongst VCs with 20 announced rounds where it participated. Other notable VCs include , , and . Digital Currency Group Pantera Node Blockchain Capital Andreessen Horowitz Source: InWara’s Annual Report 2018 Download Annual Report 2018 However, the bearish sentiment has hampered the valuations and hindered the funds raised in private investments, with Q4–2018 impacted the most — a 65% dip in funds raised QoQ. Despite the last quarter dip, overall the private funding has seen significant growth in 2018 with total funding rounds doubling as compared to 2017 Source: InWara’s Annual Report 2018 Crypto Trading shifting towards decentralization Single point of failure such as hacks has posed a serious threat to centralized exchanges. On the other hand, decentralized exchanges which operate on multiple nodes mitigate the risks and help assuage investor fears. Top exchanges like , are working on launching their decentralized platform soon (source: ). Binance Cobinhood Top crypto exchanges article Top 5 Centralized and Decentralized exchanges, trading volumes (in $MM) compared! Trading volumes in $MM (Source: InWara’s crypto exchange database) The decentralized exchanges are in their nascent stage of operations. Liquidity, currently low, is expected to improve as the exchange participants and market makers adapt to the new trading systems. Long awaited approval of Bitcoin ETF The delay in approval of Bitcoin ETF has been one of the early triggers sending the price of Bitcoin down in 2018. Source: InWara’s Market Intelligence Platform Download Annual Report 2018 This graph plots the RoIs of top listed ICOs between July 1st, 2018 and September 30th, 2018. The vertical lines A, B, C, and D represent an event or news that may have affected the cryptocurrency market. The line ‘ ’ represents the day when SEC officially postponed its approval hearing of Bitcoin ETFs. A The delay caused a massive crash in the Crypto space with ICOs tanking more than 50%. If the SEC approves a Bitcoin ETF, then we can expect a trend reversal followed by a market recovery (Source: ). What happens if SEC approves ETF Regulations and Sale Restrictions of cryptocurrencies in the US and other governments worldwide have put in place regulations for ICOs, to protect investors and restrict foul play. USA is leading the ICO main sale restriction without a clear legal framework this could continue into 2019. The number of ICOs restricted in the US was high at 540 followed by China at 304. SEC Source: InWara’s Annual Report 2018 Download Annual Report 2018 Mergers and Acquisitions on the rise 2018 saw some major M&As like that of acquired by , by and acquiring . These large-scale deals are an early indicator that the market is poised for growth as well as consolidation. Bitstamp NXMH Chain Stellar BitTorrent Tron Source: InWara’s Annual Report 2018 Blockchain and Cryptocurrency space has seen significant M&A deals. There is an almost 100% increase in 2018 in comparison to 2017, this trend is likely to follow in 2019 as more traditional companies & businesses move onto blockchain ecosystem to do business. To sum it up These market trends indicate the maturing crypto market, however, there is a long way to go. Blockchain as technology has the potential to take over the digital currency ecosystem as indicated by the significant growth in the adoption rate. The profound impact can be already seen in sectors such as Fintech, Financial Services, Healthcare, Gaming. Download Annual Report 2018

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Too often utility tokens have no real utility. Is 2.0 utility token the solution to create useful tokens worth investing in? As Bill Clinton stated at the Ripple 2018 annual convention, “Blockchain Has Staggering Possibilities”. Still at early stages it is obvious we haven’t yet exploited the full potential of this technology. The disorder and frenzy around utility tokens have brought lessons that enable us to draw some guidelines for the future of cryptocurrencies. With proper audit, it is possible to spot a 2.0 utility token from a useless one. We provide in this article a 10 point check list intended for ICO projects and investors to respect in order to characterize a token as a 2.0 Utility. The Situation Once again the crypto-sphere is showing its immaturity. Some commentators who last year were saying that utility tokens have a great and prosperous future, are now claiming that utility tokens are dead. Let’s be reasonable and rational. Utility tokens will be adopted, it is just that most of projects built by amateurs will disappear or not succeed in raising funds. In fact, the investors in the future will make better audit concerning the value of the token and hopefully invest less emotionally. The market hype around cryptocurrencies starting in December 2017 and the continuous crash over the year 2018 is a reflection of the lack of real use cases of most tokens. Once the bull market was over, token holders were left with impulsive acquisitions of tokens and started to make “a posteriori” audits on projects, asking themselves what are the real applications of these tokens in their wallet. It is unfortunately too late. When the illusion faded away, investors started to understand that in most