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~Towardsafutureofeasyinnovation
viaBlockchaincrowdfundingandtokenpayment
~
Writtenby:TomoakiSato
Contributors:ErnaneLuis
Modified2017/06/07
Version0.7.1
Tableofcontents
- Definition of words
- Starbase mission
- Background - Internet of Value)
- Background -Token based crowdfunding solution
- Background - Merits for core teams
- Background - Merits for supporters
- Background - From IPO to IPO & ICO age
- Starbase overview
- Starbase innovative feature
- Token issuance phase support
- Reward planning support
- Early purchaser system
- Token sales phase
- Starbase rating & due diligence
- Starbase rating system
- Starbase due diligence process
- Token sale interface
- After token listed on exchange (ICO) phase
- Milestone payments & ICO for core teams
- STAR reward execution
- STAR Account
- STAR Protection - Escrow
- STAR Protection - Put option
- Starbase revenue projection
- Team
- Advisors
- Incubator partners
- Rating partners
- Target user segments
- STAR Token sale
- STAR Consumption
- STAR inflation
- STAR reward for STAR holders
- STAR lockup mechanism - For Starbase company
Definitionofwords
Starbase:
Theplatformname;Starbaseisbothanopenandclosedsourceproject.Starbase.Inc
willdotechnicalconsultingbyprovidingacrowdfunding/sourcingplatformwhich
enablesyoutoissueconditionaltokensfromtemplates.
StarbaseToken:
ThetokenwhichisissuedbytheStarbaseteam,andwhichhasconsumable,
rewardable,inflationaryfeatures.
STAR:
CurrencysymbolofStarbasetoken.Starbasetokendetailisdescribedinthefollowing
section.
Token:
Tokenisafrequentlyusedtermintheblockchainindustryfordatawhichhassome
value.WewilluseERC20typetokens,whicharethemostwidelyadoptedtypeof
tokensontheEthereumblockchain.
Coreteam:
Peoplewhoaregoingtoprovideorwhoarecurrentlyprovidingsomeserviceor
product.
- Startups,Newbusinessplannersinbigcompanies
Alotofcompaniesandprojectswhichdontknowanythingabouttheblockchain
technologycanjointheStarbaseplatformasadecentralizedfundraisingorhuman
resourcemanagementsolution.
Decentralizedcrowdfundingandhumanresourcemanagementprovideacheap,
fast,andglobalwaytocommunicatewithyourteammemberandexpandyour
teamaroundtheworld.
- Artists/Athletes/Talents
Hiddentalentscanusethecryptocrowdfundingsystem.Theycanissuethetokens
andsellthem.Aftertheybecomefamousoracquirerevenue,theycan
automaticallyreturntotheservicebyattachingsomerightstothetoken.For
exampleatalentcansellhisowntokenwhichhasconsumablefeaturesandtoken
holderscanreceive1hourofservicefromthetalentbyconsumingthetoken.
- Eventorganizer
Eventticketscanalsoberepresentedbytokens,andsoldonline.Forexample,if
youhave1eventtoken,youcanjointheeventandyouwillreceivepartofthe
eventsrevenue.
Supporter:
Supportersarethosewhowanttosupportprojectsbypurchasingcoreteamstokens
orbyworkingoncoreteamsprojects.
PossibleSupportersarebelow:
- Blockchainengineers,designers
Ethereum,Augur,SingularDTV,DigixDAO,GEMZ,Factom,andmanyothertoken
basedprojectsaredevelopedbyblockchainsavvyengineersanddesigners.They
understandthepotentialofaprojectsincethedevelopmentphaseandcansupport
theCoreteamsprojectbysharingthelong-termincentivewiththeissuedtoken.
- BlockchainMarketers
Somefamousblockchainmarketers,andblockchain-knowledgedmarketersknow
how-tomarketizeyourtokens.Theywillcooperateinthecoreteamsprojectby
acceptingpaymentintheissuedtokens.
- Non-blockchainmarketers
Evenmarketerswithoutblockchainknowledgecanjointhemovementandsupport
thecoreteamsprojectshouldtheywantto.Theywillbepaidinissuedtokens.
- Blockchainlegalspecialists
Thisisfairlydifficultparttoconduct,buttherearesomeblockchain-specialized
lawyersandaccountantsintheworld.Theyknowhowthelegalframework
operates,andcanhelptremendouslythecoreteamsproject.Theycanalsobepaid
inissuedtokens.
- Non-blockchainlegalspecialists
Itmaytakesometimefornonengineers,andnonblockchainuserstounderstand
theblockchainecosystem,butlegalspecialistswillunderstandthepotentialand
possiblysupportyourprojectbyacceptingtheissuedtokens.
Milestone:
TheMilestoneisatermthatisoftenusedforcrowdsourcingorengineeringpayment
systems.
Milestonepaymentsarerequestedbysupportersandsetbycoreteamstoguarantee
thattheworkpaymentswillbepaidaftercompletingacertainmilestone.
Work:
Starbaseisatokenbasedcrowdsourcingplatform.Coreteamscanpostworksand
supporterscandothemforapaymentinBitcoin,Ether,ortheirissuedtokens.
Generallythiskindofjobisnotlongterm,butindurationof1weekto6months.
Forexample,softwaredevelopment,translation,logodesign,web/mobiledesign,
moviemaking,onlineconsulting,financialadvice,legaladvicecanbepostedto
Starbasewiththerelevantpaymentinformation.Eachjobshouldhavemilestonesand
Crowdsale:
CrowdsaleisusedtorefertothesaleoftokensonInternetofValuebyusinga
permissionlessblockchain.Itsglobalandtransparentprocess,whichcannotbe
modifiedneitherbythetokenissuerortheStarbaseadmin.
