ICO Analysis: SpringRole
Published on July 14, 2018
By Daniel WonTeamFounder and CEO Kartik Mandaville was CTO and Special Technical Advisor for Science Inc., a startup studio known for being an early investor in startups like Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever for $1B) and HelloSociety (acquired by The New York Times). He was also a Technical Advisor for Science Blockchain, Science’s blockchain startup incubator. He also served as CTO of LetMeKnow.com, an online portal for Indian college students seeking internships, scholarships, and more.
Vice President of Business Development and Strategy David Lewis is an online business veteran. He started as a product manager for Software Technologies Corp, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems for nearly $400 million. He was the Director of Business Development for Overture Services, the first paid search engine that later ended up being sold to Yahoo for $1.6 billion. He was the Founder and CEO of 77Blue, which owned coupon and cash back websites AnyCoupons and Cashbaq. 77Blue was acquired by Ebates, which was later acquired by Rakuten for $1 billion. Lewis also served as Director of Business Development for Shopzilla, which at its peak was a $200 million+ revenue comparison shopping site. Having such an experienced business development expert will be of great help to SpringRole.
AdvisorsAdvisors include the following:
Mike Jones – Mike Jones is CEO of Science, Inc. and has tons of experience not just as CEO of Science Inc. but as Senior Vice President at AOL, CEO at Myspace, and investor in companies like Goodreads among others.
Toni Lane – Toni Lane is a known name in the blockchain space and among other accomplishments, is the Co-Founder of CoinTelegraph, which also runs properties like Coinmarketcap, and was advisor to companies like Tether and Mycelium.
VerdictBelow is a breakdown of the risks and growth potential of SpringRole.
Risks No information on presale lockups or vesting – combined with relatively large contribution limits, a bit worrisome. (-0.5)
In terms of platform growth, who would pay to endorse someone’s skills or validate one’s credentials? Perhaps this would be of great use to employers and HR departments but adoption looks like it would be tough for regular users. Though it looks like a large portion of SpringRole funds is going towards adoption and market development. (-0.5)
Granted it’s still presale, but hype is a bit weak. (-0.5)
Growth Potential Has a beta, which is promising from an implementation perspective. (+3.5)
Good team and advisors. (+3.5)
DispositionThough SpringRole has a relatively strong team and advisory board as well as a beta, lack of current hype and questions about the platform’s long-term viability don’t make it a clear winner for now. However, it could be something to keep an eye on if interest starts to grow. SpringRole receives a
5.5/10.
Investment Details Type: ERC20 – Utility
Symbol: SPRING
Platform: Ethereum
Crowdsale: Presale ongoing, public sale TBA
Minimum Investment: 2 ETH (presale – public sale TBA)
Price:1 SPRING = .00002 ETH
Hard Cap: $12m
Payments Accepted: ETH
Restricted from Participating: USA/Canada (only accredited investors), Belarus, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Crimea (Ukraine), Cuba, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Balkans (Serbia, Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Moldova, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo)
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