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Discover the PIPE gDAO's Web3 tools for funding and scaling university startups
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In Episode 10 of the Pipe GDAO Podcast, we dive into how the PIPE GDAO's Web3 tools are funding and scaling university startups, tackling the challenges of the European paradox and unlocking the potential of the invisible 83% of untapped university R&D.
Explore the Pipe Associate Network, a revolutionary platform connecting innovators and investors to reduce risk and create impactful outcomes. Learn how decentralized governance and the Pipe Exchange are enabling diversified investments in high-growth projects while fostering collaboration across the European region.
Whether you’re an investor seeking opportunities in university R&D startups, or curious about the transformative power of Web3 innovation, this episode offers an in-depth look at the tools, strategies, and vision driving scalable success in university-born innovation.
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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Views expressed are those of the hosts and guests and may not reflect those of the PIPE gDAO or its affiliates.
Investing in blockchain, DAOs, and tokenized university research involves significant risk. Do your own research and consult qualified professionals before making investment decisions.
PIPE gDAO makes no guarantees about the accuracy or completeness of information presented and is not liable for any losses arising from its use. This is not an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any financial product.
Hosts and guests may have financial interests in the projects discussed.
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Introduction to PIPE GIDOW
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Speaker
Welcome to Episode 10 of PIPE GIDOW and today um we explore the foundation of the PIPE GIDOW, its ecosystem, vision and the transformative impact it promises for investors and innovators alike.
Meet the Hosts
00:00:15
Speaker
And with that elevator pitch, it's a me, your boy Sleezy, and this guy. It's me, Noodle, I'm back again. Yeah, it's a the Noodle. The Noodle. There's only one pipe Noodle over here in these parts. And it's me, yes. Yeah, this town is not big enough for two Noodles. Absolutely not. If there was another Noodle, id ahll I'd be kicking off. Yeah, we all know that Noodles come in singular.
00:00:41
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Yeah, there's only ever one noodle. You don't have many noodles.
Importance of Research
00:00:45
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no you don't yeah but And today we are reading the white paper. Not the entirety of it, because that would be too long, but we are reading the introduction, let's say.
00:00:59
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And the reading the the white paper is great and all if you want to do all of your ah your own research to invest in a project. But you know what's even greater is to follow us on Telegram. I mean, join our Telegram group and follow us and engage with us on X slash Twitter, as well as all the other socials we have down in the description in our link tree.
Unlocking Dormant Talents
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And with that, let us let us begin.
00:01:26
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Did you know up to 45% of Recruiter Talent Database are dormant? This means 45% of your revenue is left on the table. Wow. I know right? But, but if you repurpose your Talent Database by redirecting them to nascent industry technology in high growth, you can share a portion of the high growth sweat equity too.
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How? The PIPE associate network. Bring new opportunities to talent within university-born R and&D IP startups worldwide and earn a part of the future.
European Startup Challenges
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Go to our description for the link tree or sign up on www.thepipecompany.co.uk and start your adventure of the future today.
00:02:15
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We start from page five on our ah white paper. Executive summary. We start with a quote from Forbes. If a particular group of startup companies appears to be more than four times more likely to survive and prosper than they appears, so one group is four times more likely to succeed, it surely makes sense to target your resources on enlarging and expanding such a group.
00:02:38
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so Invest in that group, that is more likely to succeed. However, while companies span out of European universities, research deliver exactly this relative probability of success, there is no coherent strategy to build on what can be achieved.
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finish quote myforbes Okay, so to explain it further, um is what it's really talking about here is the European region and is limited by what is referred to as the European paradox.
00:03:10
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which is something that we've covered in earlier podcasts and also blog posts that we've written on our website.
Scientific System Issues in Europe
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So what we mean by this is um the European scientific system suffers from weak incentives by academic entrepreneurship ah weak knowledge and technology transfer and then a lack of research funding and also bureaucratic Organizational structures and processes. It's a bureaucratic bureaucratic. Yeah. Yes. Yes. That's how you that's how you English yeah is that not what Did I say something different
00:03:48
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bureaucratic or something? I did ask. I do apologize, everyone. Bureaucratic is what I meant. And another thing, so scientific leadership in mature fields of science, rather than in newly emerging, fast growing, and highly promising fields.
PIPE's Methodology for Europe
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So to combat this, the pipe, which is ours, has been developed as a systematic and standardized set of processes and tools with an underlying proven methodology to address all of the issues listed above um whilst opening up opportunity for a novel form of investments in these newly emerging fast growth and highly promising projects.