EarlyPurchaser:
Beforethepubliccrowdsale,coreteamsoftenneedtodomarketinganddemoproduct
developmentinordertoprovetheircapabilityandgetattention.Inthatcase,early
purchasesystemcanhelpcoreteamsbysellingtheirtokens.
Tokensale:
Tokensaleisthegenericnameofearlypurchase+crowdsale.
ICO:
Inblockchainworld,therearealotofdefinitionsforthetermICO,butbyour
definition,ICOisthetimewhentheissuedtokensbecometransferrable.Byusing
Starbasetemplates,justafterthecrowdsalephase,issuedtokensarenon-transferable.
Afterthecoreteamreleasestheserviceorproduct,thenthetokenwillbecome
transferrable,anditcanbetradedonglobalcryptocurrencyexchanges.Thisiswhat
wecallICO.
Smartcontract:
Writtenprogramswhichcanberunontheblockchain.
StarbasesMission
Starbasesmissionistomakeiteasyforeveryonetostartorsupportprojectswhich
aimtocreatenewservicesandproducts.
Starbaseprovidesacrowdfundingandcrowdsourcing/recruitingplatformwhichgives
longtermincentivesharingmechanismontheInternetofValue.
Thecurrentincentive-sharedteammakingsolutionfornewprojectinitiatorsisbased
ontraditional,localandslowstockbasedsystem.Therefore,itsdifficultforcoreteams
torecruitsavvymemberswithoutafairamountofinitialcapital.Evenwhencoreteams
wanttosharethestockoroptionsascompensation,theycannotshare
long-term-incentivewithprojectmembersswiftly,globallynoratalow-cost.
Background:
Globalprojects,theInternetofValue.
Source:http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-25/this-is-your-company-on-blockc
hain
Currentlyintheblockchainworldalotofprojectsarestartingfromcrowdsales,orby
creatingnewcryptocurrenciestofinancenewprojects.
InthecaseofEthereum,roughly500kpeopleareholdingEthertokens,andtheyare
sharingtheintenseinterestandincentiveoftheproject.
Background:
TokenBasedCrowdfundingSolution
~Crowdfundingmarketgrowth~
Thecrowdfundingmarketisrapidlygrowing,anditdoublesinsizeyearbyyear.
ByusingICOsystem,coreteamscanmakerecruitingandfundraisingmoreefficient,
global,fast,andcheap-costtransactions.
Background:
~Meritsforsupporters~
TheaboveisavisualizationofthetraditionalIPOtimeline.Itwilltakeabout5yearsfor
ashareholdertosellstocks,beforewhichitisalmostimpossibletosellunlistedstocks
tosomeone.
Inmostcasesventurecapitalsorangelshavetotakeahighfinancialriskforsupporting
it.Asimilarriskispresentwiththefoundersandco-workerswhichworkinstartups.
However,currentlymanynewprojectsaredoingICOs,andcanselltheirtokensin
additiontoquicklygainmanynewteammembersaroundtheglobe.
Thankstothedecentralizedvaluenetwork,permissionlessblockchain,somewhere
between1monthand2yearsafterthecrowdsale,thecoreteamstokenscanbetraded
onpubliccryptocurrencyexchanges,andgetsomereturns..
Byadaptingthismechanism,supporterscantakeengageinlowrisksupportofnew
startupsandventures.etothis,newstartupsandventurescanhavemoresupporters
globally,andmaybeabletoeasilyfundraiseabiggeramountquickly.
ByusingStarbase,coreteams,suchasstartupfounders,newbusinessprojectleaders,
artistset.al,willbeabletoissueERC20typetokensontheblockchaininasimpleway.
StarbasewillfirstlyfocusontheEthereumblockchainandthestandardtypeoftokens,
ERC20tokens.
Starbaseteambelievestherewillbethousandsoftokensintheworldtocreatenew
innovations,currentlythereare600+tokensand$20B+marketcap,andStarbase
wouldliketosupporttokenissuance,sale&payment,especiallyforcrowdsourcing.
Figure:Starbaseoverview
1. Starbaseprovidesatechnicalinfrastructureforcoreteamstoissuetokensorto
givetokensasworkpaymentsorasalong-termincentive.
2. Starbaseprovidesatechnicalinfrastructureforcoreteamstoissuetokensin
ordertoraisefunds.
3. Starbaseprovidesatechnicalinfrastructureforsupporterstopurchasetokens
inordertosupportthefundraisersofcoreteams.
4. Starbaseprovidesatechnicalinfrastructureforsupporterstoworkforthecore
team'sprojectandreceivetokensaslongtermincentive.Tokenholdersare
motivatedtoraisethevalueofsaidtokens.
Starbaseprovidestokenbasedcrowdfundingandcrowdsourcingfornon-blockchain
people.Inordertoachievethepurpose,weprovidethesefeatures.
1. STARAccount
2. STARReward
3. STARProtection
Andwebelievethesefeaturesmakesmorenon-blockchainpeoplecanuseblockchain
tokenbasedsystem,andincreaseblockchainsystemutility.
StarbasestartsfromEthereumblockchaintoimplementthesefunctionalities.
FromMassolutionCrowdfundingIndustry2015Report
~Starbaseasfundingplatformusing
blockchain~
Starbaseprovidesnotonlyaglobal,fast,andsimplefundraisingsolutionatthe
crowdfunding,butalsosupportsthepreparationforacrowdsaleby
introducingearlypurchasers.
TheCoreteamcanpaytheirissuedtokensforsomejobsorcommitments
beforemakingthetokenstransferrableinexchangesaroundtheworld.
Thecoreteamscanalsomakeiteasyforsupporterstoacceptissuedtokens
paymentfromcoreteamsbycalculatingandvisualizingthevalueoftokens
issued.
