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[ISSO] IPO
ISS
OVERVIEW INDEX
In the 17 months since ISS was conceived, we have con- Index 2
structed six public and two private outposts in different parts Overview 2
of Eve. Executive summary 3
History 4
We are now taking the next step in 0.0 economics, Both politi-
cally and functionally. We are selling shares in ISS itself - we Future 5
OVERVIEW
are going public with the alliance. Management Team 6
Financial Explanation 7
For the ISS it is a logical step and we believe it is the first time ISSO Budget split 7
a player driven entity in any MMO become truly community Stage 1 Shareholder expectation 7
owned. You can be part of this unique venture in Eve-Online.
Shopping baskets
The buyers of these shares become owners of the alliance Refineries
and will receive monthly dividends of minimum 5%. ISS Heavy Industries
Open Market Loans
The goals of this initiative are: Stage 2 Increase logistics to seed market 9
- Create wealth to the shareholders, ISS owners, by taking Logistics
advantage of the economies and logistics of scale accessible
ISS Navy Task Force
only by an entity of the size and narrow focus of ISS
- Reinforce the commercial success of the existing 6 public Salaries
ISS outposts. Stage 3 build up ISS Venture 10
- Continue to cultivate and bring capitalism to the frontier by Frequently Asked Questions 11
building more public outposts in under utilised areas of space
APPENDIX:
To bring these goals to life we are selling fifty thousand
ISS Marginis I & II 13
shares, each worth 10m ISK, to be put up for sale on Dec
10th 2006. ISS Borealis 14
ISS Providence 15
We are guaranteeing monthly dividends of 5%, and have ISS Cassini 16
created a business plan for the new ISS, which we believe ISS Calico 17
will over time will ensure a return on investment in excess of ISS Serenity 18
10%.
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ISS is launched with the Early on, ISS recognized the The first ISS outpost in the The nearby Tycho factory Providence I and II: The first
original mission to give POS need for a logistics branch to north, created in collabora- station strengthens the earn- of two stations in northern
corps the sovereignty fuel support the membership and tion with the leaders of G ing potential of Marginis. Providence. This region was
bonus and negotiate access centralize POS fuel supplies. Alliance and IRON. chosen because it is a popu-
‘en block’ to alliance space. Today, ISSL have evolved lar ‘first step in 0.0’ for new
into covering all aspects of players in Eve.
outpost construction and is a ISS Managed IPO: 34 Bn ISS Managed IPO: 34.5 Bn ISS Managed IPO: 70Bn
full service logistics offering. Total Managed: 70 Bn Total Managed: 138.5 Bn Total Managed: 202.5 Bn
Interstellar Starbase IPO Sell Time: 2 days IPO Sell Time: 2.5 hours IPO Sell Time: 4 days
Syndicate Operations [ISSO] ISS Logistics [ISSL] ISS Marginis [ISSBO] ISS Marginis [ISSMO] ISS Providence [ISSPO]
ISS ALLIANCE
HISTORY
ISS Navy Task Force [ISSN] ISS Marginis [ISSMO] ISS Outpost Corp [ISSOP] ISS Cassini [ISSCA] ISS Outpost Corp [ISSOP]
ISS Managed IPO: 36Bn ISS Managed Private: 34bn ISS Managed IPO: 34Bn ISS Managed Private: 34bn
ISS Navy was the first cor- Total Managed: 36 Bn Total Managed: 104 Bn Total Managed: 172.5 Bn Total Managed: 236.5 Bn
porate security force in Eve. IPO Sell Time: 10 days IPO Sell Time: N/A IPO Sell Time: 4 Hours IPO Sell Time: N/A
Today it operates under the
mandate of the Chairman The first IPO in any MMO. A The first private outpost in BOB and ASCN seized this The second private outpost
and the ISS Management milestone for ISS. ISS. A joint venture between station from D2. After much in ISS. Marks an expansion
team. ISS and the Lotka Volterra debate, it was decided ISS of the financial collabora-
alliance. The proceeds from should run it as a public ven- tion with LV. The station is
this outpost finance the op- ture. The station was sold to located well away from the
erations and security of the the Eve community and the main LV systems.
public outposts. profits went primarily to D2
(former TRUST).
[ISSO] IPO With the features in the Eve- ISS have plans for deploy- As a business strategy, a
Online: Revelations patch, ing several outposts in non-confrontational strategy
The first attempt by any al- loans have become a viable under utilized areas of Eve. is always somewhat riskier
liance in Eve, and likely by line of business. We have al- Overall, the outpost busi- than conventional strategies
any player driven entity in ready secured loans totalling ness strategy of the ISS is a which are moulded to com-
any MMO, to make itself a 100Bn from various individu- non-confrontational strategy, pete in fixed markets, but we
community owned megacor- als at 10% interest. in the sense that we seek believe our choice serves
poration. Max 100bn plus any short- out areas in Eve with little both the community and the
term unallocated capital will or no infrastructure to build shareholders better in the
be available for loans. outposts. long run.