00:04:32
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But before that, hey listeners, we get it. Sometimes you've got questions and browsing through endless FAQs just isn't cutting it. I mean, we do have Discord and Telegram where you could ask us questions directly where we're we responsive there, ah but maybe you want to hear a human interaction for something important, a lot of people value that, especially those who are ah you know, on the elder side. We get in the universities, there are elder professors, so why not make it easy on yourself and give us a call? Yes, just pick up the phone and dial plus 44 0161 399 4283. From 9am to 8pm UK time,
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Monday to Friday. Whether it's a quick question, a bit of help you need, or you just want to chat with a real person, we're here for you. No robot robots, no runaround, just friendly folks ready to give you the answers you need and fast.
Contact and Human Interaction
00:05:28
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So, next time you're stuck, remember this number. Plus 44, 0161, 399, 4283, available 9am to 8pm UK time, Monday to Friday. We're ready when you are.
00:05:41
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And to expand a little bit on actually the system, the pipe is not technically us. We are the pipe GDOW, which is a legally separate company, you know, because legal things are difficult to explain and we do the legal side of things very well. We are the pipe GDOW and the pipe is ah our partner, so to say.
00:06:04
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And yeah, we are really aiming to ah capitalize on the current situation. And to read further, the PIPE platform in partnership with GDOW. So again, it's the GDOW and the PIPE. And PGF allows all members and stakeholders to see and be seen, unquote, and evolve and the significant commercial, environmental, and societal opportunities sourced from university R and&D across the European region. um While we are based in UK,
Roles and Partnerships of PIPE & PGF
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I don't know then if we we are technically European. Well, we're in the European geographically, but maybe not politically anymore. But the regardless, the it applies to both UK and Europe, whether they are one and the same or not.
00:06:52
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And as we said, we are in the business for ah two and for fight for financial aspect ah because we are not a charity. But we also are very conscientious about the and environmental and societal impact.
00:07:09
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where the PGF provides investment capital, the PIPE ah finds and forms the best projects. So again, PGF, investment capital, and PIPE, all about ah finding finding and forming the project from across the European region, creates the investment and business rationale, secures IP, ah builds management teams to create the most relevant structure, putting ideas into action, and allowing for successful investment. PIPE is technology and solution agnostic.
00:07:39
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ah Repeat, technology and solution agnostic. It's important because ah in a lot of the times ah many projects can only focus on one ah specific niche area. ah Focusing on commercial, environmental and societal ideas and innovations that will have the greatest impact on the world.
PIPE's Investment Strategy
00:07:58
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and you know, as well as bring profit to the ah investors. But before that, have you ever heard of a certain logo designer that managed to turn $2000 into $200,000? I have not. Please tell me more. Oh, well.
00:08:14
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His name is Dustin Moskowitz, a simple designer whose genius foresight in an early university startup, Facebook, changed his life. Yes, he designed the Facebook logo. And you can do this too by contributing to NASA technology startups from universities of today through PIPE Associate Network. Find out how you can get started today by going into the description, our link tree, and look for www.arbito.io.
00:08:42
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So the underlying pipe system processor methodology is designed to improve overall performance of investment from the standard VC slash Angel model of 2.5 times ah ROI to 3.97 times ROI through significantly reducing principal risks, increasing due to diligence hours and harnessing industry and field expertise.
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Statistically, to reduce principal risk to almost zero, an investor needs to back 15 to 20 projects of different kinds, and the PIPE provides the PGF with access to 100 plus projects minimum of varying solutions from across the European region every year, thus reducing principal risk.
00:09:30
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The PGF will invest in 500 to 900 projects, which is our overall forecast, over the next five years providing 2.5 billion of assets under management as a minimum.
Focus on Long-term Returns
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The PGF provides a safe harbor for investors looking for stable, repeatable returns that are predictable and based on years of known performance averages. If you need a place to save capital and protect it from the market fluctuations, the PGF provides the environment.
00:10:03
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And in our um white paper, we can actually see a graph to but to explain what we mean by that. And while it's hard to explain how a graph looks, essentially it ah draws a safe harbor range between two graphs, one which is pipe minimum. So not pipe um not by average, but pipe minimum.
00:10:26
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and angel average. Because I've been able to achieve 3.97% increase ah in your ah ROI, it is a pretty significant achievement that can rival a lot of angel investment averages. So our minimum is ah a lot higher than the angel average.
00:10:50
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But before we continue, are you looking to invest in the real-world asset innovation at peace? Maybe one coming from a university? I'll have you know, they have an average ROI of 397%, aka X4. And did you know the likes of Gatorade and Google actually came out from universities?