cases, those tokens had no other meaning than to raise funds for business models that were not even always achievable. The problem most utility tokens have: No natural mechanism to increase the value of the tokens. No real use case: it was simply an idea that cannot be realized. No intrinsic value: the Ecosystem has not invested in tangible assets. No adoption: they are not adapted to the targeted market. No decision-power: the founders and core team take the decisions without the opinion of the token holders. No liquidity: the market cap will never reach an acceptable amount. The 5 pillars of Blockchain But still 2.0 utility tokens have a bright future because most business models cannot work without Blockchain. The use of a cryptocurrency is often the only mean to get those benefits: real use case (the most important) easy to trade cheaper transaction costs faster transaction more transparent/secure In case a project doesn’t need most of those advantages in order to be successful, it means, the integration of a Blockchain Protocol is not necessary. Tokens and Blockchain technology are different but they work together. 10 characteristics of 2.0 utility tokens Those 10 points applied to your token provide a check list for your due diligence, to see if the token would be acceptable as a 2.0 utility token and not just a token that is created to raise funds. which provide tangible advantages and should be created at the beginning for the sole purpose of supporting a specific sector with a strong industry to back the value of your token. This doesn’t exempt investors to look at other multiple aspects of the Ecosystem protocols such as the presence of a beta platform or a strong team with expertise related to the project. Always it is good to bear in mind that the most important utility tokens must have a REAL USE CASE With the misuse of ICO investors funds, the idea of having DAICO that is , have become trendy . DAICO has been promoted by Ethereum Co-Founder “Vitalik Buterin” with the idea of delegating a certain amount of decision power rights to the people investing in the Eco-system. The principle philosophy behind the DAICO is to engage the people in participating in the Eco-system with a control over the assets but also a monitoring of the use of the funds raised. Decentralized autonomous organizations based ICO 1.Gives the right to enter and use the services in the Ecosystem. 2. Carries mechanisms to prevent the token price from dropping on exchanges. 3. They are payment tokens used in a specific sector and adopted as such. 4. The token has a comprehensible, attainable and real use case which is integrated into an efficient protocol. 5. Enhanced Decentralized Autonomous Organizations 6. The token provides some Rewards for its users. 7. The token has a strong community, reputation and adoption. 8. They benefit from a first moving advantage on their sector. 9. The token has a fixed supply amount. 10. Can potentially be accepted in all Ecosystems. Respecting most 10 attributes above, the token price will increase naturally. Benefits pegged to the token The most important is incentivizing the users and holders of the token. Once the benefits of holding the tokens are clear, people will hold the tokens longer. Here are few means of encouraging people to keep their tokens. Commissions rewards on adopting the business model. For example, provide a bonus reward (same as “miles” for airlines) for adopters using the services of the platform regularly. Use for payment and get the benefits of using the services offered by the platform. Provide access to a wide array of services a lower cost. To reward people for holding the tokens that are protected by some sort of secondary rate on the platform (only to use its services) that is different from the price on exchanges. Real vs Useless Initial Coin Offerings Understanding those attributes are important in order to distinguish a true utility with sound applications from a useless one. In some sectors, the introduction of a utility token is not necessary. For some Ecosystems it would rather be more advantageous to use an existing token that has already enough liquidities. But the attraction of gaining fast access to funds has pushed many CEOs to launch ICOs taking the risk of harming the reputation of their project. Lately, we have noticed many projects having the price of their token down to 90% of their value in the first days after hitting the exchanges, just because it has been used as a simple speculation instrument. As result, the number of ICOs are continuing to drop while in the coming months, only true utility tokens should prevail. Number of ICOs since the beginning As a matter of fact, the amateur investors are leaving the ICO space to experts looking for longer term business models with real use case and strong advantages. Currently on average, there are not more than 300 ICOs being launched per month (in September 279) where at the peak of 2018 (January), it was more than 2000. This figure should continue to decrease slightly, especially if this long bear market continues. They will leave the space open to quality projects that have been created by real experts and built after months of work and analysis with some proof of feasibility like for