StarbasePlatformTimelineForCoreteams
Figure:CoreteamflowwhowouldliketouseStarbase
InnovativeprojectswhowouldliketouseStarbasewillfollowthepartofthistimeline,
suchasusingStarbaseonlyfortokenissuance,onlyfortokensales,or
onlyforrewardpayments.
1. TokenIssuancePhase
Starbase
Consumable/Rewardable/inflationary
TokenIssuanceTemplates
StarbasesupportscoreteamstokenissuanceviatheStarbasesmartcontract
templates.
Thecontracttemplateshave3basictypesofproperties;theyare:
1. Consumable.(Utilityvalue)
2. Rewardable.
3. Inflationary.
3. Inflationarymeansthatthecoreteamscanissuemoretokensafterthefirst
crowdsalehasfinished.Coreteamscanpaynewlyissuedtokensfortheir
platformcontributororsellittothepublicforfuturefinancing.
Coreteamcancombinethese3propertieswiththepropertyvalue,andmakesmart
contractforthecoreteamstoken.
Wewillreviewthem,andifeverythingisinorder,thentheStarbasesystemallowsthe
coreteamtoissuetoken.Thentheycanstartthecampaign.
Figure2.Rewardabletokenissuance
Figure3.Inflationarytokenissuance.
CoreteamswhichuseStarbaseplatformcancomposethesetokenpropertiesandissue
newtokensontheEthereumplatform.
Forexample:1)Anon-consumable,rewardable,non-inflationarytoken.2)A
consumable,rewardable,non-inflationarytoken.3)Aconsumable,non-rewardable,
inflationarytokenetc.
1. STARReward-Deposit&Withdrawway
2. STARReward-Buybackprojectstokenway
AndtheserewardfeatureisfairlyStarbasecorefeaturetomakemoreglobal
innovationgrowwithmanystakeholdersandsupporters.
1-Deposit&Withdrawway
TheSTARRewardsystemisontheEthereumblockchainforSTARtokens,and
thecoreteamswillbeabletousetheEthereumblockchainfortheirplatform
launchaswell.Forcoreteamstokenholderstoreceiverewardsfromthe
coreteams,theyneedtoknowtheprivatekeysoftheiraddresses,orthe
walletprovidershouldcorrespondwiththerewardpayment.
Ifyoudepositacoreteamstokenonsomecryptocurrencyexchange,and
thecryptocurrencyexchangedoesnttreatthecoreteamstokenreward
payment,youwilllosetherewards.
Inordertopreventthelossofrewardpayments,theStarbaserewardsystem
isrequired.TheStarbaserewardsystemisdesignedwithsimplicityinmind.If
youwouldliketoreceiveacoreteamsreward,youneedtoclaimthatreward
yourselfbyusingMyEtherWalletorMistWallet,orsendthetokensto
StarbaseandclicktheClaimrewardsbutton.
Afterwardsyouwillreceiverewardsfromthecoreteams.ThisStarbase
rewardsystemalsoappliestotheSTARtoken.Therefore,fortheSTARtoken
holderstoreceiverewardsfromStarbase,theyneedtosendSTARtokensto
StarbasewebapplicationandclickClaimSTARtokenrewardsoruse
MyEtherWallet,Mistwallet,Metamask,orthecommandline.
ThisrewardmechanismisnotonlyusedforSTARtokendescribedbelow,but
alsoforothercoreteamstokenswhowilluseStarbaseplatform.
2-Buybackprojectstokensway
Starbaseisnotcryptocurrencyexchange,anddontdevelopit.With
exchangepartners,wewillimplementverifiablebuybackfeature.Thencore
teamscanbuybacktheirtokensandcanrewardtheirtokenholders.
Untilthen,StarbaseimplementstointerfacetosubmittheirclaimofThey
boughtxamountoftheirtokenontoEthereumblockchain,andalsousersof
Starbasewhichhastheirtokenscanknowthebuybackreward.
EarlyPurchaseSystem
TheStarbaseplatformprovidesanearlypurchasersystemforcoreteams
whichissuetokens.Thisisfairlyusefulforgettingthefirstbudgetfor
marketinganddevelopmentpriortothecrowdsale.
Untilthecrowdsalefinished,thecoreteamscannotmakechangestothe
bonusesofcrowdsalepurchasers.Therefore,theStarbaseearlypurchaser
tokenassignmentmechanismprovidesdecidesthepercentageoftotaltokens
whichareassignedtoearlypurchasersasabonus
Thisearlypurchasermechanismcreatesabigdifferencebetweentokensale
andtraditionalcrowdfunding/lendingplatforms.Thismakescoreteamsaim
togatherearlyangelsandteammembersrapidly,globally,andswiftlyfora
rocketstart.
Here'stheearlypurchaseflow
1. EarlypurchaserdepositBitcoin,Ethertothecoreteamsearly
purchaseaddresswhichisgeneratedforeachusersuniqueID.(i.e.
emailaddress)
2. DepositedBitcoin,Etherisautomaticallyforwardedtoearlypurchaser
addressmanagedbythecoreteam,notmanagedbyStarbase.
3. BitcoinandEtherareconvertedtosomeothercurrency,thentheearly
purchasewillbewrittenonthecontract.
4. Whencrowdsalestarts,crowdsalecontractreadstheearlypurchase
contractsinformation,thentheearlypurchaseswillbereflectedfor
thetokenbalances.
Detailsofthecalculationsarebelow.