00:11:07
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Then what you're looking for is the PIPE GDAL, a community-led protocol that fairly openly and honestly governs overall community ownership of the various protocols it creates. Join the web-free real-world asset revolution powered by PGF Launchpad with cutting-edge university laboratory inventions that could change the world with your support.
00:11:31
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bridging the gap between university IP real world assets and web free capital. The PGF Launchpad connects EU university lab innovators directly with retail investors on the blockchain, included but not limited to automated seizure prediction and prevention and boost EV driving range significantly. This could be up to 70%. You can join us by going into the link tree in the description, launchpad.thepipejedao.io.
00:12:01
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And that is especially, ah let's say, there relevant now because while we have, you know, US president elections have happened and a a certain head of SEC is planning to resign very soon, we expect great strides, which is to
Stability vs. Market Volatility
00:12:20
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say the bear market has been going on for a long time and we expect the Bitcoin to go significantly high up. So while This is might be the reason for all the people to now invest into ah high yielding and i would say a high yielding opportunities that are short term. We here are focusing all about the long term because we are not, while we deal with web3 aspect of things, we are not following the same patterns as the traditional bull run and bear market type of schedule.
00:12:57
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And it describes. The above graph shows the average investor return as VC and or angel investor circa 2.5 to 2.6. So angel investors and VCs get on average 2.5 to 2.6. Normally how they work is they invest in a lot of projects. The vast majority of them fail and ah some small portion of them succeed big. So on average it amounts to about 2.5.
00:13:25
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in the European region versus the minimum forecast PGF return on investment, which is 3.97 over a four-year period. ah I don't know if it's 2.5 if it is also over a four-year period, ah but ours is 3.97 is over a four-year period.
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This forecast is based on past performance related to project source, type, and the extensive use of systematic tools, processes, and methodology embedded within the Py Platform. ah So essentially, but but back when I just joined, by I asked this question, how that is calculated. And essentially, it's just based on the averages of all of the performance of the universities, ah given certain conditions, of course. In this case, it's with ah standardized methodology, ah tools, processes, and everything else the pipe is using to ah but promote itself.
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What this demonstrates is that an investor who simply wishes to deposit and to leave funds can do so as a low risk, secure and democratic option and should always see the capital perform at or above the known angel average and above the known
PIPE Platform and Process
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PGF minimum. um
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And that's all this to say that ah we are really focusing on the long term impact, which is not as ah up and down as meme coins in both bear markets as well as bull markets. We are focusing on the long-term profit because, ah fun fact, most people who invest into um into the bull run end up either living too early or too late. ah So if you entered the bull run and you made four times your money, it would be a great opportunity. But also, you can have this exact opportunity, which most people don't achieve ah with a bull run.
00:15:29
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and invest maybe your money into something like our back company. ah Following on from what Silesi just said, ah ongoing investment from up to 2 million euros per project is provided subjects to the project hitting its documented and visible milestones and KPIs recorded immutability on the system. ah This provides patient targeted capital and de-risk investment overall a successfully front-funded project, so pre-IPO and Onwood, will all be listed on the Pipe Exchange, or PEX, or PEX.
00:16:09
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this is This is to increase its sort of visibility of individual funded projects, ah performance against milestones and KPIs and operates like AIM or NASDAQ to provide liquid liquidity options, trading functions and significant and unique benefits to IP investors, including getting their initial stake slash investment back.
00:16:34
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But first, did you know that even top companies like Coinbase struggle with talent retention, averaging just about 0.8 years, so under one year. Web3 faces a big problem with unqualified applicants, some scammers, overall CV spammers, leading to short-term hires. Applications like passion, they are misaligned with the project ethos. This disconnect reduces long-term commitment to missions and goals. Well, Arbito fixes this. Arbito is a limited membership web3 jobs platform that combines AI tools, vetting, and job management tools, as well as a third-party ad boosts. We are maximizing the number of eyeballs on your job post. Join today by going to our link tree in the description and look for arbito.io.
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And speaking of PEX, not the PEX that the muscles that you have on your chest, Bectoral Major, I think it was called. That's why it's called PEX. That's not the time for the gym. I'm talking about Pipe Exchange PEX. So P-E-X, a decentralized marketplace enabling liquidity, visibility, and trading for funded projects. So ah let's start from the beginning. We have a launchpad.
00:17:45
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ah where you can see the amount that has been raised up until now. There are quite a few projects that have been ah added by the pipe company. We have something like, let's see, we have dose on demand, automated seizure prediction and prevention. That's one project, seizure prediction and prevention. Another one has to do with cybersecurity. Another with a tooth fairy where they grow your,
00:18:12
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um yeah your adult tooth from the child tooth, let's say, ah using the stem cells from that. And that that is actually quite interesting. There is a boosting electric vehicle driving range and so on and so forth. We have quite a few projects on our launchpad. That's where you can get involved with us.
