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Alex Dreyfus, originally from France, now living in Malta, one of the betting and Blockchain hubs of the world. Alex is a true serial \u201cnet-preneur\u201d, having started several internet related businesses, exited some successfully and struggled with some others. We are diving deep into the world of Blockchain, Tokenization (Club Token) and his current platform Socios.com powered by ChiliZ. \xa0Alex, is raw, open and shares it like it is (enjoy the colourful language).\n\xa0\nKey Highlights\nStarted off as a computer geek in his hometown in France, first computer at the age of six and build his own Online Forum at the age of 14\nLeft school at the age of 18 without any degree & without parents approval, in 1995, created his first company Mediatis which he sold later to Publicis Group\nNext act, Webcity.com \u2013 initial great success and then company went bankrupt (lesson, not as important to be first\u2026.)\nTook a short term job to survive and then started working on his next move, WINAMAX , online poker and sports betting website targeting France (license from the UK)\nSold his shares due to conflict with partners and moved to Malta (2006) and started Chiligaming \u2013 Chilipoker \u2013 online betting\nSold business six years later to listed US company (Bally Technologies now called Scientific Games, listed company)\nNext founded Global Poker Index, global poker ranking (ATP of Poker) \u2013 started to create a \u201csports like product\u201d - Global Poker League (only lasted one year, currently on hold)\nLearned the importance of monetization of fanbase and that\u2019s how ChiliZ got started\nLove hate relationship with Crypto initially \u2013 anti-Bitcoin before he started to understand the tech behind it while working on Esports and Fan engagement ideas\nChiliZ \u2013 raised US$ 66 million through private placement in first half of 2018 (at the height of ICO\u2019s, before crypto crash).\xa0 Got timing right (compared to Sportsfix, Marcus\u2019 ICO in later 2018)\nChiliZ is the currency of the ecosystem, the Token for activities.\xa0 Also includes an Exchange to trade the token.\nOriginally focused on Esports but gave up due to various reasons and focused on traditional Sports teams \xa0\nSocios.com \u2013 fintech fan engagement & monetization platforms for sports teams\nVision \u2013 99% of fans are not in the Stadium, how can you get the 99% deeper engaged using a Fan Token (creating Superfans)\nHaving a share of voice \u2013 digital asset vs crypto currency\xa0 - Fan token are not a crypto currency \u2013\nSocios.com launched a year ago,\xa0 300k downloads, people buy and trade token\nHow to buy Token on the platforms\u2026..transaction flow\nTiering of Clubs decides level of Token being put out into the market\nPricing of token, initially set \u2013 fluctuation based on demand once listed\nWhat is a fan \u2013 many ways to define, Fan token purchased by Crypto enthusiasts (50%) (early adopters) and superfans (non-crypto audience) (50%)\nCurrently token only traded on ChiliZ platform, soon tradeable outside on other exchanges\nUS$ 5-6 million worth of token sold (not money raised as you will hear \U0001f60a)\nBusiness Model \u2013 for Socios and Clubs\xa0 and discussion about other innovative Tokenization and blockchain ideas to wrap it up\n\xa0\nAbout\nAlex is a serial web entrepreneur with more than 22 years of experience in the digital space, building and developing tech businesses. In the late 1990s, he pioneered Webcity, the web-based interactive tourism guide, before completing a buyout with retail giant Carrefour, and later merging with a competitor service and selling to Yelp. After co-founding Winamax (the largest French online poker room) and Chilipoker in 2006, the underpinning technology platform was sold to Bally Technologies (now Scientific Games). \nIn 2013, he acquired the Global Poker Index (live Poker\u2019s leading ranking authority) as well as The Hendon Mob (the largest live poker database in the world). Dreyfus recently raised $66 million through a private token sale for Chiliz \u2013 a digital currency for sports and entertainment platforms. The first platf