Employees Owned
Media Venture Builder

Building in-house, Employees Owned, Global Media Venture Builder

Under our Media Venture Builder Programme, we build in-house For-profit Alternative Media ventures builders then convert them into Employee Owned Company by transfering 74% shares to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) approved by UK government under Finance Act 2014 >>

Journalists Owned Media

How We Do It

Business Model

  • 1. IDEATION

     

    1. IDEATION

    Ideation is done by the core team, consisting of both marketing & technical professionals with at least a decade of experience behind them.

    Besides Media Ventures that's primarily involved in any type of publishing; we also build startups that provides any tool, software or platforms specifically for the publishing industry.

     

  • 2. MVP DEVELOPMENT


    2. MVP DEVELOPMENT

    Once an idea is validated, we do in-house seed funding to get MVP developed in-house and get the product validated.


  • 3. SOFT LAUNCH & TRACTION

    3. SOFT LAUNCH & TRACTION

    Once the product is successfully validated, we launch it as a Tell unTold initiative in the geographical market where it was initially ideated. Our core marketing team, under the guidance of seasoned advisors, creates marketing strategies and get traction.

  • 4. TEAM BUILDING & INCORPORATION

    4. TEAM BUILDING & INCORPORATION

    Once the Media initiative gets a pre-defined traction level, we start preparation for launching it as a separate & independent Media Startup.

    A team is carefully built to run the new startup, by hiring at-least two co-founders - one Business development & one technical. A proper legal agreement between Tell unTold Publishing Ltd & the hired co-founders is signed and the Media Startup is incorporated in the UK

  • 5. External FUNDING & RAPID SCALING

     

    5. External FUNDING & RAPID SCALING

    Immediately after Media startup team building and incorporation, we focus on raising non-dilutive fund and let the team scale the startup rapidly under the guidance of senior advisers.

    Obviously, new team members also join at this stage

  • 6. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS & EXPANSION

    6. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS & EXPANSION

    After success in the primary market, we launch it in other international markets. This may need adaption and localization, for which form strategic partnerships in the new international markets.

  • 7. EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TRUST

    7. EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TRUST

    As a final step, we form an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) approved by UK government under Finance Act 2014 >> and transfer 74% shares of the Media Startup to it.

    Journalists Owned Media

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