instance a working beta platform. Different utility tokens comparison table Reward Utility Token Pundi X is a transaction facilitator, that is currently shipping thousands of machines worldwide for easing the use of cryptocurrencies for payment. Pundi X Pundi X will offer token incentives to the best worldwide retailers that encourage their clients to use their token. Besides, clients will get free NPXS tokens and will have the capacity to recover it for future purchases. Redeemable estimation of NPXS token will be based on the present market cost. Application Utility Token Fieldcoin The project’s CEO claims to make agricultural land transaction as easy as buying a car. Providing a Trade Back rate on the platform stabilizing its price during bear markets, combined with strong agricultural land and farm management use cases, Fieldcoin is creating the 1st all in one utility payment token holding most characteristics of the 2.0 utility tokens. Fieldcoin Among the incentives of paying with Fieldcoin tokens are the bonuses (like airline “miles”) for members using regularly the platform regularly but also lifting some commissions on transactions and crowdfunding. The token value is protected by the Ecosystem’s fund allocations of physical land properties. Moreover, Fieldcoin Eco-system will create decentralized and autonomous organizations where people will make decisions concerning the future of their community. To be part or those, the condition is owning LANDS (ERC721 tokens) they have acquired with their Fieldcoin (ERC20) token. In a nutshell, Fieldcoin interconnects a specific sector from the real economy with a dedicated non-bank peer-to-peer cashless technology; unlike most other blockchain projects that create a derivative hi-tech layer to complement mainstream financial technologies, but lack providing some real tangible solutions in our socioeconomic relations. Burn and Mint Mechanism Backed Token Magna Numeris is a multi-services IOS and Android based platform project that aims to solve problems of security, liquidity, high fees and increase the necessary infrastructure to encourage adoption. Magna Numeris The MGN Token serves many different functions within the ecosystem including; platform membership, payment fees, and network governance. The platform also rewards users with the MGN token during the transaction process much like your standard fidelity points system. Magna is implementing a unique ‘Burn and Mint’ mechanism within the blockchain to decrease token volatility and eventually reach a price equilibrium which reflects the platform usage and price. Smart Contracts Utility Token Ethereum The 1st utility token with a strong adoption was certainly Ethereum with the revolution operated by the Smart Contracts. Very largely adopted, many can be used with the Ethereum Token. Since, the ICO model hasn’t changed much excepted some hurdles on the way like KYC requirements. open source platforms Currently experiencing scalability issues, Ethereum gather around the project the strongest Blockchain developers to cope with the problem. A migration towards a 2.0 Ethereum blockchain is the likely to be the outcome. Meanwhile, are among the other projects that are competing with Ethereum to create Smart Contract platforms. Stellar , Eos , Neo , Waves , Tezos E-commerce Payment and Reward Token KartBlock is a Dapp Digital Token used in a wallet that will serve crypto and fiat modules through its iOS and Android versions. KartBlock also provides the underlying blockchain technology for its e-commerce marketplace platform 27Avenue. KartBlock Tokens have a wide variety of adoption mechanisms in the day to day life, the tokens can be used for general payments and transactions on the Mobile Wallet, E-commerce purchases and whole array of rewards and loyalty programs created using the tokens. KartBlock The two separate architectures centralized, and decentralized, have enabled complete transparency in the business and full control of Data and analytics in the hands of the merchants. The gamified earn mechanism gives a new dimension in the tokenomics and sustains the ecosystem with steady flow of tokens. Investment Access Token BrickBlock While the BrickBlock (BBT) token main purpose was raising money through the , the BBT is also creating another token called the Access Token that is used by broker and fund managers to list fund projects and pay the fees of the platform. In other words, the BrickBlock Token (BBT) function to create a 2nd token that has a platform access and payment use case. In practice, the 1st token lacks targeting the characteristics of a 2.0 utility token but the 2nd token created from the 1st one holds some of those attributes. Moreover, a 3rd token is created for the exchange of real assets. It is promoted as the best way “to gain access to a global investor pool and raise capital for your project quicker and cheaper than ever before”. BrickBlock ICO Brickblock tokens (crowd-distributed through ICO and to founders) Access tokens needed to list a fund or an asset ie to access to Brickblock system Asset-backed tokens for the economic representation of the asset Charity Coin Dogecoin This coin has been used to distribute value by many actors of the Blockchain like youtubers providing an incentive to their followers who participate in some kind of action. Launched as a joke in 2013, it has been since used mainly for of different projects. The reason behind the achievement of its use case might be the high amount of tokens in circulation combined with a low price per token and an immense community. 