Afterthecrowdsalehasfinished,anearlypurchaserwillreceive:
{earlypurchaser_token_amount}={earlypurchaser_token_amount}*
{earlypurchase_value}/{total_earlypurchase_value}+
{crowdsale_token_amount}*{earlypurchase_value}/{earlypurchase_value}
+{crowdsale_value}
Afterthecrowdsalehasfinished,acrowdsalepurchaserwillreceive,
{crowdsale_purchaser_token_amount}={crowdsale_token_amount}
*{crowdsalePurchase_value}/{earlypurchase_value}+{crowdsale_value}
StarbasewillalsointroduceanearlypurchasesystemfortheSTARtokensale.
STAREarlypurchasewillbeimmediatelyfinishedwhenitreachesto6Million
CNY.Thecrowdsaletokenamountis125,000,000andearlypurchasebonusis
50,000,000.
Ifacrowdsalehasbonusmechanism,earlypurchasersofthecrowdsale
generallyhavethebestrateofthebonus.
Definition:
Countercurrency=Currencytouseforthecalculationpurpose
earlypurchaser_token_amount=Totalamountoftokenforallearly
purchasers
earlypurchase_value=Theamountofthecountercurrencytheearly
purchaserpaid
total_earlypurchase_value=Totalamountofthecountercurrencyearly
purchaserspaidintotal
crowdsale_token_amount=Totalamountoftokenforallcrowdsale
purchasers
crowdsale_value=Theamountofthecountercurrencythecrowdsale
purchasepaid
2. TokenSalesPhase
StarbaseRating&DueDiligenceoverview.
Starbaseratingsystem
AllcoreteamswhichareformallycheckedbytheStarbaseplatformwillbe
ratedbyStarbasesratingpartnerortheStarbasecompany.Differentrating
partnersratingsareshownasuniquerating.
Ifacoreteamsratingislow,thensupporterswillreceiveanotificationwhen
theywanttosupportsaidcoreteamsuchasThiscoreteamprojectdoesnt
havegoodrating.
Ratingisimportanttoselectcoreteamsforearlypurchasephase.The
Starbaseplatformwilltrytohavemultipleratingpartnersandmakeitvery
informativeforanysupporterwhotakesariskbysupportingthem.
TheratingfeesforratingpartnersarepaidbytheStarbasecompanyrevenue.
TheStarbasecompanywillcontributetotheStarbaseplatforminorderto
improvetheratingsystemandprovidegoodprojectsuggestionsforusers.
Starbaseduediligenceprocess
AllcoreteamswhowhichareformallycheckedandratedbyStarbasecan
submitaCrowdsalerequest.Inorderfortherequesttobeapproved,core
teamswillbeduediligencedbytheStarbaseincubatorpartnersorthe
Starbasecompany.
Aftersaidprocessisover,itseithershownasApprovedby
{due_diligence_partner}/ApprovedbyStarbasecompany.oritsshownas
Rejectedby{due_diligence_partner}/RejectedbyStarbasecompany.
Untiltheduediligenceprocesshasnotbeenpassedthecoreteamcannot
startcrowdsale.
ThefeesforduediligencepartnersarepaidbytheStarbasecompany
revenue.TheStarbasecompanywillcontributetotheStarbaseplatformto
improvetheduediligencesystemanddelivergoodandinnovativeprojects
forsupporterswhoarepassionateaboutsupportingsuchprojectsby
investingorworkinginthem.
Tokensaleinterface
Starbaseprovidescrowdfundingpageforstartups.ThenStarbasesupporters
canknowthecrowdfundingandeasilypayBitcoinorEthereumeasily.
3.AfterICO(TokenListed)Phase
Milestonepaymentflow
AllcoreteamswhouseStarbaseplatformwontgetmoneyinstantlyafter
theysoldtokenstothepublic.TheraisedmoneyisescrowedbyStarbase,a
3rdpartyteam,andthecoreteam.
TheCoreteamshouldsendaReleasemilestonerequesttoStarbaseand3rd
partyteam,andifthesetmilestoneisactuallyfulfilled,thenthecoreteam
canreceiveapartofthepayment.
WedefineICOasChangethestatusofaissuedtokentotransferablefrom
nontransferable.InorderforcoreteamstodoaICO,theyarerecommended
tobereviewedby3rdpartyandprovethattheycreatedtheservice/product
thattheypromised.Wewillsupportthemechanismwitha3rdpartypartner.
STARReward(Execution)
~Rewardsystemfortokenholders~
1. STARReward-Deposit&Withdrawway
2. STARReward-Buybackprojectstokenway
Anycoreteamscanusetheserewardmechanismforrewardingtheirtoken
holders.
1.Deposit&Withdrawway
CoreteamsorsmartcontractsofcoreteamsneedtodeposittheirEtheror
ERC20tokenstoSTARRewardcontractandthentheprojectstokensholders
canwithdrawEtherortokensfromthecontract.
Inordertodeposit,coreteamsinputEtheramountandthememoofthe
information,andcandeposit
Thentokenholderscanwithdrawthedepositedrewardwithoutblockchain
detailedknowledge.Andtheuserinterfacewillbelikebelow.
Therewardingmechanismhassomelockingmechanisminordertoincrease
STARandERC20tokensliquidity.
Everytransferabletokenshouldhavesameconditions,ifatransferabletoken
hasreward,andanothertokendoesnthavereward,itllhaveexchangeproblem.
Forexample,EthereumClassicreplayattacksonexchanges.
Andmostofexchangesdontliketheconditionaltransferabletokens,soevery
transferabletokenshouldhavesameconditions.
SoSTARrewardmechanismsolvestheproblembyputtingallrewardsto
not-transferabletokens.Onlylockedtokensholderscanreceiverewards,and
allrewardsareaccumulatedonlytolockedtokens.
Heresthediagramfordescribingmechanism.
Bobwillreceiverewardswhenhelockstokens,andcanwithdrawthe
accumulatedrewardsinacertaintimewindow.HecannotreceiveRewardA,
becausehedidntlockhistokenatthetimeofRewardA.