FUTURE
+10%
100 Bn
Our first step is to seed the ISS Heavy Industries [ISSHI] In the long term, it is more When profits go above 10%,
ISS outposts with all T2 profitable building in empty we will start using the excess
modules at very competitive As a third step, we will har- areas, than in areas with lots profits to invest in high risk/
prices. Each outpost market ness the industrial poten- of previous infrastructure. high profit ventures. Depend-
will be seeded with a shop- tial of ISS. Going into 0.0 Why compete with others ing on the future state of
ping basket of 50 Bn worth dreadnought and carrier over limited trade opportuni- the Eve-community, these
of modules. production at the ISS factory ties, when the Eve galaxy is ventures will be assessed on
outposts is a logical step. so empty? a case by case basis.
SERENITY STEELE Count Tasessine
Chief Finance Officer of ISS. Founder of ISS. Chief Executive Officer of ISS. Founder of ISS.
Supervises strategic business development and Senior diplomat, responsible for the operations of ISS
audits the ISSO account. Navy Task Force.
RL: Project manager and Internet Consultant. RL: Communications Director in a multinational soft-
ACE NYPHUR
Ace joined ISS with angels of darkness corporation. CEO of Pillowsoft. With his corp mate, Naliana, he is
He is responsible for ISS operations in Pure Blind responsible for ISS Consido and Fabrica and runs ISS
(primary diplomatic contact). He is doing a great job operations in Providence (primary diplomatic contact).
keeping up to date on the development of volatile poli- RL: Nyphur is assistant editor of EON, and author of
tics in the north and guiding ISS through them. several articles about stuff like armour tanking and
POS defence.
REFINERIES
+13.5%
portunity for the ISS-investors. By investing 30B in a
new capital ship program, designed to build dread- 60Bn
noughts and carriers, more continuous profit can
be made. We all understand the demand for capital
ships, put on the market in 0.0 space where they are
most needed, not in some empire back yard, and
STAGE 1
more importantly we all understand the profit it can
make.
The two ISS factory outposts, Fabrica and Tycho, are
perfectly suited for this due to the 30% production
15%
ISS Ventures
10%
ISS Profit
5%
Shareholder dividends
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME? FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The community: Well, by investing in ISS, you’ll help Where can I buy shares?
make 0.0 space more interesting and varied, and thus Follow the FOR SALE link on www.eve-iss.com/isso/
make the game play experience richer for more players.
We will continue to build outposts open to the general I’m an investor in ISS Marginis (or another outpost).
public, pirates, alliance players and players fresh from the What will happen to my ISSMO shares?
empire newbie schools. The existing outpost corporations will continue as separate
business entities and will continue to pay out dividends to
Investors: ISS is a long term investment with a return on the people who own shares in them.
investment similar to a T2 BPO, except you don’t have to
work so hard for it to pay off. So, what kind of company will ISS become?
ISS will become a company that constructs and admin-
Traders: The ISS outposts provide opportunities to all isters outposts. It is also a trading company with the sole
F.A.Q.
entrepreneurial minded traders. By investing in ISS, you goal of trading in the outpost markets. This IPO is de-
ultimately provide yourself with additional sales channels signed to give ISS capital to engage in bulk trading of T2
in 0.0. modules on the outpost markets.
Pirates: Well, you know we love you, even when you blow Who will build the modules for the shopping baskets?
up our haulers. Even diehard pirates acknowledge the We intend to create a public auction among the largest
need for player driven contents in the empty in-between T2 producers in Eve. The prize is a monthly production
zones between alliances. By investing your hard-stolen of 200 Bn worth of T2 modules bought from the winning
ISK in ISS, you help increase traffic in 0.0 space with hap- supplier(s).
less empire haulers.
How do you integrate the members into this new com-
pany?
See the revised ISS Charter,
http://www.eve-iss.com/publicsite/charter.asp
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The business plan for the factory out-
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W9-DID Tycho to the outpost complex (the earn-
than 24 hours due to “undocumented G-7WUF F4R2-Q ings remain on level with pre-Tycho
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alliances. More than 30 corporations
Pure Blind are represented there, both ISS and
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hold at 50-75% occupancy. BUSINESS PLAN
ISS Borealis is located in the system Station Manager: Parcan There is a slow but sure turn on the of-
P-2TTL in Pure Blind. Built in November fices. We are improving the range and
2005 after negotiations with the leaders quantity of goods, ships, ammo and
of G-Alliance and IRON, it is Gthe sec- modules that are available on the mar-
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HISTORY Unity refinery is good for both G-5EN2
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and factory usage in Fabrica.
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recent change of management and the
CASSINI
reinstitution of docking fees, revenues
have increased in all areas. ISS Cassini
HISTORY revenue is sensitive to the degree of BUSINESS PLAN
The outpost was built by TRUST (now local pirate activity, which has increased Because of the proximity to Empire
D2). In the spring of 2006 they lost it somewhat in early October. Currently space and higher than average combat
to a coalition consisting of mainly BOB one hostile POS exists in EC-P8R, but activity in the EC-P8R choke point, ISS
and ASCN. After much debate, it was is not a threat to sovereignty. Cassini has a specialized fee and in-
decided to ask ISS to create an IPO for Station Manager: Manas’ Agent centive structure. Office rentals are only
this outpost and sell it to the Eve-com- 35M/month and have station service fee
munity, which we did. The proceeds waiver benefits. In order to help pacify
from the IPO were split between the EC-P8R, a “good neighbour” program
conquerors and TRUST,8 with the large 7 6 5 has been implemented
4 to lower station
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