116,571,397,150 have been created. Although it is not the best token, it is the huge kindness and sentiment from its community that makes it a successful coin. donations DOGE And what about Bitcoin? Bitcoin is not considered as a utility token (even if it bears some its attributes). Is Bitcoin the 1st token with intrinsic value? A store of value? A payment token? Main advantages of the Bitcoin: 1st moving advantage Large adoption Strong reputation Fixed money supply Transaction immutability This review shall not be considered as a financial advice. It only provides theoretical insight analysis and guidance for a better understanding of Utility Tokens.

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Technology is at a beautiful, futuristic stage right now that has left a lot of options open for us. From the number of emerging trends over recent times, one of the most futuristic would be Virtual Reality, or VR. However, another term has also made its way to the forefront. This would be none other than AR (Augmented Reality). Although virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have existed in some form for decades, only recently have they garnered mainstream attention.Many people confuse AR and VR with each other. Let’s find out the difference between them and compare both of them alongside some cool real life examples. Virtual Reality: The world of Desires Virtual reality, as the name suggests, is a virtual (or computer generated) scenario. It simulates the real environment. It has no relation whatsoever to the actual environment the user is in, nor does it interact with the real world. Virtual reality is all about the creation of a virtual world that users can interact with. This virtual world should be designed in such a way that users would find it difficult to tell the difference from what is real and what is not. VR is the only medium that guarantees the user’s complete focus on the content. There is no looking away, no checking email or text messages and no updating social-media statuses. VR is the most immersive way to tell a story because what happens inside that headset makes you feel something in your head, heart and gut. VR has already started to revolutionize the way we watch content, but will never be the technology we turn to in our everyday lives. : There are two main types of VR headsets hese VR headsets are connected to a computer or a gaming console that generates high-quality virtual experiences. In this case, users can actually interact with the virtual environment they’re immersed in. he most popular PC-connected VR headsets are , and . PC-connected headsets : T HTC Vive Oculus Rift PlayStation VR these don’t need to be connected to a computer or console. Most standalone VR headsets use a smartphone screen to provide the virtual reality experience. PC connected VRs are quite expensive so standalone headsets are a cheaper way to experience virtual reality for VR lovers. is a popular choice. Standalone headsets : Samsung Gear VR Real-Life Applications of Virtual Reality The first industry that will come to your mind when you hear about VR is probably gaming. but it isn’t the only industry that has embraced the VR technology. Other notable applications of VR are: Marketing Businesses can easily reach out to their customers by launching immersive and engaging marketing campaigns. This is particularly very important in the age of online shopping, as VR experiences help people get a feel for products without leaving their homes. Their rumbling elevator blasts cool air at viewers as they experience climbing up the 700-foot wall of Castle Black. This was later developed into a VR-viewing experience before the launch of their sixth season. This cutting-edge experience went viral while bringing serious attention to the hit show. The series created the “Ascend the Wall” VR experience in 2014. Game of Thrones Travel Travel is one industry where VR can totally revolutionize things. People can get to know about a place before they even travel it. Virtual tours can help travel businesses promote destinations and attract tourists. for its guests in select destinations. Guests are allowed to take a look at a vivid collection of travel destinations from Beijing to Chile using VR headsets. Marriott (an exquisite hotel chain) launched its virtual reality service Real Estate From decades you are seeing photos of a property to get a view about the place.Agents can now use virtual reality for this purpose. Unlike photos, VR can make potential buyers take three-dimensional walkthroughs and better understand what each property has to offer before visiting in person. The platform gave clients a chance to walk the rooms of luxury accommodations or a cruise ship designed to cater the needs of people without even moving. Matterport is already using 360-degree video showcases to help agents better interact with their clients. Healthcare Virtual reality can give