By Matt Goldstein

The Coin

Financial Info

● Could not find much at all

● As of January: $15M Series A

● Backed by Y-Combinator

History of Company

● Not much history, yet

● CEO Kanishk Parashar from Paypal

● Created SmartMarket (Pay through picture)

What’s Hot?

● Getting Ready for their Product release

● 50% off on presale ($50 vs $100)

● They have gotten a lot of media attention

Secret Sauce

● Viral Video Advertising

● Like Dollar Shave Club

● Getting a lot of buzz around release

Story Time

● Preorder goal was $50,000

● Met goal in 40 minutes

Competition

● Echo Card (Protean)

● Flint

● Square

My Prediction

● Sell a lot at first

● Possibly a fad

● Customers never need to come back