Chriswillreceiverewardswhenhelockstokens,andsuccessivelywhenhecalls
functionofwithdrawReward.
Davewillreceiverewardssuccessivelywhenhelocksthetoken,butafterhe
unlock,hecannotreceiverewardsfromthere.
2.Buybackway
Inordertorewardcoreteamstokenholders,coreteamscanbuybacktheir
owntokensfromexchanges.
Thenthepriceoftokenswillincreaseandexistingtokenholderscanbe
rewardedfromthepricechange.
STARAccount
~MultisigAccountforuserstoholdtheirownfund~
Starbaseserveraimsnottocontrolusersfundsforsolvingregulatoryissues,
anduserscanmanagetheirfundsbythemselveseasilywithoutblockchain
knowledge.Here'show"STARAccount"works:
1.STARAccountsystemis2of3multisig,usersholdtokensbytheirown
hands,becauseStarbaseonlyholds1keyofthe3keys
2.With2of3signatures,userscanexecutecertaintransactionsliketransfer,
receiverewards.
3.Userscansignbythemselvesusing1keysencryptedbytransaction
password,andtheotherisonStarbaseserver
4.Andthetransactionwillbebroadcastedfromtheusersclientorthe
Starbaseservertothenetworkandtransactionwillbeexecuted.
STARAccountisbasisforSTARRewardmechanism(DepositandWithdraw
typerewarddistributioncontract)andSTARProtection(EscrowwithPut
option)mechanism.
FromStarbasewebapplication,coreteamscanfindescrowpartnerandcreate
their2of3wallets,STARAccountone.
Byusingthemechanism,coreteamscannotrunawayandprovetheywilllikely
tofulfillthepromise.Escrowmechanismiscommonlyusedforblockchain
projects,andblockchainpeople,itseasytocreateescrowwalletandsystemby
themselvesanduseit,butnon-blockchaincompaniesitsstilldifficulttocreate
themandutilizeit.
STARProtection
Putoptionforsoldtokens
STARProtectionaimstoprotecttokenpurchasersofaproject.Coreteamcan
choosetomakeputoptionforgoingtoraise/raisedfunds.
Bypromisingminimumpriceoftokenbysmartcontract,tokenpurchaserscan
limittheirloss.
StarbaseRevenueProjection
TheStarbaseplatformrevenueiscomingfromthefollowing3sourcesand
revenueisdistributedtotheSTARholders.Theimportantfeestructure
ensuresthatStarbasedoesnttakefeesfrominvestors,orpayees.
Figure1:Tokenissuancefee
2. Crowdsalefee.Whenthecoreteamsissuedtokensarepurchasedby
supporters,Starbasetakesafeeasaplatform.
Figure:2.Crowdsalefee
Figure:3.Workpaymentfees
These3typesoffeerateswillbeadjustedbytheStarbasecompanyinorder
tomeetthemarketneedsofcoreteamsandsupporters.
Ifwithin5years:
-Starbasesupports271coreteamstokensale&issuance
Average(expected)tokensaleamount:$500,000
Averagetokensalefee:$37,500
Averageissuedtokenvaluation:$1,500,000
Averagecrowdsaletokenfeebyoneclient(USD):$112,500
-Starbasesupports43,350workpayments,
Averageworkvalue:$2,000
Averagefeeperwork:$100
Then,within5yearstherewillbe:
271*($37,500+$112,500)+43,350works*$100=$44MStarbaseplatform
revenuedistribution.
Therefore,1STARtokenholderwillgenerallyreceive$0.011equivalentETH&
Coreteamstokens.
Then,within5years,therewillbe
0*($37,500+$112,500)+0works*$100
=$0Starbaseplatformrevenuedistribution.
So1STARtokenholderwillreceivegenerally$0amountofETH&Coreteams
tokens.
TheTeam
Latestteammembersandadvisorsyoucanseefrom
https://starbase.co/about
TomoakiSato-Founder&BlockchainEngineer
-https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomoaki-sato-086a0555
-https://www.facebook.com/tomoaki.sato.35
-https://github.com/tomoaki12345
Justafterenteringuniversity,TomoakiSatostartedtoliveasanITentrepreneurway,the
firststartupisislamap,mapapplicationformuslimsinmuslimminoritycountriesinJapan.In
theway,hemetBitcoinandstarttothinkaboutusingitforislamicfinance.Howeverhewas
rapidlyattractedtothetechnologyitselfandthephilosophy,decentralization.Inthe
previousstartup,TomoakiSatodidblockchain&smartcontractdevelopmentsupport,
consulting,andheldconferenceasSmartContractJapanFounder,andheldmorethan400
peopleattendedconference.AlsohedidSmartContractMeetupweeklyinJapan.
Afterhemetwithvariousblockchainentrepreneursaroundtheworld,andcrowdsale&ICO
movements,hestartedtowanttobringthistechnologyforeveryoneeasytochallengenew
innovativeideas..SoheleftthecompanyandstartedStarbaseasFounderandBlockchain
developerinordertomakeglobaltokencrowdfunding&rewardpaymentplatform.
