Hello guys, today I bring to you the recap of the Polinate and Spores_Network AMA on Pollinate telegram group on 25th January 2PM UTC and anchored by Gerald Tan - Pollinate CMO. The guest speaker was Gregory Butz - Spores_Network CMO.
The AMA recap consists of interview questions by the host and answers by Gregory Butz which is the first phase. The second phase is where some questions will be picked and answered by the guest.
FIRST PHASE
Gerald Tan - Pollinate CMO
Hello PoliNation! Let's Welcome @gregoryb6121 CMO at Spores for another exciting and informative AMA!
- Please introduce yourself and tell us more about Spores Network 😀
Gregory Butz:
Hi. My background is 20+ years of marketing where I have driven growth for brands across multiple categories. Much of my work has been at PepsiCo where I worked across many of the portolio brands and had a front-row seat in the emergence of digital marketing.
Over my career, I've covered three major marketing areas of experience - advertising, brand management & new product innovation, and digital marketing. I've had the pleasure of working on some of the biggest brands in the world as well as lauching green field businesses requiring strategic non-traditional activations.
I'm bringing that Web2 experience to Spores Newtork Web3 applications and helping brands and entertainment IP rethink their go-to-market strategies in our new world while we are building an incredibly community ourselves.
Spores Network is an NFT Ecosystem that combines a Marketplace and GameFi publisher to power Web3 pop culture experiences:
Our curated Marketplace offers three verticals for cultural tastemakers - art, game, entertainment - to drive economic activity.
Republique – is a gallery, museum, and retail space – that has been built by like-minded creatives for artists, content creators, collectors, and retailers to activate Metaverse (web3) digital + physical experiences by linking selling opportunities back to our marketplace.
Our ecosystem is activated through our SPO token.
Everything we do is from the lens of being Asian-influenced with Global Reach.
Gerald Tan:
Amazing. Thats an impressive profile you got there. Such pleasure working with you in this space. Lets get on to our next question : )
- What do you think are the missing parts of the NFT and gamefi market?
Gregory Butz:
I believe Spores is in a unique position because we aim to be a media company and establish ourselves as THE go-to partners for artists/creators, games, IPs and brands. We’re also not limited to just crypto/NFT partners, but we have and will accommodate the mainstream looking to enter into this exciting NFT space. The possibilities are endless when a company opens itself up like Spores is doing.
For instance, we have 2 major IPs from Animation & Collectibles that came to us looking to venture into NFTs. We have 40-year-old mecha masterpiece, Maschinen Krieger (Ma.K) by Kow Yokoyma. Also, NFT Kow’s most infamous Ma.K models which guarantees will make the dreams of any mecha/model collectors come true. Another partnership we just landed is with Kuruma NFT Inc. Spores will power Kuruma’s vision to launch an NFT platform where users can buy, sell and trade NFTs in a dedicated online setting called the “autoverse.”
Gerald Tan:
- So how will Spores Launchpad be different from others?
Gregory Butz:
We have been working hard to ensure that we have the most user-friendly tier system requirements that are easy and straight-forward compared to other launchpads. For example, we tend to not requires KYC. We also have a track record of success with launchpads. Our first two launchpad activaitons were for Netvrk land and transport. For each we sold $1.25M for each program ($2.5M total) within three days of drop. We also had tremendous success with Polkafantasy where we sold 90% of inventory within hours of launching our sale. Our return customer percentage is fantastic and exit interviews tell us that its because of the seamless experience, wonderful customer support, and the opportunity to become a VIP - which is activated through previous program participation - allows for non-staking whitelist activation. And finally, our upcomign loyalty prgoram lauch will offer unique SPO token utility opportunities that you will not want to miss.
Gerald Tan:
- What can you say about the future and use cases for NFTs?
Gregory Butz:
NFTs for brands and corporations present an opportunity for direct engagement with their fans through loyalty programs, merchandising, and marketing. Brands and IP content creators now have a completely new way to monetize their unique experiences and offerings.
We are working on a ton of activations with brands:
1.With Kuruma we’re connecting with the top brands in tuner and drift racing to bring their fans into digital collectibles and vice versa. Imagine owning your own favorite drift car as a digital collectible and then one day being able to race that car in a metaverse game!
- We aim to have at least 2 IGO/INO/ IDO per month on our gamefi launchpad and we also incubate other games as well while developing our own metaverse
Gerald Tan:
- Can you tell us about some of your milestones and what are you planning to achieve in the near future?
Gregory Butz:
Two major developments for Spores as we seek to be known as a media company and not just an NFT marketplace. We have always been focused on gamefi and metaverse through our steam inspired gamefi secondary NFT marketplace, now we are adding GameFI IDO/IGO/INOs and directly investing through our Spores Capital Ecosystem Fund to bring GameFi IDOs to market.
We will have 2 phases for metaverse We have 5 IDOs/IGOs on the way for Q1 & Q2. Another unique thing we are doing in gaming is offering incubator solutions where we invest in IDOs - and operate blockchain game studios - with venture capital style support across funding, marketing, operations, and tech advisory functional expertise. We plan to have 2 IDO/IGOs slated per month moving forward, so if you’re looking to invest in the metaverse and GameFi you can join our accelerator program and community to participate.
Then we have our metaverse activation. This too is broken into two parts and by the end of the year our first meta solution will be live - Republique - a gallery, museum, and retail space. This gallery space will be used for personal expression by our artists. They can do anything here that they want. This is a space where patrons can immerse in temporary and permanent world-famous digital art and offers a section where everyday people can house their own gallery.
