A letter by James Heckman, Roundtable CEO:Dear BBS Network DAO members,
We are excited to extend a collaborative offer to BBS Network, and we believe that together, we can achieve remarkable success in the world of decentralized media. Roundtable is eager to leverage BBS Network's strengths, contribute and fund your development, and foster a mutually beneficial partnership.
Our Proposal:
Here are the key elements of our proposal:
1. Adoption of BBS Network: Roundtable is eager to adopt BBS Network as an integral part of our media ecosystem and platform. We propose incorporating BBS Network into our media assets, including platforms like TheStreet “Crypto” network, reaching tens of millions of crypto investors; political causes, such as RFK for President; Miss World integration into their global contest; our sports network, which includes journalists writing for Sports Illustrated and The Hockey News, reaching millions of consumers, and will continue best commercial efforts to require all journalists within our network, to adopt BBS as their integrated social platform. This adoption will enhance the diversity and engagement of our content and allow us to explore new avenues for community-driven discussions.
2. Funding for Development: Recognizing the importance of innovation and growth, Roundtable is offering to fund the development team of BBS Network. This financial support will enable your team to work on essential features and enhancements, fully integrate into professional media platforms, as well as to other public social media networks, making BBS Network even more robust and user-friendly. The CEO/Founder of BBS and deWeb has approved the funding and IP agreement and considers it sufficient to continue the development. Additionally, Roundtable is operated by a team of digital media product experts, with 25 years of experience creating, designing, and operating at the most senior level, similar software and consumer-facing message-board and media products, including NFL, Yahoo!, Fox, CBS, Microsoft - currently reaching hundreds of millions of consumers, and this senior team will be contributing to the platform design, digital marketing, strategic partnership integration and development of the product.
3. Rebranding to "Roundtable,” as part of our collaborative vision. We kindly request that BBS Network consider rebranding to "Roundtable” (RTB), which will make clear to consumers, that BBS is now partnered with, and led by industry experts, thought leaders, world-class journalists, and major media brands. This rebranding will also signify our joint commitment to media excellence and community-driven content and will interoperate with an existing platform that reaches millions. It will also help us unify our efforts under a single, recognizable brand that represents our shared values. The vision of “Roundtable” is one of global leaders, uniting at one tech “table” platform.
4. Control Over Undistributed Tokens (Engagement Rewards, TGE and Staking Rewards): Roundtable kindly requests control over the allocation of the Undistributed BBS Tokens. This will enable us to incentivize our partners, content creators, brand owners, and other stakeholders to join, actively participate, market and integrate the platform and our communities within their media platforms and content. We will also offer and educate the media industry, which includes hundreds of major brands and niche brands, that have been involved and will continue to be involved in the syndication of our content. These partners will be invited/encouraged to use the product within Roundtable and to install it within their communities. By strategically allocating rewards, we aim to drive growth and engagement within the Roundtable community. These tokens will be released to RT incrementally, over two years.
5. Collaborative Decentralization: We understand and respect the decentralized nature of the BBS Network. Our partnership will prioritize the continued decentralization and autonomy of the network - by encouraging independent journalists and media, who will be free of censorship or control - to adopt the BBS platform, and to distribute their independent voices to the world, starting with their own communities and followers. We aim to work together to empower users and content creators while preserving the core principles of decentralization.
This collaboration will strengthen both entities, drive innovation, and empower content creators within our community.
We’re looking forward to your votes on this proposal and hope it will be approved.
James Heckman
CEO
Roundtable, Inc.