SharpListing™

  • Kincaid Corporation’s patented platform.
  • Complete solution for businesses to allow non technical personnel to edit, maintain and instantly delivery digital content to multiple interactive platforms from web sites to palm pilots to Kiosks.
  • First and only digital content delivery service to converge all multimedia types into one interface.

 

 

 

CD KEY™  Benefits

Effectiveness

  • Easiest entry into site
  • Always Current
  • Total Proactive approach
  • Easy to pass around

 

Unprecedented Tracking

  • Shared Object identifies user
  • Capture demographics
  • Capture Behaviors
  • Learn habits
  • Capture sizes and favorite colors for customized recommendations
  • Allows predefined content on disc (presentation, screensavers, games, wallpaper)
  • Interesting, makes people curious

Business Services

  • Distribution over Multiple Platforms
  • Direct Marketing
  • Data Mining and Data Applications

Benefits

  • Instant Delivery to multiple platforms
  • Single location for inventory
  • Easy and Automated Backup
  • Edit / Maintain from Anywhere
  • Deliver all forms of multimedia


 

Market Strategy

Go to market with channel partners such as KPMG, KPMG (Bearing Point) Consulting, IBM, Oracle, Netledger and Ryburn, Inc. to capture the larger players in the industry.

 

Initial Market Sectors

  • Auto Sales
  • Real Estate
  • Clothing Merchandise Businesses
  • Dating
  • Restaurants

 

Channel Partners

Create Revenue Streams With E-commerce

  • Module-Based Add-On To SharpListing™
  • Transaction Fees

 

Create Revenue Streams With Portals

  • Membership Fees to List in Portal
  • Per Transaction Fees

 

Sales Staff / Resellers

  • 3-Deep Sales Force Based On the Insurance Model.
  • Attractive Commission Structure
  • Performance Based


Milestones

  • First and only digital content delivery service to converge all multimedia types into one interface
  • CD-Key™ dynamic updating technology functional and complete
  • Launched Four Vertical Markets
  • Platform completed to allow entrance into all vertical markets (sectors)
  • Beta Testing Customers
  • One Patent Issued (20050204017 – Media keying for updateable content distribution)
  • Two Patents Pending
  • Additional Patent filings being prepared


Key Differentiators

  • Delivers all forms of Multimedia through one single player
  • Mini CD KEYs™ auto-update to deliver most current information
  • Increases business productivity through centralized real-time information
  • Significantly expands delivery methods
  • Increases “Ease-of-use” for members with “Wizard” style administration
  • Allows full formatting of text in a familiar text editor
  • Do-it-yourself multimedia – allows members to create content
  • Improves viewing experience by organizing content into one interface
  • Improves maintenance accessibility by allowing maintenance anywhere
  • Scaleable, Modular technology allows rapid launch for new customers
  • Scaleable, Modular technology allows launching into new market sectors very quickly
  • Intelligent SharpListing™ server auto crops and sizes photos for transfer of images directly from digital camera to SharpListing™


Saves Customers Money

  • Significantly reduces development costs for members
  • Significantly reduces maintenance time and costs for members
  • Eliminates the costs of a Webmaster or outside contractor
  • Eliminates the cost of external software for editing and uploading (FrontPage, Dreamweaver)
  • Eliminates the costs of third-party technologies (QuickTime, RealPlayer etc)


Value for Stakeholders

Customers

  • Real time information
  • One system, all platforms
  • State of the art multimedia capabilities
  • Easier upgrade cycles
  • Competitive advantage
  • Barriers to Entry for Competitors

 

Investors

  • Applicable to any market, can adjust our focus based on market opportunities
  • Leverage generated from a one-to-many solution model
  • High return on investment  (ROIs)
  • High percentage of predictable, recurring revenue
  • Customer retention through lock-in with significant switching costs. Reduced risk from barriers to entry for competitors from patents, fast speed to market development and portals
  • Expandability to various market vertical segments quickly
  • A captive customer base that will purchase high-margin, value-added services


Management

Seasoned business executives having broad experience in starting, managing and growing both private and public businesses. 20+ years of senior level experience to fortune 500 and Silicon Valley companies.

A team of very bright technologists with experience in running medium to large technologically creative teams.

 

Mr. Preston Kincaid, President, Founder and Creative Director

Mr. Roger Graves, Founder, Vice President and Chief Software Architect

Mr. Ellison Ferrall, Founder and Chairman

Mr. Parker Watwood, Founder,Vice President Corp. Development and Strategic Partners

Mr. Greg Moore, Founder and Vice President of Business Development

Mr. Bob Sayle, VP Operations

Mr. Sunit Randawha, CTO

 

Principal Advisors and Consultants

Pillsbury Winthrop – Legal

KPMG – Tax and Audit

KPMG Consulting (Bearing Point)  – Integration

Ryburn, Inc. – Platform Implementation

Netledger – Dashboard/Accounting / HR / CRM

 

 Financials

Capital Requirements

 

  

 

Seed/Series A

 

  $2 million: Enables accelerated development of market specific add-on modules, Platform integration capabilities, penetration of new markets, and addition of strategic partners and customers. Carries company to profitability. 

Series B

  $10 million: Large-scale implementation of marketing and sales plan, and a corporate infrastructure to grow the business. 

 

Current Stage

 

  Business and Technical Platform Architecture complete with critical technology patents pending.  New add-on modules being conceptualized and developed.  Adding market verticals to sales and marketing efforts.  Discussions with additional channel and strategic partners in progress.  The Kincaid Corporation has existing customers. 

 

 

Investment Summary

SERIES A: $2M

Preferred Stock

Technical Architecture and Partners defined

Production Version, content, customers, and additional  partners

Develop Consulting Practice

Minimum Unit: $25,000

 

            

SERIES B: $10M

Preferred Stock

Corporate Expansion / Staffing

Sales, Marketing and Channel Development

Hardware, Software, Satellite Installation Business

New Product Development

International Business Development

Exit Strategy: Acquisition or IPO