HeyAnita Korea Business Plan 2000

58420-79375 Business Plan for HeyAnita Korea, Inc. Teaching old phones new tricks… October 2000 Table of Contents TOC Executive Summary3 Overview of Business Opportunity10 Overview of Business Concept12 Company Structure20 Managing Growth23 Financials24 Required Capital29 Board of Directors & Advisors31 1.Executive Summary Our Company HeyAnita Korea, Inc. is a joint venture formed by Softbank, HeyAnita Inc., and local partners in South Korea. Our venture empowers people to surf the Internet and access information from any phone, anywhere, anytime simply by using their voice. HeyAnita’s patent-pending AnitaServer technology provides a compelling advantage over our competition in numerous factors, such as our voice-activated web agent and natural language processor. HeyAnita Korea seeks to establish the first comprehensive Voice Internet Portal (“VIP”) in Korea and allow everyone with a telephone to access information (e.g. news, weather, stock quotes, and travel information) and services (e.g. banking, shopping, stock trades, and games). Additionally, our company will build a base of corporate clients by enabling e-commerce providers to add voice-applications services to their existing platform and allow traditional corporations to efficiently compete in the age of convergence. Our Market Opportunity Our market lies in the convergence of the plain old telephone, Internet, and wireless services. Our venture stands at the crossroads to capture market share and revenue from the telecommunications, Internet, and wireless arenas. South Korea is an ideal target market for HeyAnita due to four key market conditions: One of the fastest growing Internet markets in the world From 1998 to 1999, Internet users grew from 3.1 million to 10.9 million users. Over the course of six years, the CAGR (compound annual growth rate) was 239%. E-commerce grew from 672 billion won (US$605 million) in 1999 to 1.5 trillion won (US$1.4 billion) in 2000. This places Korea among the top 5 Internet markets in the world. Over 50% wireless telephone penetration As of April 2000, South Korea has over 27 million wireless phone users. From 1997 to 2000, the CAGR for wireless phone use was 400%. This large wireless market adds significant additional value to the near 100% of landline telephony. Significant demand for information “over-the-phone” As illustrated by the growth in the 700 ARS industry and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services, Koreans are embracing mobile information. In 1999 alone, the 700 ARS providers generated some 100 billion won from a user base of 3 million people by offering over-the-telephone services related to stocks, weather, traffic, and entertainment related information (NOT including pornography). During the past 3 years, growth in this market has accelerated to a rate of about 30% per annum. In addition, with Korea’s 5 wireless carriers having recently launched WAP services to provide information similar to the 700 ARS players, more than 3 million people profess to having tried WAP services (about 10% of all wireless users). Despite user complaints about difficult and clumsy interface, market research indicates a continuing desire to access the types of information offered. Large segment of early adopters in technology As with other Asian countries, Korean consumers are fast adopters of technology and general trends within its society. The rapid growth in the wireless and Internet markets support this premise, but a better example is the incredible growth of online stock trading in Korea. Within four months of its availability, over 40% of total trading volume was done online. We assume our technology and service will have a similar impact. HeyAnita Korea will satisfy people’s ever-growing desire to obtain information in a timely and convenient manner. We will bring the abundance of information the Internet provides through the simplicity of the telephone and voice. Through our technology, we will “Internet-ize” not only the 30% of Korea that currently has access to PC-Internet connections but also the approximately 30 million Koreans who are without Internet access. In our march toward our objectives, HeyAnita will leverage not only the 27 million mobile handsets in operation but also the more than 50 million landline telephones as viable channels to our services. Our Advantage HeyAnita Korea is the first significant mover in the Korean VIP market. By leveraging the technical platform developed by HeyAnita Inc., we have gained a tremendous lead over other start-ups that have announced entry. The basis of our advantage is as follows: Compelling technical advantage Validated by prospective and current investors such as Softbank, we have third-party confirmation that our technology stands apart from our competitors, both those in the U.S. as well as in Korea. Our strength lies in our patent-pending natural language processor and web agent. The technology we