Phase I - Comic Book Revenue Optimization

                                                Contact Info:
                                                Micah Baldwin
                                                720-248-8499
                                                micah@graphicly.com
                                                @micah




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An Immersive Social Experience and Marketplace




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Comic Industry - Direct Market

‣   Direct Market: $1B US / $6B Worldwide (Print Sales Only)

‣   Illegal Downloads are Estimated to be Between 5:1 and 10:1

‣   Single Print Distributor, Takes 62% Off the Cover Price

‣   Top 6 Publishers Own Approximately 90% of the Market

‣   Publishers Control Release Dates and Pricing



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Currently Launched Platforms
                              AIR / Windows 7




                                                                 iPhone / iPad




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Developed Solid Distribution Partnerships

                      Web                                        Apps                            Mobile

                                                     Bizspark One / Slate & Phone Distribution
                 100MM Downloads of Chrome




              16B Pageviews / 250k Comic Friends




              2B Pageviews / Entertainment Focus




            14M Uniques / 2B Pageviews / Art Focus



                                                              Potential OEM deals
                35M Uniques / 685M Pageviews



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Key Milestones and Metrics
‣   Announced in Jan 2010 at CES, public beta in April 2010

‣   40,000 active users (80% MoM growth; 23% repeat transactions)

‣   15,000 content downloads/month (20% paid; 75% MoM growth;
    $0.50 per transaction)

‣   Have signed deals with 60 publishers, including 3 of the top 6.

‣   We’ve received about 2,000 books: we have ~750 in the store

‣   Cash flow positive in 9-12 months
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Three Year Revenue Projections
$15,000,000




$11,250,000




 $7,500,000




 $3,750,000




          $0




($3,750,000)

          Year 1                 Year 2          Year 3
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Difficulties in the Marketplace / Competition

‣Publishers are afraid to hurt their relationships with Diamond and
the comic book stores

‣   Comixology and the publishers themselves are competitors

‣   High reliance on publishers for content

‣   Comic Collectors want to “own” the books




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Multi-Modal Monetization Around Single Focus
                                Ala
                               Carte                               Affiliate


                                                        Content                  Audio




         Subs                                                        Micro-
                              Comics                              transactions




                                                          Music                  Video
                                                                    Virtual
                                                                    Goods

                                Ads


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Micro-transactions Doubled Sales
‣ “DVD Extras”
‣ Launched at Comic-Con
‣ Tested on 1-year old book
   doubled sales at an
   increased price

‣ Extra content is free
‣ Cross promo potential
  “Free MP3”

‣ Unique Ad Inventory




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Immersive Ad Opportunities
‣ Brand is integrated into
  the story

‣ Interactive Ad




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Immersive Ad Opportunities




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Immersive Ad Opportunities




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Non-Linear Overlay Ad Unit
‣ Standard IAB Unit
‣ Non Obtrusive
‣ Contextual/Behavioral




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Pre Roll Ad
‣ Standard IAB Unit
‣ Non Obtrusive
‣ Contextual/Behavioral
‣ Cross Promotional




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Overlay Ad




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“Hulu for Comics”

‣   Hulu delivers 360% more IMPs than Google with 19% of Traffic

‣   Free Select Books, Revenue from Ads, Premium Subscriptions &
    Micro-transactions (Similar to Hulu/Netflix)

‣   Share Revenue with Publishers & Creators (Long Tail)

‣   In Discussions with: Taco Bell, Lexus, XBOX and P&G




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Pop Culture Market is Truly the “Big” Opportunity




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Pop Culture Components


                              Fashion       Sports            Music   Travel




                                   Movies      TV        Video Games




                                                Comics



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Unique Social Graph


                                                            Facebook
                                                      Everyone Ive Ever Known




                                                            Graphic.ly
                                                     Everyone I Entertain Or Am
                                                           Entertained By

                               Foursquare                                              Twitter
                          Everyone That I Run Into                              Everyone I Want to Know




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Summary
‣   Become the “Hulu for Pop Culture” vs. “iTunes for Comics”

‣   Free Select Books, Revenue from Ads, Premium Subscriptions &
    Micro-transactions (Similar to Hulu/Netflix)

‣   In Discussions with Taco Bell, Lexus, XBOX and P&G.

