racesnaps smartpitch
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RaceSnaps SmartPitchTRANSCRIPT
1LINDA LEE, GREG TUBALLES, PAVOL VASKO, CHRISTEN ZELLINGER
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PROBLEM
Purchasing photos from the official race photographer is expensive and
the selection can be limited.
• Most athletes have never purchased or purchased less than 5 photos (96%)
• Price (45%) and Selection (23%) are barriers to purchase
• Most (83%) would not spend more than $20 per photo
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SOLUTION
RaceSnaps crowdsources photos from spectators and freelance photographers
• Better Selection
• Affordable Memories
Our price: $5 - $10 per photo
vs.
Their price: $30 per photo
• Business Opportunity
• Engagement of Crowd
VALUE PROPOSITION
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
1. Snap a Photo2. Upload to our servers
3. We find runners via BIB number recognition software
4. Customer searches for photos via BIB and makes purchase
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THE RACESNAPS ADVANTAGE
Official Photographer
• High Cost / Low Margin • Wages, Travel & Lodging• Manual Sorting• Customers must wait for
photos• No profit sharing
RaceSnaps
• Low Cost / High Margin• Limited Overhead • Automated Sorting• Receive photos faster• Customers save $• Profit is shared
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MARKET OVERVIEW
• 15 Million Race Finishers & Growing in USA
• 26,000 Running Events Nationwide
• Growing Worldwide
• First mover advantage
www.RunningUSA.org
• Opportunities
• Obstacle Runs & Mud Races: ~4 million U.S. participants
• Triathlons: ~500k U.S. participants
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BUSINESS MODELRevenues
Photos: $7 average
70% / 30% Rev share
Advertising:
$5 CPM
Storage:
$8.99 per month
Gross Margin: 28%
Cost structure
Hosting & Bandwidth
Website and app maintenance
Community / Marketing Manager
OCR Software Updates
Marketing and G&A
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INVESTOR PROPOSALPrototype:
$17k + $30k + $20k + 10k Legal + $13k Ops = $90k
Start-up Cost $90k LESS Capital Raised $20k = $70k ASK
Exit Strategy: Acquisition or joint venture with…