possess ensures fast and low-cost development as well as easy inter-connections with content providers. We will leverage these technical advantages to ensure short and economically efficient time-to-market for HeyAnita’s services. Deep venture experience of global investors With the global reach and support of Softbank Ventures, our lead investor, HeyAnita Korea has access to an amazing array of resources. The support available to HeyAnita Korea ranges from the venture expertise of Softbank Venture Capital’s Gary Rieschel, Chairman of HeyAnita Inc. to the rich network of Softbank’s portfolio companies in Korea, Asia, and the world. In the world of ventures, a world in which “smart” money can mean the difference between success and failure, HeyAnita is proud to be supported by some of the smartest money available. Experienced team of technologists and managers HeyAnita Korea has assembled an impressive team of technologists and managers to execute against the objectives outlined in the earlier portions of this document. Our roster of team members includes managers and senior members of companies which are leaders in their respective fields. Former employers of HeyAnita’s technical team include: Locus, Andersen Consulting, US Web, Samsung SDS, LG-EDS, Korea Telecom, and LG Telecom. Our managers come to us from leading organizations such as McKinsey, Arthur Andersen, TriGem Computers, and Morrison & Foerster. Lack of viable competition in our market While our U.S. counterpart faces competitors such as Tellme and BeVocal, we currently do not have such threats. To date, no significant player has surfaced in the domestic market to endanger our position. Those who do exist possess neither the telephony-focused technical capabilities nor the financial support of value-added investors that HeyAnita has already secured. Our Technology HeyAnita Korea’s voice technology and voice portal infrastructure were developed by the founders of HeyAnita, a U.S. based company. The four technical founders departed from Microsoft to develop a solution that solved many of the difficulties in voice browsing technology. HeyAnita’s solution allows people to access the Internet by using their voice and any wireless or landline telephone. Our technology enables a high rate of voice recognition as well as flexible and efficient Internet surfing. The user’s voice commands will go through the following steps (please refer to diagram): The user’s naturally spoken words are routed through a Dialogic board and digitalized in preparation for the speech recognition process. The utterances contained in the user’s voice is broken down, identified, and sent to the HeyAnita’s Natural Language Processor. All commands and relevant words are identified and sent to HeyAnita’s Manager and Agent to begin the web search process and ad generation. Information is obtained or transaction is completed. A voice response or answer is provided to the user. Utterance Recognition(Speechworks)Telephone Interface(Dialogic/Intel)Natural Language Interpretation(HeyAnita)Server(HeyAnita)Ad Repository(HeyAnita)InternetorIntranet HeyAnita UserCall Forwarding(HeyAnita & KT)CP Interface(HeyAnita) Our Value Proposition HeyAnita Korea provides numerous benefits for our customers and partners: Increases call volume for our wireless and telco partners Because HeyAnita “creates” a new and convenient medium for dynamic interchange of information, our services will dramatically increase call volume for telcos. In recognition of this large potential, Korea Telecom has already signed an agreement with HeyAnita Korea to jointly build and share in this business opportunity. Increases brand awareness and distribution for content producers HeyAnita will allow media companies to expand their distribution and brand equity. By distributing their content through HeyAnita, large as well as small content providers (CP’s) can significantly improve their reach and recognition. This will appeal especially to Korean Internet companies because public recognition of their brand is extremely low. In fact, brand awareness of Korean Internet CP’s is so low that more than 72% of Internet users name specific portals such as Yahoo! and Daum as their content provider of choice rather than the actual CP’s, even in highly name-conscious categories such as movie information and entertainment. Provides a new media channel and cultivates an immature Internet market for advertisers Korea’s Internet advertising market is relatively undeveloped and allows for a tremendous amount of growth. Goldman Sachs recently projected Internet advertising in Korea to grow from US$32 million in 1999 to $0.9 billion by 2004. HeyAnita Korea will be in the forefront of this development and act as a catalyst by providing an exciting new Internet channel for advertisers. HeyAnita will extend the reach of the Internet and thereby increase the value of the Internet as an effective and wide-reaching medium for advertisers. Presents