Project Validation and Onboarding
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That's where you can ah contribute as little as um one cent and become part of the DAO.
00:18:39
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And then apart from that, we have our PEX, which is going to be the marketplace. ah In order to have our TGE, that will happen when we get 10 million pounds. As soon as that happens, we are going to have our TGE. And ah that is probably when we are going to release the decentralized marketplace, where we are going to be able to ah trade the tokens.
00:19:09
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and that are distributed over all of our ah projects. So you're you're not investing into one project on our list, or two or three. You're investing into all of them at once. That is how our platform works, because we believe in order to have the stable return on this averaging, what, 3.97, we need to invest over a wide range of opportunities. ah So you know just the standard the the standard at ah technique on how to invest, don't put all of your eggs into one basket. Even if that basket is a really sturdy one, you never know what happens in life.
00:19:49
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And yeah, so we have a separation with our launchpad, which is where you invest and you can see all the projects. And then there's pipe exchange, which is, you know, the exchange marketplace. And the PGF launchpad is the first product of what we call the GDOW. And apart from that, there are actually some key processes coming up out from the, you know, pipe components. Talking about sort of disclosure and validation with me is a new user,
00:20:14
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can sort of easily join us at no cost and register as a researcher or an academic, associate, investor or observer. This is the first step onto the pipe platform and that starts with something that we call the lab to IPO pathway.
Funding and IP Strategies
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So once a user has joined us and becomes a registered user, they can then go on to disclose and validate a project, join others in a validating process to form disclosures, teams, and engage in the pipe lab to IPO pathway process. We've already got a couple of people um that are already doing this disclosure and validate.
00:20:57
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um And you could meet all of those in our telegram linked down below. um But then our next process, obviously user reporting. So the project owners will receive a report detailing the project's viability based on empirical input from experts and investors and those who wish to engage in moving the project forward, as well as IPO slash conflict status and commercial rationale. But wait.
00:21:29
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Are you looking to get the latest updates straight from the source? All the insider details as they happen? Well, we've got you covered. Follow us on X to stay in the loop with both PGF and The Pipe Company. From announcements to exclusive insights, you'll be the first to know. And don't miss our next AMA. Get your questions ready whether you want to ask them in writing or come on air to speak directly with the experts. It's your chance to ask anything.
00:21:55
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hear the answers live and get the clarity you need. Just follow us on X and never miss an AMA announcement. Stay informed, stay ahead and get answers right from the source. Go into the link tree in the description, find our X formerly Twitter page and we'll see you there. And talk a little bit about how projects can be onboarded onto the pipe platform and the pipe company.
00:22:20
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There they outline five steps ah to lab to IPO success. First, any project, idea, paper, or concept can be disclosed and validated quickly and efficiently. So that is in contrast to how ah normally it is a very complicated process. And if you fail at one of the consecutive steps, you are just out. But by company, we have a much more flexible as well as faster and more efficient ah methods of evaluating whether a project has merit or not or at least ah in a sense that do we could onboard it and have a joint venture. Then there's a evaluation. Projects are evaluated and validated
00:23:09
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Projects that are validated are valued in full to ascertain impact impact both financial as well as on the ah environment and society. ah If everything goes well, it can be launched. Projects can be launched as spin-out, license, or joint venture. And in fact, ah there was ah one interesting thing we heard from the pipe company that sometimes they can actually buy IPs, so intellectual property, and maybe offer it to one of the projects in universities could take over it.
Bridging IP Creators and Investors
00:23:40
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So it is a very flexible, the arrangement can be of any type. Then there's funding. Projects receive an initial investment of 2 million euros. and they ah Fun enough, it says euros, not pounds, not even dollars. And then there can be ongoing investment depending on how things go.
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Exposing the invisible 83% of European university R and&D and IP results. The invisible 83%. There is currently significant chasm. I think this guy can explain more what chasm means. He's British. Chasm. Deep hole, I believe. like um but so When I think of chasm, i think ah what's that American landmark that they have?
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Um, it's like, it's like, um, Oh God, it's like a big hole, but I've completely forgotten its name now. Like a valley or something. Yeah, probably a valley is the more ah used words, like valley girls, the leave famous accent. But yeah, chasm sounds like something that they like a thing. Yeah, it's it's just like a deep hole sort of, like a like a chasm, like a big sort of open hole, I believe. American... um This is gonna this is going to annoy me now until I figure out what I'm talking about. American... That's the true British. Chasm, landmark...
