Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
Itacon, I agree that it would have been great if we were up and running with a platform for the start of the season however I'm also very much of the opinion that we cannot afford to get it wrong and that rushing it could seriously jeopardise the existing credibility we have with these teams we are chatting to both here via Fanzine and in Mexico. I've seem various digital and online launches (most recently with Battlefield across various consoles and on PC where the game was glitch8ng and bugging out to the point its had one of the worst responses I've seen in a long time and that's from a mega company that should have the resource and knowledge to do better.
One interesting observation though is that there are clearly a number of teams wanting to jump on the Metaverse and NFT bandwagon but only a couple so far have actually done it, they've done it independently and in the only major success I'm aware of, it's because the owners were already expert in the field. I don't actually believe were behind the times when I think of it because if we were, we'd be seeing loads of clubs marketing their NFTs by now. Given that we're likely not the only company trying to do what we're doing, I see this as a good thing because it shows were not behind the curve in that aspect if you get me?
"We already have several long term contractors, but a few more will be added including in Mexico. We don’t need to add employees to make this work"
This was recieved in Mid July from Nigel, after PUMAS was announced.
The response was posted twice in the open group and has been shared here as well.
If anyone has any further questions, please feel free to join the telegram group where we regularly collate questions and ask the BoD, some we get answers to and others we do not if they are containing sensitive info.
Apologies for delay in reply, telegram went down for me.
One of the questions posed in the open telegram group (link below) was aski8ng how we aree structured two manage the increased workload we are getting in for different contracts etc.
I emailed Nigel specifically on the issue and his response was this.
Super article that and it's very reassuring that the research myself and others have done over the past year is shining through. Its a super exciting time for the industry and we're not even started yet
Superb article on what the Premier League and other similar sports events and venues will look like in the future.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11091287/Heres-Premier-League-match-like-20-years.html?ito=native_share_article-masthead
This is an industry I’m very familiar with and I’ve posted online on numerous occasions about it. Glad to see my theories are not wrong and that the use of VR in the Metaverse, the use of NFTs as tickets with added benefits and the interaction of clubs, players and companies like MOS are all linked for the future.
MOS are already denting the market in South America, I expect big news to come here in short order.
MOS are already partnered with Fanzine and their exclusive rights to a pile of Premier League clubs and more.
Research pays of and although the SP isn’t there yet, there’s a reason that mainstream media are focussing so much on the shift in business and there’s a reason that the biggest companies with the most clued-in brains are throwing £Billions at the sector.
A selection of tweets and threads from January onwards all pointing to the direction of trajectory the business is taking within this rapidly growing sector.
https://twitter.com/steady_aim_fire/status/1484304983055114240?s=21&t=WsFy1ZraiRSCAiN_EQBPIg
https://twitter.com/steady_aim_fire/status/1514151355186823170?s=21&t=WsFy1ZraiRSCAiN_EQBPIg
https://twitter.com/steady_aim_fire/status/1514154043974852608?s=21&t=WsFy1ZraiRSCAiN_EQBPIg
https://twitter.com/steady_aim_fire/status/1534801878978027522?s=21&t=WsFy1ZraiRSCAiN_EQBPIg
https://twitter.com/steady_aim_fire/status/1539918391452000259?s=21&t=WsFy1ZraiRSCAiN_EQBPIg
If your research is solid and the fundamentals are there, back them and be patient. I still think MOS is going to be one of the biggest AIM stories over the coming year or two
Congratulations to City who I see has taken his holding up a notch again.
https://twitter.com/citytilidie66/status/1556913504812208135?t=ROQ3FL5djXDZdRw66FoInQ&s=19
Great confidence in the company and the BoD
For me, it's accumulation all the way here and I don't think it's going to be l9ng before we get more large deals announced.
Not too surprised at the result tonight but it's great to see we've got company reps in attendance at the Barcalona game today.
There's been a real buzz all over Social at todays game and regardless of the result, the PUMAS supporters are clearly die-hard.
I think we're going to do really well here.
https://twitter.com/Steady_AIM_Fire/status/1556361355812380674?t=7zhh0GO-nfXhH5agS9Mwzw&s=19
Great update this morning. Continual growth from last update which was continual growth from the update before.
If this isn't proof of concept for a chunk of the business I don't know what is.
Looking like we'll be profitable at some point this year if PUMAS, JIO, IGS and some of the others do well and that doesn't even include what happens if we get some of these 30 additional contracts or if Fanzine turns into something nice for us.
Really pleased with the update this morning!
A lot of similarities!
You're clearly in the group Scotty and as per my previous comments, debate even if one party is angry, disappointed, frustrated, accusatory etc. Is completely accepted and acknowledged. What isn't accepted is personal attacks on other members of the group or personal attacks on the BoD. Dispute of their methods of management is absolutely fine. There are members there that back their decisions and members that don't hence why I call it debate. Of you're thin-skinned and can't handle negative points being countered by positives or alternative rationale then. If someone brings up a negative that I either agree with or that I can see their side of things, I'll be the first to acknowledge it.