Within 18-months we plan to launch our own metaverse. This will be a digital 3D playground and gamified open world ecosystem where all IP and brand partners can interact with people choosing to enrich and connect between their digital and physical worlds. One other exciting thing to mention is our tech roadmap and use of BSC, MATIC; and our powerful partnerships with Cardano and Solana.
Phase 1 - museum and gallery space that will hold world famous permanent and temporary exhibits from artists in the NFT space. Second, it will also be a social venue where stakers of Spores tokens will be allowed to have a free personal gallery space to show off the crypto artwork they have bought.
Phase 2 - building over the next two years is a full metaverse where content IP and brand partners can interact. We hope to have Kow Yokoyama mecha alongside Todd Gray's site along with game characters from our game partners."
Gerald Tan:
Thats going to keep you and you team busy for sure 😁
Gregory Butz:
Definitely!
SECOND PHASE
Gerald Tan:
We will go ahead with some additional questions. We have some twitter questions from the community. Let's have it a go, shall we?
- First one. Why should people invest in #SPO tokens? What are the benefits for investors in holding tokens ? What are the usage areas ?
Gregory Butz:
The activation plans and early momentum should signal a company on the move. SPO tokens are on a buy back program every quarter where we use 25% of our token profit to lock tokens for 2 years. In Q3 we completed a $25k usd buy back. The idea being to create positive pressure on the price. In addition, we are designing a comprehensive loyalty reward program for SPO token holders that bring utility and benefits to token holders that will drive value for holding SPO tokens. And, we also have exclusive VIP access for hot NFT drops, where as Spores stakers get VIP access to our IGO, INO, accelerator program for IDOs, access to Metaverse phase 1 and phase 2.
Moving forward a specified % of future NFT drops will be purchasable with our SPO tokens. Spores token holders use SPO tokens to vote for platform governance, upgrade and development proposals, to utilize DeFi transactions (e.g. LP mining, staking, collateral lending), to monetize in associated benefits with NTFs (e.g. subscription for Elite Club to earn NFT airdrops, collectible rewards and presale access to exclusive NFT drops).
Detailed info can be found here : https://medium.com/spores-network/spores-tokenomics-bf8763016874
With all these positive economic programs and activites everyone should take advantage of our staking programs which can be found at www.spores.app and whitelist yourself to get early access.
Gerald Tan:
- Here's another one. Can you tell us some key benefits for SPO holders?
Gregory Butz:
The activation plans and early momentum should signal a strong benefit for holders. SPO tokens are on a buy back program every quarter where we use 25% of our token profit to lock tokens for 2 years. In Q3 we completed a $25k usd buy back. The idea being to create positive pressure on the price. In addition, we are designing a comprehensive loyalty reward program for SPO token holders that bring utility and benefits to token holders that will drive value for holding SPO tokens. And, we also have exclusive VIP access for hot NFT drops, where as Spores stakers get VIP access to our IGO, INO, accelerator program for IDOs, access to Metaverse phase 1 and phase 2.
Moving forward a specified % of future NFT drops will be purchasable with our SPO tokens. Spores token holders use SPO tokens to vote for platform governance, upgrade and development proposals, to utilize DeFi transactions (e.g. LP mining, staking, collateral lending), to monetize in associated benefits with NTFs (e.g. subscription for Elite Club to earn NFT airdrops, collectible rewards and presale access to exclusive NFT drops).
Gerald Tan:
- One last question. How can I participate in the sales? How can I get whitelisted as VIP?
Gregory Butz:
You can participate in a sales campaign by Spores & partners as either a public customer or a VIP customer.
VIP customers can access the sales earlier and purchase rarer NFTs with higher quota. After all VIP tiers have completed their purchase round, public customers can join and buy remaining stocks.
Spores will announce a whitelist event in which Spores stakers can fill in a registration form.
Spores will confirm your VIP level (tier) along with your entry time & your quota for the sale after we have reviewed your application.
Also, in the spirit of transparency - we are also offering this program via BSC which allows you to save on transaction costs.
You can read more here : https://spores.link/3GVPVOa
Gerald Tan:
This is it for now. That was very informative indeed. PoliNation, do drop in at Spores and ask your questions. I am sure you are more curious about this than ever!
Gregory Butz:
Thanks everyone!
Gerald Tan:
Thank you for joining us and taking your time for the AMA with us. We hope to see you on your channel soon.
Gregory Butz:
It's been my plesaure. Thank you for the opportunity.
We welcome anyone and everyone too join us on our Spores community. Cheers!
This is indeed an informative AMA which tells us deep details about Spores_Network, previous accomplishments and upcoming plans as regards the metaverse, NFT and GameFi. There is much to benefit from Spores_Network as an investor or trader, metaverse, NFT lovers, Art and entertainment lovers.
Currently Spores_Network is having an awesome République week which gives you chance to see featured exhibitions from top global artists and choose your choice, also you can also complete some easy daily challenge and win some nice Spores NFT badge of the day. Additionally, anyone who collects full 5 badges will be given a special privilege for the launching of Spores loyalty programme. Stay up to date with latest information from Spores_Network by visiting the links below -
Website : http://spores.app
Whitepaper : https://drive.google.com/file/d/14o134X8zbig-OlCjEupJyWALdHy0BOuJ/View
Telegram : https://t.me/SporesEng
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/sporesnetwork/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/Spores_Network
Youtube : https://youtube.com/channel/UC9pgjF_aWprnVodvxO7OPkA