00:25:13
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And there's a significant chasm between the IP creators. So as we said, a big hole. but Let's say there's a big separation. That would be the more PG version of it. The IP exploiters and effective early stage sources of capital, which decreases the number of new technologies and solutions seen. By 83%, according to Forbes, increases investor risk. 90% of early stage projects actually fail, according to Anderson Law.
00:25:43
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and increases the cost of investing in the European region. It costs three times more to achieve the same return in the EU than thus in the US, according to OECD. So to wrap it all up, ah there is this problem that causes a number of issues.
Web 3 Technology and DAOs
00:26:03
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ah 83% of our projects are not seen, so they are not marketed, essentially, properly at least, increases the investor risk by up to 90% and increases the cost of investing up to three more times in Europe compared to the US. Stop. Are you looking for a way to make passive income with your online business?
00:26:26
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00:26:41
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To do this you'll need to join an affiliate program with PIPE, promote PIPE with unique tracking links on your websites, blogs or social media or any other channels. You will then go on to earn any commission made when a new user clicks your link and makes a purchase.
00:26:58
Speaker
You heard that right, when a new user clicks your link or any client of yours and makes a purchase, you earn a commission from it. The referral process using PIPE offers a structured and efficient way for acc recruiting agencies to connect qualified candidates with potential employers. By leveraging PIPE's capabilities, agencies can enhance the quality of their referrals and improve the chances of candidates being considered for suitable associate positions.
00:27:21
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There are currently four roles, sales associate with a revenue share of 20%, the affiliate with 15% and on a small scale there's referrer with 1% and associate referrer also with 1%. Go to www.thepipecompany.co.uk slash associates dash affiliates to become an an affiliate with the PIPE program today and start generating passive income with long-term potential.
00:27:48
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Until very recently, it has been impossible to resolve the gap between IP creators, IP exploiters and investors of all backgrounds in a trusted, immutable and secure way. Yeah, so ah that problem.
00:28:02
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ah resolving the problem between those um oh people involved, it's been difficult to resolve it in a secure and trusted and immutable way due to the low appetite for risk of universities. Yeah, fun fact. Normally, ah they prioritize whatever is safer, even if safer means lower returns. For example, imagine ah if you can have a 50 percent risk,
00:28:31
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for 50% reward, or you can have 25% risk for 1,000% reward. Obviously, the latter option is better. But they're always going to prior to resolve it in a secure and trusted and immutable way due to the low appetite for risk of universities. Yeah, fun fact.
00:28:49
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Normally, they prioritize whatever is safer, even if safer means lower returns. For example, imagine ah if you can have a 50% risk for 50% reward or you can have 25% risk for 1,000% reward. so Obviously, the latter option is better, but they're always going to prioritize safer option.
00:29:12
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So because of this ah low appetite for risk of you know in universities and investors, the fragmented ah jurisdictional and political nature of the region and the inability of systems and processes to create a safe, trusted environment where a novel research ideas and innovations can be effectively commercialized. A lot of words, but to just say it simply, we need to work on our structure of the entire thing.
00:29:40
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Technology advances, particularly in the use of Web 3, especially in the coming bull run, because while Bitcoin is ah really soaring, Bitcoin has existed for a long time. The real innovation is going to come in altcoins, essentially.
00:29:57
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um where actions and interactions can be immutably recorded, coupled with ah democratization and the decentralization of financial products have allowed PIPE to develop an ecosystem that addresses the European paradox directly. So ah it's a DAO. um Just to introduce how DAOs work just a little bit.
00:30:18
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Dao's holders of coins can vote on the on the proposals on what to do. ah The most basic type of Dao is ah where you hold a certain amount of tokens and the the proposal can only be passed if sufficient um ah number of ah tokens, so holders, and that you accumulate them by the tokens that they hold, or coins, tokens or coins. And ah if it's over a certain threshold, it can be 50%, it can be three three fourths, depending on how it's designed, then it can go through with this.
00:30:58
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Although most DAOs in terms of altcoins, they just are more symbolic DAOs. But even then, that's a lot better than some of up-to systems. This will allow us to solve multiple problems from university technology transfer and funding to creating trust, openness and fairness for all investors, members and stakeholders.
Episode Wrap-up
00:31:22
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So to wrap this all up, the benefits to investors are so predictable returns because we actually have an average and we are working with averages by not investing into one or two projects. We have diversified portfolios, which is kind of related to this because we are having predictive returns because of diversified portfolios and as well as secure immutable governance enabled by the DAO system.
00:31:50
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And that will be all for this episode, so episode 10. We'll see you all next time and make sure to interact with the link tree in the description where you will be able to gain access to much more information that we may not cover on the podcast. and Thank you very much for listening and we'll speak to you soon.