The Accountant Quits Podcast #90: Token Launch & Valuation with Neil Thakur from Teknos Associates
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