‣   Cash flow positive via comic book sales within 9 - 12 months

‣   Long term Opportunity is media discovery within pop culture



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A Super Team
                    Micah Baldwin - CEO and Co-Founder
                    Graphic.ly is Micah’s sixth startup, having sold Current Wisdom in 2007. Most recently, Micah helped Lijit
                    Networks grow from 11M monthly page views to more than 350M in 18 months. A frequent speaker and
                    recognized industry leader, Micah has appeared on CNN and in leading publications.


                    Dan Graham - Director of Operations and Finance
                    Dan Graham runs day-to-day operations, and oversees the finances at Graphic.ly. Dan has an extensive
                    background in digital music and movie distribution having built, launched and managed several mobile
                    and web properties for such companies as MTV, Sony Pictures, and Warner Music.


                    Charley Hine - Director of Product Delivery and Technology
                    Charley led product for Zed, the leading ringtone provider, giving him a deep understanding of digital
                    content. Having focused on building consumer focusing software for most of his career, Charley brings a
                    unique blend of product development and technology experience to Graphic.ly.


                    David M. Uslan - Director of Publisher and Content Relations
                    David is a second generation comic book fan. His father, Michael Uslan is the executive producer on all
                    the Batman movies among others, a comic book writer and professor. David is represented by WME, and
                    has a long history and deep relationships in the comic book world and the entertainment space.

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Fund-Raising
Series A Focus:
‣ Raised $1.2M in a Series A in December 2009, Led by DFJ Mercury.

‣ Additional Investments from: Starz Media, Northstar Capital, Chris

  Sacca, David Cohen, Dave McClure, Jake Nickell and Paige Craig

Series A-1 Focus:
‣ Due to investor demand & market opportunities, opened a Series A1

‣ Raising $2.5M in a Series A1, with $1.75M committed

‣ Expanding development team for web and ad tech

‣ Allows for deep dive on ad space and beginning of Phase II

‣ Fund operations for an additional 18 months



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Thank You

                                 Micah Baldwin
                                     CEO
                                   Graphic.ly
                                 720-248-8499
                              micah@graphicly.com
                                    @micah


