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Picking up on the suggestions from an earlier thread, here is a working proposal for the formation of a .tv consortium, being members of namepros who are sick of the talk and are willing to pay for the development of .tv domains in joint ventures with the owner(s) of .tv domain(s) in this forum.

For example.

Mr X owns [insert domain].tv. Mr X lacks the financial resources and experience to develop the site. Mr X needs help.

A consortium of investors have invested $X into [insert company name and jurisdiction]. The purpose of that company is to enter into joint ventures with domain owners to develop domains (one at a time) by paying for professional development of a website. The shareholders (irrespective of class of shares) annually elects its board in the normal course and original members are issued with Class A shares entitling them to a PRO RATA percentage of revenue profits/revenue from Project A and a smaller % of revenue from future projects (see below).

Mr X leases his name to the company in return for X% of the A shares. The lease is perpetual unless terminated [termination riights require further thought] , in which case Mr A gets domain back, and A shares are surrendered back to company.

At the end of the development, further investors are invited for the development of second domain (Project B) to be acquiired by the company.

See process above.

100 new shares are issued in a new class (B shares). 80% of these shares are issued to B consortium members (new members), less % issued to domain owner B.

The price of B shares is determined by the cost of development of Project B. B shares have equal voting rights to A shares.

B project investors and B domain owner are entitled to 80% of profits/revenue from Project B.

20% of Class B shares are issued for nominal value ($1) to the holders of the A shares to reflect the risk they took by being the original investors. A members are entitled to 20% of the profits from Project B and 100% from Project A.

C project - see above.

I realise this is just a broad outline of how things would work and requires substantial further thought and input but let's consider it a work in progress. As per my previous post I am prepared to pledge now that I would join this consortium. Let's explore this further to see if we can sketch out a framework to attract as many of us as possible.
 
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AfternicAfternic
i like the idea !

count me in
 
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I am into this as well...

put me on the list.

:wave:
 
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Project A - Min ($250) and max ($5k) shareholdings. What do you think?
How much total capitalisation? (50k ->100k)?

Come on .tv community - grab the bull by the horns! Are you reading this whilst sitting there on 10-100 names and can't afford to spend $250?

Looking for that whale enduser - don't. Make your own luck!

I have 15 names left - stop regging, drop your rubbish and use those fees you saved to take an equity stake in a business.
 
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Ok
I'll say that i'd consider putting $xxx in but its all depending on the domains & the business idea.
It could be an interesting project to go through some of the development hurdles while not commiting big money but i imagine it could/will get messy.

Keep me informed at least.
I might have a domain you could use also maybe (none of my top Geo's though)
 
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dottvfan said:
Project A - Min ($250) and max ($5k) shareholdings. What do you think?
How much total capitalisation? (50k ->100k)?

Come on .tv community - grab the bull by the horns! Are you reading this whilst sitting there on 10-100 names and can't afford to spend $250?

Looking for that whale enduser? Don't. Make your own luck.

I have 15 names left - stop regging, drop your rubbish and use those fees you saved to take an equity stake in a business.

Why don't we run a "test" case right here?

Let's try to get a group of 5-10 names that we could possibly develop. From there, we would take suggestions from the board on which 2 or 3 names might be best. Everyone can throw ideas out there and will have their input and a chance to state their case for a particular name.

Once the name is narrowed down/selected - we can then go about discussing a development strategy and plan including a pro-forma budget.

This would also serve the purpose of allowing us to determine a rough estimate of the financial contributions involved to make this project fly.

I am sensing that with all the talent on board right here that many of the developmental costs that may ordinarily cost significant money may be whittled down a bit. (Legal, Graphic Design, Web Design, SEO, etc.) If we can leverage our individual talents in the name of cost savings then i believe that would be a win-win for all parties involved.

I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts. And thank you to dottvfan for throwing this out there.

We will see whether or not this can really work.

:wave:
 
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Our posts have overlapped so this is an edited post.

I agree in part although I think that only once there is enough interest (say 30 people) , we should call for domains that are suitable for development. At that point we can consolidate and make a shortlist of the best of the domains (by simple vote). To do this earlier will lead to discussion about the names in the thread and be counter-productive.

We can then publish the names for consideration, collect the money, incorporate and leave the decision as to the domain to be used with the board with the knowledge that the $'s for development are there. The Board should also then decide the equity stake to be offered to the domain owner for the selected domain.

Re the messiness problem - I completely agree. That's why everyone who goes in should expect to be a shareholder only and not expect to be on the Board.

The shareholders will appoint the Board (annually) and the Board will look after their interests.

Shareholders will get a say at shareholder AGMs.

The first project will be a learning experience for everyone, but risk and reward go hand in hand.
 
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I would love to join, but can't afford it right now.

Can I just be an honorary mascot?
 
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Bulldog - Mascot and Cheerleader - Project A.
CEO and spokesman - Project B
 
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I can contribute Project Manager skills as well as things bulldogs do.
 
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TheBulldog said:
I would love to join, but can't afford it right now.

Can I just be an honorary mascot?


"Sweat Equity" Bulldog!

Think "Sweat Equity"...

:hearts:
 
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I'm willing to invest - in and ready!
 
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Oooooo, we are already picking names? My suggestions:

.tvers
TotallyTV
TvTabbyCats
TVisbetterthenVDgroup
TV-You Can't See Us
TV-TerriblyViolent
TheScags
 
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J"ยฃ$ยฃ&^ Hulls - warning to keep your kids off the .tv forum!
 
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Like mckennaronnie I'd too consider putting money into a project such as this but would like to see the domain(s), business proposal and other important matter addressed before jumping the gun.
 
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To keep the domains out of the thread (for the time being) - please PM me if you have a name you would be prepared to put up (please also feel free to state what sort of equity % you would be looking for) - I'll consolidate and post them later
 
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I may be interested.
In fact, I'm willing to do a lot of sweat work + research to get it lifted off the ground.

Which category should we focus on? (Which has the potential to make the most amount of money?)

GEO? Social networking?
 
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not social networking
 
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