an in-depth look into human anatomy, helping doctors better understand their patients’ needs. VR technology also comes in handy for surgical training. . Users play VR games on the computer at home or under clinician supervision that are designed to treat amblyopia, strabismus, convergence insufficiency, and stereo depth deficiency. Vivid Vision has created technology that helps people with lazy eye improve their vision Education VR right now is one of the best tech to leave a long lasting impression on people’s mind about a particular content. Learning content through VR can revolutionize education, making learning more fun and engaging. And apart from schools and universities, virtual experiences can also help businesses train their staff. By downloading the app, you will have access to multiple experiences that will let you learn about history, space or the human anatomy. Unimersiv is offering VR educational content for businesses and institutions. Augmented Reality: The World Within Augmented reality has a less invasive procedure. What it does is overlay the real world (seen through our device’s camera etc) with digital components, effectively enhancing the existing environment. Augmented reality is the blending of virtual reality and real life, as developers can create images within applications that blend in with contents in the real world. With AR, users are able to interact with virtual contents in the real world, and are able to distinguish between the two. Elements like graphics, sounds, smell etc are added to the natural world to create the feel of augmented reality. Computer-generated enhancements in AR make it more meaningful as a technology and the user is also able to interact with it making it livelier. AR will typically require slightly less processing power compared with VR as it doesn’t need to render a complete scene. Two things you can use to experience AR are: Portable devices AR headsets Applications of AR technology Pokemon Go was a real breakthrough in mobile games but the augmented reality technology has a lot more to offer. Other fields where Ar technology can be used are: Retail Online shopping is convenient, time-saving, and money-saving. AR apps are a great solution to this problem, as they allow customers to virtually view or even try on products sold online. This augmented reality application for iOS helps users check whether a piece of furniture from IKEA’s catalog fits into their home or not. The AR app helps customers visualize what their furniture might look like in their own living rooms or street or elevators. You don’t have to play the guessing game anymore. To experience AR in online shopping, try IKEA Place . Repairs and Maintenance For certain car brands, and those willing to use apps in beta, AR-assisted car repair is already a reality. Here are some of the ways AR is coming to the auto repair industry. Innovative software enables remote experts to send precise visual instructions to field technicians using real-time augmented reality, live video, messaging and voice. With full support for smart glasses (as well as mobile devices), Fieldbit’s platform enables enterprises to create, capture, and share knowledge across the entire organization. Fieldbit provides an end-to-end, interactive field service collaboration platform for equipment manufacturers and users. Navigation Augmented reality is particularly useful for navigation. Virtual objects overlapping the real world can show directions and guide people to locations. Many businesses use AR to attract people to their stores. The app harnesses both augmented reality and computer vision to allow users to access information and content as they travel and navigate around cities. Blippar has launched an app allowing people to navigate the world with Augmented Reality. Advertising Augmented reality is quickly becoming one of the hottest trends in the marketing and advertising industries, recognized as an innovative and creative way of connecting with customers and increasing engagement. , hoping to excite customers about its selection. Home Depot tested AR ads during the holiday season to show consumers what a Christmas tree and its decorations would look like Is AR a threat to VR The overnight success of Pokèmon Go reveals that VR may be under threat by by Augmented Reality (AR), which presents a seamless amalgamation of the real and the virtual world. In the meantime business owners were quick to capitalize on Pokèmon Go’s marketing potential, setting up their offices, eateries etc as Pokestops establishments, thus capturing real customers while they were capturing digital monsters. AR presents more potential for marketers as customers can be targeted in both digital and real environments simultaneously. VR does not offer many unique content marketing opportunities to marketers. VR usually requires the user to remain static for safety reasons. This presents difficulties for marketers who’s industries are based on physical goods sold in traditional stores. AR and VR are not really competing technologies at all, but rather complimentary technologies. They both serve slightly different functions and in all likelihood, both will have a big role in our future. The Concept of Mixed Reality Mixed Reality (sometimes called ) aims to combine the best aspects of both virtual reality and augmented reality. Mixed Reality (MR) is far more advanced than Virtual Reality because it combines the use of several types of technologies including sensors, advanced optics and next gen computing power. In mixed reality you can see virtual objects just like you can in augmented reality, but these objects can also interact with the real world. In a sense, mixed reality is a more immersive and interactive type of augmented reality. Hybrid Reality Mixed Reality works by scanning your physical environment and creating a 3D map of your surroundings so the device will know exactly where and how to place digital content into that space while allowing you to interact with it using gestures. Mixed reality is being used to enhance fan experiences of just about every sport including the NBA and NFL. provide AR fan experiences in major sports. For example, fans can watch an NBA VR Game of the Week. NextVR Microsoft too has the and Mixed Reality Academy at its Reactor in San Francisco, inviting creatives to come in and experiment with AR, VR and everything in between. Mixed Reality Capture Studios The French manufacturer is studying the potential benefits of augmented reality — more specifically mixed reality. Renault Trucks identifies considerable opportunities in the technology. The use of mixed reality improves the process while reducing quality control time. It furthermore reduces the cognitive load of operators and accelerates their training. Renault Trucks What lies in the future By 2021, the combined market size of augmented and virtual reality is expected to reach 215 billion U.S. dollars. Accordingly, there is an expected increment in the market potential because of ease of development and awareness among consumers. Augmented Reality is expected to acquire 1 billion users by 2020. For VR and AR to reach their expected potential, they will have to clear some hurdles with the average consumer. After trying various headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and HoloLens it became clear to that issues with weight, heat, wires and set up time need to be addressed sooner rather than later. High costs and a lack of apps are also standing in the way of consumer adoption. The market is rising rapidly and we have not even harnessed the 10% potential of these technologies. The coming years will be hell of a ride!

VR vs AR: The Battle of Reality and Desires

Or a guide for management teams on how to choose your advisors Six months before Mr X. was barely known, he might not even know about the Blockchain. And now he is proudly broadcasted in major rating websites as one of the top ten best advisor of the sector. He is one of the ghost advisors of the Blockchain… They work for private multinational companies as employees or middle managers, more than 10 hours per day, they are often family men with many kids, and end up as advisors of more than 30 projects in less than 3 months (one might ask where they find the time). With credential related to their new positions, they are asking high upfront and percentages on ICOs. But, once you have dealt with them and send them your tokens… You will hardly heard of them (or just when it is time to cash in). This is the new obscur face of the Blockchain. A new kind of financial vampires who is only here to suck the workforce of ICO team members and benefits of token holders. They have no genuine passion or vocation for the Blockchain technology and this amazing paradigm shift. With no real experience as CEO or real operational job in the Blockchain, they nonetheless, position themselves as the utmost experts. For the last 3 years, Initial Coin Offerings has set up a new kind of company financing for companies using the Blockchain Technology. The technology application is still at an early stage, and changes occur at fast pace. The need for advisors to guide in each development section of the project has become vital for a project to succeed. Surfing on this wave, a new kind of opportunists people have emerged far from the legitimate and genuine advisors. Entrepreneurs entering the sector must really be aware of the new practices settled by some unscrupulous advisors asking for shockingly huge compensation schemes. In this context, it is sometimes difficult for CEOs and Blockchain project founders to find the right experts to assist and consult to develop the project. But there are solutions. And bear in mind that it is not the “best” advisor meaning the one with the most hyped reputation that will push your ICO to the next level, but the hard working and committed person that loves your project. I have being talking with many CEOs and experts as have been confronted with those Ghost Advisors over the last year. Here are few hints that will avoid traps and save you time. If you are a CEO like I do and you get propositions from those people (and trust me if you have a legitimate project with growing reputation, they will come to you to propose their services). Hiring those persons is the worse things an Entrepreneur may do. They will suck the ressources needed to develop your project without tangible worked done in exchange. At Fieldcoin, in collaboration with our CLO and the