YuYamanaka-CTO
-https://www.linkedin.com/in/urelx
HewasJapaneselargestcurationmediainfrastructurelead,andcandoalmostanylarge
user-basewebapplicationtechnology.Buthewasnewtotheblockchaintechnologyand
ErnanaLuis-FrontendEngineer
-https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernaneluis/
LuishadastronginterestinblockchaintechnologyHedidblockchainresearchinBonn
universityandmadeEthereumappwithinaweek.Sincehewas15IstartedworkingwithWeb
Development,hehadinthepast4yearsexperiencewithMobileDevelopmentforiOSandthe
past5monthsIstartedworkingwithMobileHybridTechnology:Ionic2,whereIcouldbuild
AndroidandiOSmobileappsontopofWebTechnology,thatwayIcouldlearnmoreabout
Javascript,TypeScriptandAngular
StarbaseAdvisors
StarbaseIncubatorPartners
Starbasewillhaveincubatorpartnersaroundtheworldtospreadtheideaandto
enableglobalinnovation.Incubatorpartnersaretogenerallyintroducethetoken
basedfunding/team-makingsystemtostartupsasalternative.Ifsaidstartupswantto
useit,theywillbeabletouseStarbase.Iftheydecidetodoso,thentheywilldothe
duediligenceprocesswithpartnerinsteadoftheStarbasecompany,itsdescribedby
theStarbaseDueDiligenceSysteminalaterpartofthisdocuments.
StarbaseRatingPartners
Starbaserecommendsratingpartnersforcoreteamswhoneedsratingtoincrease
theirtrustabilityorcoreteamscanfindbythemselvesandputtheratinginformation
withtheratingcompanynamereference.
Now,StarbasehasICORating,agloballeadingratingcompanywhoisprofessionally
specializedinICOprojects.Andinthelongrun,Starbasecompanywillhaveanother
ratingpartnersasrecommendation.
Oneofimportantreasonswerecommendssomeratingcompaniesas"ratingparnter"
isthatitsusefulforsupporterswhodon'tknowblockchainorcryptocurrencymarket
toknowaboutreliableratingcompanies.
Jan,2017-ICORatingbecameourratingpartner.
TargetUserSegments
Inordertohavemarketadaption,itsimportanttotargetuniqueusersegments.
Starbasetargetstheseusersegments.
1ststep(2017Q4-2018Q2-Q4)
- Coreteam:
Innovativestartupsorindividualswhoneedsprivatecrowdfundingfirst.
Starbasehelpsdesigningtokensbytokentemplates,andthensupport
tokenissuance&tokenallocation&privatesaleoftokensbythemselves.
Currentlyincrowdfundingmarketplace,itsdifficulttostart
crowdfundingprivatelyasEarlypurchaseorEarlycontributionway,
butinblockchainworld,itsmoreeasytodoprivatesaleofcoreteam
tokensaslongassupportersbelievinginthecoreteam.
- Supporter:
Blockchainrelatedpurchasers,engineers,designerswhowanttosupport
2ndstep(2018Q2-Q4-2019Q4)
- Coreteam:
IaaS,PaaS,SaaSstartupswhohassoftwarelicensesorintangiblevalue
transactionsintheirplatformortheirservice,whetheritsB2C(Business
toCustomer),B2BorC2Cplatform.
- Supporter:
In2ndstep,Starbasestillcontinuetofocusonthosewhowantto
purchaseorhaveinnovativeprojecttokens.Starbasetrytomaketokens
valueaseasyaspossibletounderstandbyshowingvalueconvertedto$
orBTCexchangedvaluewiththetokens,andthecoreteams
information.
3rdstep(2019Q4~)
- Coreteam:
Starbaseconsiderstheworldwillhavemoreregulationsandrulesfor
blockchaintokens,andmoreandmorecompanieswillbeabletoadapt
blockchaintokenswithoutconcerningregulatoryortaxissues.
Starbasetargetsthosewhowouldliketostartnewglobalprojectsin
middleorbigcompanies.
- Supporters:
Starbaseexpandstargetsfreelancersorthosewhowanttoworkfor
startups.
Starbasewillissueinitial1Billion(=1,000,000,000)StarbaseTokens
(Currencysymbol:STAR).
TheSTARshallhaveaninputfunctionality,whichallowsadigitalinput
functiontoreceiveuserfees,generatedintheoperationoftheStarbase
platform
Ifyousawbeforever0.4xwhitepaper,pleaserefertoimportanttermchange
forregulatoryreasonfromhere.
STARtokeninitialallocationisasfollows:
12.5%:Publicsale
5%:EarlyPurchaserBonus
1.25%:Rewardformarketingcampaign
6.25%:FoundersandEarlycontributors.
75%:Starbasecompany.
STARConsumption(UtilityvalueofSTAR)
StarbaseplatformprovidetoolsforuserseasytoacceptthepaymentofSTAR
fortheirwork.AndaccordingtoSTARmarketprice,STARpaymentacceptors
canchangehowmanySTARstheyneedfortheirworkservice.
InEthereum,Factomlikedecentralizedplatform,Factoid,Ethercanbe
convertedtoEntrycreditorGastoreceivedecentralizedservicewithstable
value.Starbasewouldliketoachievesimilarsystembythepriceconversion
mechanismprovidedfromStarbaseplatformpricesystems.
STARRewardforSTARholders
TheSTARisarewardabletoken.TheStarbaseplatformpaysarewardtoSTAR
holdersfromtheStarbaseplatformfuturerevenue.Themaximumreward
amountiscappedto100timesoftheStarbasefundraisedamountattheSTAR
sale.
TherewardisgivenoutfromtheStarbaserevenueasdescribed.AllStarbase
platformrevenue.RewardsaredistributedontheEthereumblockchain,and
STARholderscanclaimandreceiverewardsproportionaltotheirowned
amountofSTARs.
StarbaserewardpaymentwilloccureveryquarterandSTARholderscanclaim
rewardseitherontheEthereumblockchain,throughtheStarbasewebsite,or
via3rdpartyEthereumwalletcollaborator.
STARholderswillearnEther,ERC20typeTokens,andSTARontheEthereum
blockchain,becauseStarbaserevenueisfrom1.Tokensalefees,2.Token
issuancefees,3.Workpaymentfees.
RevenuesfromthefirstsourceisdistributedbyEthereum,andfromsources2
&3isdistributedbytheEthereumtokenissuedbythecoreteam.