cost-effective solutions for corporations Our B2B and ASP services will dramatically lower corporate expenditures as we voice-enable call centers, online businesses, intranet services, and bricks-and-mortar operations. The convenient and easily accessible telephone interface will not only add value to the users of our B2B ASP solutions but also significantly lower costs for backroom operations. Expands global presence for our partners HeyAnita’s global network allows our content providers, advertisers, and other partners to expand their brand and services into global markets. For example, there are nearly 2 million Korean Americans and Korean immigrants in the U.S. Efficiently tapping into this market can serve as a significant builder of any partner’s customer base. By providing services to these Koreans in their native language, HeyAnita Korea will immediately appeal to a significant number of users outside of Korea. Empowers people to easily and effectively access the Internet The simplicity of the phone allows everyone in Korea to surf the Internet with their voices. Children, college students, young professionals, and elderly alike can access the wealth of information in the Internet. Our Strategy HeyAnita Korea’s strategy includes a 3-phased growth plan. Phase 1: Branding the Voice Internet Portal concept: In this initial phase, HeyAnita aims to build wide-reaching acceptance and familiarity for our voice technology through quality, consumer-focused service. Our decision to initially pursue the B2C market is driven not only by a need to brand the VIP concept but also due to the opportunity to immediately generate revenues from user traffic (see “Our Business Model” section below for details). Although our competitive advantage lies with our technology, we are well aware that customers rarely realize or see the technology behind the services they experience. Therefore, we will present our targeted consumers with services that provide a better method of accessing information with unique and compelling applications, all within an entertaining and enjoyable environment. Some of these services might be: news, weather, personal information management (PIM), stock quotes, movie information, restaurant reviews, e-commerce. Phase 2: Enabling B2B market leaders and back-office systems: Within 6 months of service launch, once the B2C market and consumers become familiar with voice recognition services and functionality, we can effectively present our voice solutions to the corporate market. With public acceptance already built, HeyAnita Korea will be able to quickly charge fees for voice-enabling corporate clients. Our B2B strategy targets corporations and Internet companies who want us to voice enable their products and websites and provide voice capabilities for their customers. Phase 3: Enabling appliances and facilities: In the longer term, HeyAnita will partner with large makers of appliances and facilities to provide voice-enabling applications for things such as home appliances, buildings, and automobiles. Our Business Model Our business model will be developed in three primary stages: B2C, B2B, and ASP. We believe all three areas to have room for tremendous growth and high profitability for our company. Our revenue will come from four primary sources: Revenue sharing with telecommunications companies Share in the call volume with our telecommunications partners. V-Portal advertising Sponsorship and jingle ads sold on our Voice Internet Portal. V-Commerce Portion of each v-commerce transaction completed by us. V-Applications Fees for voice enabling other properties. Based on these revenue streams, our projections for the first 5 years of operation are: Summary of Projections (million won) Million Won20002001200220032004Total users (EOY basis)100 1,023,108 2,327,062 3,053,334 3,536,860 Revenues1 5,972 35,788 63,745 89,906 Operating Expenses2,771 12,012 25,742 36,519 44,899 Depreciation329 1,601 2,198 3,016 3,385 EBIT(3,099)(7,641)7,848 24,210 41,622 EBIT Margin--22%38%46%Net Income(3,099)(7,641)7,848 18,429 30,035 Return on Sales--22%29%33%Free Cash Flows(12,767)(7,064)7,998 19,421 32,396 Milestones Mar 2000 Joint Venture agreement signed among Softbank, HeyAnita Inc., ThruNet, Naray, and TriGem Ventures. May 2000Signed strategic alliance with Korea Telecom. Jul 2000Signed strategic alliances with 6 major content providers, including exclusive deals with a major television/radio network, major newspaper/cable group, and leading airline. Oct 2000Conducted controlled field tests and focus group interviews with version 2 of applications Nov 2000Currently conducting general field tests with version 3 of applications. Dec 2000Full launch of services planned for December 5, 2000 Required Capital The goal for HeyAnita Korea’s second financing round is approximately 20 billion Korean Won. This capital will be primarily used to support investments in our infrastructure and expenditures for marketing. Infrastructure