We’re Adventure Capitalists.
Adventure what? It means that we are constantly looking for new ways to challenge the madness of a manmade corporate society that, as it currently stands, ultimately benefits shareholders over customers and colleagues.
At MADMADE (Make a Dollar Make A Difference Enterprises) we believe that you can build products and services that make money and make an impact for investors, colleagues and customers alike. We’re going on our own adventures in this space but also looking to work with like minded founders too.
“You must be mad.” The truth is, in 2020 I thought I was mad. And I think a lot of us did. Levels of anxiety we have never experienced before and, let's hope, never again, A true demonstration of "Health is wealth". But also, a questioner, a questioner of what's it all about, and what are we doing with it all?
What's actually mad is that we live in a time where U.S. billionaires have become about $1.2 trillion richer during the worst Global pandemic in modern history.
What's mad is that, at a time when the world should have been more united than ever, the wealth gap has divided further.
After 15 years working with some of the biggest brands in the world, I believe there is a better way.
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The two really don’t have to be mutually exclusive. That’s why we aren’t just looking for new spaces to grow, we’re looking at existing industries that are broken and are in need of better transparency (for data), reward (for customers), and equity (for colleagues).
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Quality products and services that provide the very best utility, engagement and entertainment. Equality processes in the supply chain model in terms of both diversity of makers and remuneration distribution.
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A balance of the type of projects we invest in but also a balance in the type of investors we invite in. Capped ROI (with incremental returns re-invested into For Good initiatives). We don’t need more Unicorns based on fantasy, we need Unicorns who can improve reality.
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Adventure 1: un-held creativity
It’s mad that some of the most creative companies on our planet have their scale limited by their independence. A MADMADE alternative is a platform that helps the world’s best creative indies scale without a sale.
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Adventure 2: Subscribe to better
It’s mad that subscription services are built to make you forget and not reward loyalty. A MADMADE alternative is an app that tracks and gives back based on your subscription habits.
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Adventure 3: Real Social Currency
It’s mad that social platforms continue to get richer from user data without rewarding them. MADMADE is looking to reward users with actual currency as a consequence of their social currency.