#90: Token Launch & Valuation with Neil Thakur from Teknos Associates

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In practice, token launches are often delayed, and that can slow down the entire roadmap of a web3 project.

Once there’s a traded price for a token, it’s difficult to walk it back. Post-launch valuations are often magnitudes higher than pre-launch ones.

That’s why valuation reports have a limited shelf life, and why getting it right matters.

My guest is Neil Thakur, Managing Director and Founding Member at Teknos Associates, a crypto valuation & advisory firm.

If you’re in the middle of launching a token or structuring your SAFT with lawyers and advisors, this episode could help you avoid some costly mistakes.

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Topics Covered:

(0:00) Coming Up

(0:59) Episode intro

(2:49) When to get a token valuation & pitfalls

(9:14) Shelf life of a token valuation report

(11:25) IP valuation & transfer pricing issues

(16:04) Transfer pricing for LabCo, Token SPV & Foundation

(18:47) Thanks to our sponsor Request Finance

(20:27) Token grants & valuation

(24:27) Differences with  common option grants

(27:42) Checklist for  structuring token grants

(31:16) Tax savings through 83b election filing

(38:02)  Pricing methodologies for a token pre-launch

(44:00) Thanks to our sponsor Octav

(45:40) What if you forgot to file a 83(b) election

(48:05) Donations and gifting with HNW individuals

(50:31) M&As in web3 & valuation issues

(53:49) Provisions for protection against token considerations for M&As

(55:19) Level 2 and Level 3 crypto assets

(01:00:40) Overview of Teknos Associates services

(01:04:33) Onboarding of a client

(01:07:35) Services after a token launch

(01:09:31) Closing thoughts

(01:12:26) Reach out to Neil