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Vcir final

  • 1.
    Phase I -Comic Book Revenue Optimization Contact Info: Micah Baldwin 720-248-8499 micah@graphicly.com @micah Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010
  • 2.
    An Immersive SocialExperience and Marketplace Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 2
  • 3.
    Comic Industry -Direct Market ‣ Direct Market: $1B US / $6B Worldwide (Print Sales Only) ‣ Illegal Downloads are Estimated to be Between 5:1 and 10:1 ‣ Single Print Distributor, Takes 62% Off the Cover Price ‣ Top 6 Publishers Own Approximately 90% of the Market ‣ Publishers Control Release Dates and Pricing Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 3
  • 4.
    Currently Launched Platforms AIR / Windows 7 iPhone / iPad Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 4
  • 5.
    Developed Solid DistributionPartnerships Web Apps Mobile Bizspark One / Slate & Phone Distribution 100MM Downloads of Chrome 16B Pageviews / 250k Comic Friends 2B Pageviews / Entertainment Focus 14M Uniques / 2B Pageviews / Art Focus Potential OEM deals 35M Uniques / 685M Pageviews Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 5
  • 6.
    Key Milestones andMetrics ‣ Announced in Jan 2010 at CES, public beta in April 2010 ‣ 40,000 active users (80% MoM growth; 23% repeat transactions) ‣ 15,000 content downloads/month (20% paid; 75% MoM growth; $0.50 per transaction) ‣ Have signed deals with 60 publishers, including 3 of the top 6. ‣ We’ve received about 2,000 books: we have ~750 in the store ‣ Cash flow positive in 9-12 months Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 6
  • 7.
    Three Year RevenueProjections $15,000,000 $11,250,000 $7,500,000 $3,750,000 $0 ($3,750,000) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 7
  • 8.
    Difficulties in theMarketplace / Competition ‣Publishers are afraid to hurt their relationships with Diamond and the comic book stores ‣ Comixology and the publishers themselves are competitors ‣ High reliance on publishers for content ‣ Comic Collectors want to “own” the books Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 8
  • 9.
    Multi-Modal Monetization AroundSingle Focus Ala Carte Affiliate Content Audio Subs Micro- Comics transactions Music Video Virtual Goods Ads Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 9
  • 10.
    Micro-transactions Doubled Sales ‣“DVD Extras” ‣ Launched at Comic-Con ‣ Tested on 1-year old book doubled sales at an increased price ‣ Extra content is free ‣ Cross promo potential “Free MP3” ‣ Unique Ad Inventory Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 10
  • 11.
    Immersive Ad Opportunities ‣Brand is integrated into the story ‣ Interactive Ad Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 11
  • 12.
    Immersive Ad Opportunities Proprietaryand Confidential Copyright 2010 12
  • 13.
    Immersive Ad Opportunities Proprietaryand Confidential Copyright 2010 13
  • 14.
    Non-Linear Overlay AdUnit ‣ Standard IAB Unit ‣ Non Obtrusive ‣ Contextual/Behavioral Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 14
  • 15.
    Pre Roll Ad ‣Standard IAB Unit ‣ Non Obtrusive ‣ Contextual/Behavioral ‣ Cross Promotional Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 15
  • 16.
    Overlay Ad Proprietary andConfidential Copyright 2010 16
  • 17.
    “Hulu for Comics” ‣ Hulu delivers 360% more IMPs than Google with 19% of Traffic ‣ Free Select Books, Revenue from Ads, Premium Subscriptions & Micro-transactions (Similar to Hulu/Netflix) ‣ Share Revenue with Publishers & Creators (Long Tail) ‣ In Discussions with: Taco Bell, Lexus, XBOX and P&G Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 17
  • 18.
    Pop Culture Marketis Truly the “Big” Opportunity Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 18
  • 19.
    Pop Culture Components Fashion Sports Music Travel Movies TV Video Games Comics Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 19
  • 20.
    Unique Social Graph Facebook Everyone Ive Ever Known Graphic.ly Everyone I Entertain Or Am Entertained By Foursquare Twitter Everyone That I Run Into Everyone I Want to Know Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 20
  • 21.
    Summary ‣ Become the “Hulu for Pop Culture” vs. “iTunes for Comics” ‣ Free Select Books, Revenue from Ads, Premium Subscriptions & Micro-transactions (Similar to Hulu/Netflix) ‣ In Discussions with Taco Bell, Lexus, XBOX and P&G. ‣ Cash flow positive via comic book sales within 9 - 12 months ‣ Long term Opportunity is media discovery within pop culture Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 21
  • 22.
    A Super Team Micah Baldwin - CEO and Co-Founder Graphic.ly is Micah’s sixth startup, having sold Current Wisdom in 2007. Most recently, Micah helped Lijit Networks grow from 11M monthly page views to more than 350M in 18 months. A frequent speaker and recognized industry leader, Micah has appeared on CNN and in leading publications. Dan Graham - Director of Operations and Finance Dan Graham runs day-to-day operations, and oversees the finances at Graphic.ly. Dan has an extensive background in digital music and movie distribution having built, launched and managed several mobile and web properties for such companies as MTV, Sony Pictures, and Warner Music. Charley Hine - Director of Product Delivery and Technology Charley led product for Zed, the leading ringtone provider, giving him a deep understanding of digital content. Having focused on building consumer focusing software for most of his career, Charley brings a unique blend of product development and technology experience to Graphic.ly. David M. Uslan - Director of Publisher and Content Relations David is a second generation comic book fan. His father, Michael Uslan is the executive producer on all the Batman movies among others, a comic book writer and professor. David is represented by WME, and has a long history and deep relationships in the comic book world and the entertainment space. Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 22
  • 23.
    Fund-Raising Series A Focus: ‣Raised $1.2M in a Series A in December 2009, Led by DFJ Mercury. ‣ Additional Investments from: Starz Media, Northstar Capital, Chris Sacca, David Cohen, Dave McClure, Jake Nickell and Paige Craig Series A-1 Focus: ‣ Due to investor demand & market opportunities, opened a Series A1 ‣ Raising $2.5M in a Series A1, with $1.75M committed ‣ Expanding development team for web and ad tech ‣ Allows for deep dive on ad space and beginning of Phase II ‣ Fund operations for an additional 18 months Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 23
  • 24.
    Thank You Micah Baldwin CEO Graphic.ly 720-248-8499 micah@graphicly.com @micah Proprietary and Confidential Copyright 2010 24