AMA Recap with Kazim Atilla
By: Iqq Token
Tags: Token, Fans, Sports, Ama, Token Sale

AMA Recap with Kazim Atilla

Question: It’s been a huge week for IQONIQ. Please tell us what we did this week and why it was so special?

Kazim Atilla: Yes it has been for sure. We were in the weekend in Valencia and very happy that we could attend the Formula E first test weekend. We signed with 2 teams, and there will be more exciting news coming out soon in this sector.

Seperate of the above, we of course also launched our Private Sale which started on Wednesday, so it has been a busy week.

Question: A busy week for sure, Kazim. Tell us, why do you do what you do?

Kazim Atilla: If you mean ref IQONIQ, then the answer is very simple, first and foremost, as I always say I’m one of the biggest sport and entertainment fans for many different reasons.

The second part of the answer is, that due to a terrible shopping bus accident when I was a 6 year old kid, and sport made me strong, and I could enjoy my life because of that.

Question: What motivated you to create the IQONIQ company?

Kazim Atilla: I saw that there is a huge gap in fan engagement. As mentioned above, I’m one of the biggest sport and entertainment fans, and I saw that the market is very fragmented and that it needs a better solution for 1) the rightsholders; 2) the fans and last but not least; 3) the brands.

Question: And your personal motivation?

Kazim Atilla: To make it short, I had a terrible shopping accident when I was 6 years old, and we had just moved 2 years ago from Turkey to Holland. I fell out of the shopping bus and the rear side of the bus drove over my stomach and I was almost dead. The local hospital could barely save me but had to be flown to a children hospital in Rotterdam, and, thank God, they saved me. But I broke almost everything from my ribs just below my legs, and became handicap and was bed ripped for 4 months. It was not sure if I could come out of the bed again, as they had put a pin in both of my knees and hang my legs up in the air and was like that for 4 months. After that they took the pins out and after 1 week came in the wheelchair, and thank God one of the doctors saw that I was very energetic and send me to a rehabilitation center. There with the help and pushing of the nurses and my family I learned walking again after 5 months. The doctors told my family that I was not allowed to do any sport, and after 7–8 months I did every sport and it made me strong and good as a team player.

So I can be thankful to God, my family and all the doctors and nurses who saved and helped me, and of course the sport which made me strong agian, and that why now Im totally focused to do this project.

Sorry, I wanted to make short but then while I was writing it wanted to show why i really im passioned about this project.

Question: No need to apologize Kazim. It’s a great story and we’re glad you are with us! On this uplifting note, shall we get to our community’s questions?

Kazim Atilla: Gladly!

Question: Awesome! The first question is: I would like to know, is IQONIQ going to keep a private blockchain, or are you consider to move to a public blockchain?

Kazim Atilla: Due to the project, we believe in private blockchain and we are working on different options with our team, developers and advisors in this sector and they will guide us. Stay tuned for more information reference this.

This doesn’t mean that public blockchain is bad, but for what we are building, we believe that private blockchain will add value to the project.

Question: What is your plan for global expansion? At present, which market does project focus on?

Kazim Atilla: We are signing new partners, brands, idols and sports clubs every week. So far, we have more than 100 clubs from different sports and regions, and more than 150 rightsholders in the pipeline from many sports and entertainment from many countries and continents. Separate of this we are also busy with hundreds of idols from different sports.

Our markets so far are concentrated on Europe, South and North America, although we making great progress in the Asian market as well.

Question: Exciting news, Kazim. Next question is: Can you list killer features of IQONIQ that makes it ahead of its competitors?

Kazim Atilla: It’s not just the killing features which makes us ahead of potential competitors, but it’s more the All-In-One solution we have created, whereby we also bring all sports and entertainment in One Single place. As a sport and or entertainment fan, you are a fan of 2 or more sports and add there also the music, movies and e-sport/gaming then this creates a very exciting proposition for everyone involved in the ecosystem.

Of course for each fan they will have their own favourite feature and reason why they would use IQONIQ, and that makes IQONIQ so exciting as it will have everything that any fan are looking for or currently using on a daily and or weekly basis, but without using many different apps, websites and or platforms.