TheEthereumtokenrewardsaregoodforcoreteamswhouseStarbase.If
thereare20000STARholders,thenthecoreteamcandistributetheirproject
tokensto20,000individualswhicharelikelytosupporttheirprojectorinvest
more.
Inordertoreceiverewards,allSTARholdersneedstouseanEthereumwallet
suchasMisthttps://github.com/ethereum/mistortheStarbaseplatformin
ordertoclaimrewardsfromthere.
Thisistoinsurethesafetyofthetokenholders,sometokensmaydisappearin
non-awarewallets,suchascryptocurrencyexchanges.
STARInflation
ThenewtokensfrominflationwillallbeusedfortheStarbaseplatform
development,marketing,andlegalcontingencies.
Maximuminflationis2.5%peryear+0.5%*{total_reward_paid_out}/
{total_tokensold_amount}intotal.
Forexample,iftheStarbaseplatformisinits3rdyearofoperationandhaspaid
out3timesthefundraisedamountofEtherandEthereumtokensonthe
ethereumblockchaintoallSTARholders,thenthemaximuminflationbythe
Starbasecompanycanbe2.5*3+0.5%*3=9%intotal.
STARLockupMechanism
~ForStarbaseCompany~
75%ofSTARarelocked,unlesstheconditionsforafurtherContributionPeriod
apply.Everyyear,StarbasecompanyisentitledtoholdaContributionPeriod,
duringwhichitallocatesStarbasecompanyfromPoolCinreturnforContributions.
Ingeneral,StarbasecompanywillannounceeveryyearinJune.
SuchfurtherContributionPeriodsarepossibleonlyfor450'000'000STARofPoolC
havebeenallocatedtoUsers.
Theremaining300'000'000STARremainnot-transferable.Attheinitialyear,all
STARallocatedtoStarbasecompanyarenot-transferabletokens.
STARbecomestransferableonlywhenStarbasecompanydoescrowdsaleforfurther
developmentandmarketingofStarbaseplatformonceinayear.Andthecrowdsale
timeisonceinayear,maximumtokenssoldwillbebelow100M(=10%)andthe
discountrateinthesaledependsonthemarketcondition.Anditllbeabout10%.
Not-soldSTARsatthesalewillbelockedagainfor6months.
STARLockupMechanism
~ForFoundersandEarlyContributors~
TheStarbasefoundersandearlycontributorstokenscannotbetransferredwithin1
year.After1yearhaspassedthen1/52oftheamountcanbetransferredweekly.
Forexample,ifanearlycontributorhas520,000tokensatthetimeoftheStarbase
platformrelease,thentheycantransfer10,000STARperweekafter1yearhas
passedsincetheplatformlaunch.
InStarbasecase,tokensallocatedtoStarbasefoundersandearlycontributors
tokensarelock-upedinthisway.
ListofpopularERC20typetokensintheworld
(referencedfrom:https://etherscan.io)
TheStarbaseteamwilltrytogettheSTARlistedbythemajorcryptocurrency
exchangesaroundtheworld.
Therefore,theSTARholderswillbeabletoselltheirSTARonthemarketafter
theSTARbecomestransferrable.
Starbaseplatformwillhavebountycampaignsformarketing.TheStarbaseplatform
willuseamaximumof1.25%oftheSTAR(12.5MSTAR)formarketingcontributors.
Severaltypesofmarketingendeavourswillbeled:
1. Facebookcampaign.(Like,Comment,Share)
2. Twittercampaign.(Follow,Retweet)
3. Blogarticlescampaign.
4. Newslettersubscriptioncampaign.
5. Whitepaper&websitetranslationcampaign.
6. Slackparticipation
7. Earlypurchaserrecommendationcampaign.
8. OthercontributionsfortheStarbaseplatform.
Starbasebountypage
BountycampaigndetailswillbelaterdescribedintheStarbaseblog:
https://blog.starbase.co
Andbountycampaignsiteishttps://bounty.starbase.co
STARCrowdsaleBonusSchedule
STARcrowdsalewilllast45days,andbelowthetimebonusfortoken
purchasers.Ifyouboughtearlier,youcangetabiggerbonusforyour
purchasedamount.
Forexample,apersonpurchases$1000worthoftokensbyusingETHorBTC
duringthe15%bonusperiod,thenafterthesalehasfinished,thepurchasewill
becountedas$1150andwillreceiveSTARs2weeksaftertheendofthetoken
sale.
StarbaseBonusSchedulewillbeasfollows:
1st~7thday:20%bonus
Ifwedonotraise$2.5Mwithin45days,thenwewillextendthedurationofthetoken
saletofundraisethatamount.Theextendedtokensalewillbeimmediatelyfinished
whenthefundedamountreaches$2.5M.Theextendedsaletokenbonuspercentage
willbeasdescribedbelow.
StarbaseExtendedSaleTermBonusScheduleisbelow.
46th~48thday:20%bonus
49th~51stday:15%bonus
52nd~54thday:10%bonus
55th~57thday:5%bonus
MinimumFundingAmount
Starbasewillcommenceoperationsaslongasitraises$1,000,000duringthe
Starbasetokensale.Tokensaleincludesearlypurchaseandcrowdsale.
StarbaseFundedValueUsage
TheamountfundedwillbeusedfortheStarbaseplatformasfollows:
1. Development(50%-75%).
2. Businessdevelopment(Marketing&Sales&Consulting)(20%-45%).
3. Legal(10%-25%).
Developmentcaninclude,butisnotlimitedto:
-Starbasecrowdsourcingfrontendwebapplication.
-Starbasemultisignaturewalletswhichcanbemanagedbytheusers
themselves,andnotbyStarbasecompany.