I've even acknowledged before that I agree with Guz on some points of clarity in the way revs are released but I also accept that the BoD have said they won't do it therefore I move on to something more worthwhile.
Evan,
There are plenty of people in that group that openly agree and disagree with actions of MOS BoD, with the posts of City and some of his past statements, with how the company has handled itself etc. If you had the courtesy to look through previous chat in the group, you'd actually see that unless people turn to personal insults, to winding other group members up or trying to cause sh*to, we're actually pretty sensible and a reasonable bunch. If you've got multiple IDs in there already, you'd see that.
It's a place for thought, debate, polls and general sharing of info.
But when we get a twerp joining the group and demanding that we provide you with updates on when the BoD is going to give us announcements, it's just not the qay to go around things. It makes me highly doubt you have multiple profiles in there because you'd know the groups thoughts/stance if you had read messages from before. Claiming that your livening the group up as a guise to trolling is just non sensible and again you'd see the point has been covered on multiple occasions if you read past posts.
It's not bickering Guz, it's everyone else using correct terms to discuss accounting periods and then you throwing a spanner in your works because your stuck using the one roman calender
Not folded Guz, just no point having lots of groups. I'm still in Select but not seen a post in ages. City has indeed left it though and there's just the big open group that I'm aware of.
Other than the Genuine group which I hear you like to hear your voice echo about the place in?
Notice you still haven't answered any questions on our chat from last night? Been practising your decimal points yet?
Glad to be rid of you Benny
Guz, I don't think we've had anything to do with Besiktas since 4 months ago when we were involved in a one-off tournament with them via IGS. Besiktas teams and PUBG will be hosting and streaming tournaments or just regular games of some form or another on a daily basis, most of them will be free-standing with no input from externals like IGS or us. I know as I used to compete in esports for Siege and CoD. Given the PR before the event we held months ago, I would think we would have seen additional PR from both MOS and IGS if we had been involved in further live streams or competition hosting not to mention that pur branding hasn't appeared in any others.
I may be wrong but my take is that the first part of our agreement with IGS was specifically focused on the Besiktas PUBG tournament as a single event while potentially planning future events like Battleriff.
Well run events in the esports industry make millions in up front money and millions in the sale of memorabilia, Skins, limited edition items etc. If we help with even 1 or 2 decent events per half year, we'll do well.
I think so Draft. Nobody cares about monkeys, millions of fans care about Dani A and other league players.
There's no loyalty on earth like sports fans willing to buy stuff to show for their teams.
I emailed Nigel last week and recieved a response today regarding a number of questions either included here, in the telegram group or messaged to me privately.
I asked about China, Nigel responded that there hasn't been any real action there as the lockdowns in various city locations are still very much a really issue (I had a quick google and he's right, I can see why we are avoiding a volatile area which very much has other priorities right now). He did however state that there is currently no spend going on there so it's not like it's burning any hole in our pocket.
I asked about our workforce and our team size given that we clearly have our fingers in many pies and we have multiple areas to focus on. I asked if he could give a breakdown of employees doing different roles etc. how much is outsourced. I also asked in relation to this, how much of the content for NFTs will need to be created by us and how much is supplied by PUMAS.
He responded that the content is PUMAS but its mostly created collaboratively for NFT purposes. The business already has a number of long term contractors that we outsource specific work to but a few more will be added including in Mexico. He specifically stated that we do not need to add employees to make this all work. I didn't get a breakdown of team numbers or who does what but given that we outsource a lot by the sounds of it, I'm not surprised.
Finally, I nudged for an update on potentially when we might get to see our first NFTs released. I didn't get a direct response for this (I'm guessing he can't give me an exact detail for obvious reasons) however he did say that the contract should start delivering revenue 2-3 months after starting. My interpretation of this is that we should be able to expect NFTs sometime late Aug or September.
I hope this helps answer some questions.
From, Upside,
This is exactly what I was referring to but apparently I need a lecture on how important the decimal point is from someone who clearly doesn't quite get it themselves. I'll join you though if he ever gives up his shares for 100 times less than their value...
Think you may want to check what's written there Guz.
Disciple has said 0.0026p.
From has corrected him by saying £0.0026 or 0.26p
We are not and have never been 0.0026p therefore From is correct and Disciple has missed his decimal by 2 point...
ME has said it on more than one occasion, fairly sure it was in at least one of the presentations from earlier this year. You'll also get that answer if you email the BOD, something which I've advised you do on many an occasion Amtech as it's the fastest way to at least get some answers and clarity.
It's almost as if you don't know how to research or watch a presentation sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to help but I'm not going to sit here and do it all for you.
Admittedly, we're not sure if they payments are made 1 month in the future from work being done so we're not yet sure if the largest payment is likely to be June or July. I'm sure we'll get an update soon though.