Question: Next question is with a long-term view: What are your major goals to achieve in the next 3–4 years? What are your plans to expand and gain more adoption?

Kazim Atilla: We want to be the #1 place for the Fans’ needs and wishes, where they can find everything related to their favourite Idols and clubs in one single place and where they also get rewarded of being a loyal fan.

We are preparing a major launch campaign which will give us a big traction from the market and the fans, which will start the ball rolling to gain a real strong adoption of our vision and App.

Separate of the above, we want to be also the force for good, as our main 3 pillars are More Personal, More rewarding and More Purposeful fan experience. Once we get the platform up and running, our mission would be to empower communities around the world with many different activations.

Question: Which specific about technology and strategy of Iqoniq that make you believe it will be successful and what does the plan do to attract more users in the upcoming time?

Kazim Atilla: When it comes to technology, it is important to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to to technology. With the recent advancements in blockchain technology, we are eager to reward our loyal customers even more. With this in mind, we are updating our tokenomics based on the new developments in the blockchain sector to give our token holders even more benefits, which will be announced very soon. Of course, we are always looking for great technologies and also great companies which can add value to our offering and with that to our ecosystem and ultimately of course to the fans/users.

We have created many plans to attract users in the next 12 months. We have a short, medium and long-term plan, and we feel more than confident that we will achieve our plans which I’m sure the market will see that also very soon.

Fans are the key to our success, and our plan is simple; get as many partners on board as possible, get our users excited about the partners they are a fan off and create the best possible platform where they get everything they seek and keep building the platform further and better and the community!

Sorry, all took a bit longer, but want to make sure I answer the questions as good as possible.

Question: Crypto projects were closed in many countries due to improper regulation and licenses. How does your project solve these problems?

Kazim Atilla: We are building things for the future, therefore having the right approach to the regulation is very important. We have a registered company in Estonia, and work with some of the best lawyers to ensure that we are playing by the rules.

Separate of this, first and foremost we are a sport and entertainment fan engagement company and we use blockchain and crypto related tools where it adds value to the business and the ecosystem. We have seen many companies in the past, and still, which were concentrating on only blockchain, tokens but didn’t have the technology and clients. They only had a white paper and were promising golden mountains, and the only think they were/are talking about is blockchain this and blockchain that, token this and token that. We have concentrated from day 1 to build our business, a product which delivers a real solution for a real existing problem and for an existing huge market, which is craving for something special. The tokens and blockchain are just part of the bigger picture in our believe and project, that’s also what we say always to anyone who we speak and or deal with.

For many in the crypto and blockchain sector this feels new and different, as almost every project which used blockchain, has used the word crypto/tokens and blockchain as their main promoting and selling point and that’s also the reason why many people in the blockchain and crypto sector feels we are different from the rest.

Question: What is the most ambitious goal of your project? I would appreciate it if you could share with us any Upcoming Updates?

Kazim Atilla: It depends from whose eyes you will look at this question. Of course, we want to become the #1 fan engagement platform within the next 3–5 years, so for many this is very ambitious. When you look at everything we have achieved so far, then we are very are doing very well with potentially achieving this goal.

For me, there is another ambition, which is using sport to create a strong podium to bring fans from 200 countries together in one single place, and to use this power to do good around the world with the programmes which we have developed and will develop. We will also work with many other charities and companies which has the same vision related to this. Our slogan “Become One” has different meanings, and by becoming one in one place and becoming one we have the power to do greater things than what we can imagine.

As mentioned in the beginning why I also started IQONIQ, the above is something close to me because of my upbringing and also of the terrible shopping bus accident which i had. As mentioned, sport has helped me to overcome this and made me strong to do what I loved and that’s also the reason why i also want to give back and to create a big podium to do this.

So, for me I would say this is the most ambitious goal of this project because the only reward for all the fans and everyone involved is the satisfaction that we are doing something good for others , but at the same time a very exciting and fulfilling part of this great project!

Thank you Kazim. Indeed, great questions!

If you didn’t participate in the AMA session, but have some questions that you’d like to #AskKazim, stay tuned to our social media channels and IQONIQ official Telegram community! More AMAs are coming!