-StarbasevalueAPIfortokenissuance&rewardpayments
-StarbasevalueAPIfortokendeposit&transfer&withdrawal.
-Ethereumtokencontracttemplatesforcoreteams.
-WorkpaymentbyBitcoin,Ethereum,andcoreteamstokensUX.
-Cold&Hotwalletseparationmechanism.
BusinessDevelopmentcostscaninclude,butarenotlimitedto:
-Holdworkshopsforglobaltokenbasedfundingfornewservice/product
development.
-CreateapressreleaseforStarbaseplatformlaunch&updates.
-Collaboratewithratingagenciesforcoreteamstobeabletochooserating
agenciesandcollaboratewiththemtoincreasetheirtrust.
-CollaboratewithVCsorincubatorsforcoreteamstobeabletochoosedue
diligencecompaniesandstartcrowdsale.
-CollaboratewithIncubatorstoprovideworkshopstobringstartupsand
supporterswhodontknowmuchaboutblockchainorinternetofvalueto
tokensale&ICOworld.
-DevelopenterpriseacceptableschemeforVCassupporter(investor).
-Holdengineerworkshopsforpeoplewhowanttosupportglobalinnovative
startupsassupporters(developers,designers,legalorfinancialprofessionals).
Legalcostscaninclude,butisnotlimitedto:
- Company establishment and opening a bank account and taxation after
talking with Switzerland, Singapore, Luxembourg lawyers for developing the
globalStarbaseplatform.
-Legaladviceandendorsementforthebusinessfromgovernmentsor
authorities.
StarbaseasHRTechnology
StarbasepositionsinHRtechnology,withitsfastandgloballong-term
incentivesystemwillraisethepopularityandtokenvalue.
ByusingStarbase,coreteamscanpayissuedtokensaslong-termincentivesfor
supporters.Thiswillcreatebenefitsforcoreteamswhodonthavemuchinitial
capital.
Sharinglong-termincentiveswithsupporters,ifthevalueisvisibleenough,
nicelyworkssimilartostockoptions,phantomstocks,andSARdoesincurrent
companymodels.
Summary:
1. Makemorenon-blockchainusersutilizeblockchain,globalInternetof
Value.
2. Starbasefocusesontokenissuance&rewardpaymentfunctionalities
morethantokentransfer,exchangefunctionalities.
3. Starbaseenablemoreinnovativeprojectseasilydoingbountycampaign
4. Starbaseenablemoreinnovativeprojectseasilydoingtokenissuance
5. Providenewtokenissuancetemplatesforcoreteams.
MeritsofUsingtheEthereumBlockchain
ByusingEthereumfortheStarbaseplatformdevelopment,thenuserscan
gainthefollowing:
1. Moreliquiditythananyothertokentypes,becausetheycanbeeasily
listedoncryptocurrencyexchanges.Wewillissuetokensusingthe
ERC20standardwhichmostcommonlyused.Itisthesamestandard
aswithREP,DGD,MKR,SNGLS,etc.)
2. Highsecurityasmanysavvyengineersarealreadyusingit,andthe
coreisalsorapidlybeingmaintained.
3. Transparentsmartcontractwhichcanbeusedunderreliabletoken
conditions.
4. Ethereumhasthesecondmarketcapinthecryptocurrencies,and
decentralizedlargenetworkandgeneralcomputationplatform
already.
FromCoinMarketCap,Ethereumisthesecond
Therefore,weareusingEthereumfortheSTARandcoreteamstokensfor
thefirst.
Starbasedevelopmentplanandbudget
Risk
Thisdocumentpurpose:
Thefinancialprojectionsareestimations.Thereisnoguaranteethattheywill
bemet.Thiswhitepaperisnotanoffer,butisinformationalinnature.This
documentisnotforU.S.residentsorcitizens.
PurchaseofSTAR:
ThepurchaseofSTAR,asdescribedherein,entailsahighdegreeofriskandis
onlysuitableforthosewhocanaffordatotallossoftheirpurchase.
Nowarranty:
PurchasersneedtounderstandthatthereisnowarrantywhatsoeveronSTAR,
expressorimpliedtotheextentpermittedbylaw,andunderstandthatStarbase
PTE.LTD.orrelatedprojectmemberswillnotprovideanyrefundofthe
purchaseofSTARunderanycircumstances.
Nonrefundable:
AllpurchaseofSTARarefinalandnon-refundable.Byparticipatinginthe
StarbaseToken(Symbol:STAR)Sale,youacknowledgethattheStarbasesystem
isnotrequiredtoprovidearefundforanyreason,andthatyouwillnotreceive
moneyorothercompensationinlieuofarefund.
Taxation:
AnyStarbasepartymakesnorepresentationsconcerningthetaximplicationsof
participatingintheCrowdfunding,makingdonations,orreceivingandholding
Tokens.Youbearthesoleresponsibilityfordeterminingorassessingthetax
implicationsofyourparticipationintheSTARsale.ByparticipatingintheSTAR
sale,youagreethatnootherparty(including,withoutlimitationtoanyStarbase
party)maybeheldliableforanylossarisingoutof,orinanywayconnectedto.
AcceptanceoftermsandconditionsoftheCrowdfunding:
ByparticipatingintheCrowdfunding,youexpresslyacknowledgeandrepresent
thatyouhavecarefullyreviewedthesetermsandconditions,theWhitepaper,
thewebsiteandfullyunderstandtherisks,costs,andbenefitsassociatedwith
Tokens.Therefore,youagreetobeboundbythesetermsandconditions.
Rewardbasedsoftwareproduct:
STAR is a software product given as a reward for participating in the Starbase
platform. There are no guarantees of their future value.STAR is neither a
securityNORainvestmentoffering.
VisionAgain
~Everyoneeasytochallange~
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