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Opinion
Medina: Grid fragmentation creates a massive moat for Tether's VPP software
“In the U S each grid has its own laws and its own regulations of how you operate and in Europe as well. So if you are a vehicle manufacturer, You would have to have software that knows where the vehicle is and changes the way you bid into the market and the wa…”
Insight
Hudson: Charge operators' demand for single software aggregators creates massive lock-in
“I don't believe these charge operators want five different software systems. They're gonna pick one. And if he can make it work, he has a chance to be an early winner and lock up a bunch of distribution that will be very difficult, if not impossible, for someo…”
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Hudson predicts Tether will get strong state and local government support
“And so I also think you will end up getting a lot of support from governments. Yeah. At the state and local level to do this.”
Opinion
Conwell: Dominating Europe's virtual power plant market creates a massive company
“If he can make it work in Sweden, even if he doesn't get to the US, if he can own the Europe. Still a big company.”
Disclosure
Medina: Tether has a commercial deal in Sweden and is raising $1.5M
“We have a commercial agreement with a major EV charging company in Sweden, and so we're raising 1.5 million to get there.”
Disclosure
Manus commits $25,000 to Tether's pre-seed round
“I'm going to put 25 in.”
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Medina agrees to convert Tether into a US Delaware C-Corp
“We have decided that we are gonna go do the Delaware C Corp.”
Disclosure
Yin commits $50,000 to Tether, pending agreement on valuation terms
“So I think, assuming we can get to terms on valuation, I'm in for 50 k.”
Disclosure
Conwell commits $50,000 to Tether, pending a Delaware C-Corp conversion
“Pending that Delaware C-Corp, because you're not a Delaware C-Corp, like, I'm not, like I do North America, South America, the UK, and even then that's time tough. So if you're a Delaware C-Corp, I'm in, dollar amount, I'll match her. I'll match Elizabeth. I'l…”
Disclosure
Muccio: Tether marks the first official investment from The Pitch Fund
“Obviously, I'm excited for this to be the first investment out of the fund.”
Disclosure
Hudson offers $25,000, conditional on Tether restructuring as a Delaware C-Corp
“I'd like to do 25 with one caveat, just around corporate structure, as Elizabeth knows, as a U.S. Investor, when you have non-Delaware C-Corp companies, the end of year, basically I spend 90% of my time on my audit on the three companies that are not based in …”
Disclosure
Yin offers a $5,000 personal check if Hustle Fund cannot invest
“If in the case that we cannot do it out of Hustle Fund, I would be happy to write you a 5000 dollar personal check.”
Disclosure
Medina: Tether built its foundation on just a $10,000 uncapped SAFE
“It's a safe, and it was like, 10 K, so it wasn't too much, but.”
Disclosure
Medina: Tether is currently pre-product and pre-revenue
“Yes, so we're pre-product, pre-revenue, we're developing the software.”