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Blockchain for Decision Makers

You're reading from   Blockchain for Decision Makers A systematic guide to using blockchain for improving your business

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2019
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ISBN-13 9781838552275
Length 184 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Romain Tormen Romain Tormen
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: A First Step into Blockchain and an Exciting World FREE CHAPTER
2. Basics of Blockchains and the Illustration of Village Beta 3. A Technical Dive into Blockchain 4. Ethereum and Smart Contracts 5. ICOs and Tokenized Fundraising Methods 6. Section 2: Blockchain in Practice, Insights, and Achievements
7. An Economic and Historical Approach of Blockchain 8. Blockchain Legality, Compliance, and Regulation 9. Blockchain for the Business World and Achievements 10. Future Outlook for Blockchain 11. Section 3: Blockchain for Business Leaders
12. Infrastructures and Cloud-Based Solutions 13. Defining Your Needs 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

What is so revolutionary about ICOs?

ICOs are a true innovation in the traditional venture-funding model. Usually, a project could take months to be financed by investment funds and needs to have already been financed by angel investors, to have conducted strong marketing research, and have shown a real usefulness and need from customers.

Today, for an ICO to take off, all it takes is to write a nice description of a project through a so-called white paper, design a beautiful website, and showcase some drawings or pictures of the product. As simplistic as it sounds, some projects and pre-product start-ups actually raised a significant amount of money without any prototype or demonstration.

Many ICOs are launched every month, reaching new sky-high records in terms of funds raised. According to ICObench.com, a rating and listing website for ICOs, the biggest ICO ever was completed...

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