management team we have seen this from the early beginnings. In order to avoid the traps, we have put a series of safeguards to protect the project and get the most of our Advisory team. Signs that you are in front of a ghost advisor Some CEO’s are tempted to allocate high percentages of the ICO to Advisors. If you see an ICO with more than 3% allocated to its advisors it is one of the sign you may be in front of a weak ICO who push for a marketing hype rather than implementing its project. Advisors are not team member, they should be paid correctly but in any case should never work regularly and many hours for the project. High compensation for advisors is a red flag. High percentages of the ICO allocated to Advisors the person only send you pre-formatted messages with in bulk messages stating the scope service which is not adapted to your project or your need, followed by upfront and high percentage compensation scheme. Bulk messages. He won’t participate in any event with you and you will never see this person physically, not even on a skype call. He will call some friends to pretend they will do some work for you and the ghost advisor we ultimately take credits once the ICO is over and successful. Acts only as an intermediary. The person has already made model of contracts that will give him full freedom to do what he wants, so far as to steal information from your project and sell it to another ICO. The person want you to sign his contract. Usually if the Advisor is not willing to work for you, he or she will not answer your messages asking for an interview or answering your questions about the project. They are more interesting in a marketing hype, in the upfront and to sell once the tokens have hit the exchange rather than hold and follow the project. Ask a series of simple questions to the Advisor. , a part before and after the ICO on a monthly basis. Make an obligation for the Advisor to keep his token for a certain period after the ICO. Provide a contract with a release of the tokens on the long run . This is also one of the worst thing you would do as a Entrepreneur on the Blockchain. The upfront has to reflect a certain cost. They should not be given without a real need behind such as financing a meet-up or a marketing campaign. Advisors only in rare cases should pay for those. The CEO is in charge of paying the bills. Avoid by any means upfront payments In order to clarify things, especially if you need an Advisor just for few hours, it can be better to put it in writing on the agreement. It is also a relief for the Advisor who won’t have to justify more than the hours he has agreed on. Make a clear scope of work/services even on hourly basis. Do not hire an advisor who hasn’t worked before in a project at an operational or managerial level. It sounds obvious but too many so-called advertised top advisors haven’t. Moreover, the person should have the specific skills that you need for your project. Choose someone with a real experience inside a project. One could also provide a high percentage to your Advisor in case the person has achieved outstanding results. This is the case for instance when an advisor has leveraged your ICO campaign by finding the right financial partners. In any cases, an advisor should be paid for his work. A good monitoring system based on time spent and tasks achieved reflecting the work done by the advisors should be implemented. Obligations of results. One week for answering an email. When you have this kind of issue, it is a sign your Advisor might not be committed but not always. Because it could simply be that the person is overwhelmingly busy. This happens for the best people of the Blockchain. However, is it better to have someone with high reputation but not available or someone available and with less reputation? That’s another question. Reactivity. Well, this also depends. If you have somebody working 15 hours a day with no other jobs than advising, the person could really do the job for 10 projects. This has to be reviewed case by case. If the person is advising more than 5 projects at the same time it is usually a red flag. And finally use common sense and intuition… These people are far from the Blockchain spirit of decentralization, do not mix with them. Always keep in mind that even if legally speaking the use of ICO fundraising is not legally binding (you only have an obligation of mean and not results), it will however harm your reputation and the one of your organization at early stages if you not bind to some kind of rules regarding your Tokenomics. In fact, CEOs with good business manners and practices are accountable towards their token holders. They should spot those ghost advisors and in any case never use this system that might give a slight bump to their ICO but on the mid term and long term harm the project. Those Ghost Advisors are creating shadows around the most interesting projects investing in smart and productive workforce. As long as CEOs won’t take a step towards a real accountability of their finances, the ghost advisor system could prevail. However, token holders due diligences are becoming more and more sharp and decision-makers will have to adapt accordingly.

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