investments are crucial because ability to receive all calls during and after our service launch is a major hurdle in building a loyal user base. Marketing will be required to drive traffic to HeyAnita amidst an already competitive marketing environment for telecommunications services. Management Team Joong Sam Lee, CEO & President Joong Sam Lee brings over 25 years of management experience to HeyAnita Korea. Prior to joining HeyAnita Korea, Joong Sam was appointed by the Korean government in 1998 as CEO and Chief Shareholder Executor of the Daesun Group to oversee their restructuring. Joong Sam reengineered Daesun Monitors, a computer monitor manufacturing company, and Daesun Data, one of the leading POS (point of sale) system retailers and integrators in Korea. Preceding his work with Daesun, he spent the majority of his professional career was with the SK Group, the fourth largest conglomerate in Korea, composed of 33 operating companies with US$6 billion in revenues. He was the Senior Strategic Advisor and Senior Managing Director of SK’s steel, petroleum, mineral resources and chemical businesses. In 1985, he was admitted to SK’s board of directors. During the same year, Joong Sam became president of SK’s Hong Kong operations. As President, he paved the way for Korean firms to enter the Chinese market by establishing the first Korean branch office in Beijing at a time when there were no diplomatic relationships between the two countries. During his tenure in Hong Kong and China, SK became the first Korean corporation to reach the export mark of US$1 billion with China. In 1992, South Korea and China established diplomatic ties, and for his economic and political contributions leading to this major event, Joong Sam was awarded the Presidential Industrial Service Medal. He received his B.A. in Economics from Sungkyunkwan University and completed the Advanced Management Program at the Seoul National University. Peter T. Chang, Chief Technology Officer Peter brings to HeyAnita Korea his wide technical knowledge, skills, and prior startup experience. As co-founder and CTO of ViewPlus, Inc., an interactive TV/video-on-demand venture, he developed the core technology that utilizes cable and satellite networks in a bandwidth efficient and flexible manner. ViewPlus's platform was optimized for video-on-demand, game-on-demand, music-on-demand, and other services. Prior to founding ViewPlus, at Andersen Consulting, LLP in Seoul, he worked on developing the market entry strategy for Dacom Satellite Multimedia, a new DBS startup in Korea. He also worked on a project to create LG Mart’s e-commerce market entry strategy by analyzing the Korean e-commerce market and developing business cases. For Iridium Korea Co., a partner in the global satellite communication consortium, he developed and analyzed business requirements especially for customer care systems. In addition, Peter has acquired material management knowledge from various automotive industry projects. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Brown University and M.S. in Computer Engineering from POSTECH (Korea). Jae Choi, Executive Vice President, Corporate Alliances Prior to joining HeyAnita Korea, Jae was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. During his tenure at McKinsey, he served numerous clients on efforts including the design of an overall alliance strategy for a large financial services institution, development of business-to-business marketing capabilities for a major chaebol, management of multiple M&A efforts for a leading consumer goods player, and improvement of channel operations for a leading wireless telecommunications service provider. Prior to joining McKinsey, Jae was a Principal Consultant for Oracle Corporation where he served on business process reengineering and change management projects for both internal and external customers. He also served on Oracle Consulting’s Worldwide Operations team which developed and monitored market service strategies for the consulting divisions of key international subsidiaries. Jae holds a B.A. in Human Biology and a M.A. in Organization Development from Stanford University. He also holds a M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University. James Kim, Executive Vice President, Operations Prior to joining HeyAnita Korea, James was co-founder of ViewPlus, Inc., an interactive TV/video-on-demand venture with planned service launches in the U.S. and Korea. As Vice President of Operations, his primary responsibility was overseeing the day-to-day functions for ViewPlus Korea, which included budget planning, business development, and human resources. At TriGem Computers, Inc., he was part of the product planning team where he was responsible for product development, creating company policy and strategic planning. He was a core member of the team that created eMachines, a leading low-cost PC company in the U.S. James was also responsible for handling affairs with TriGem’s OEM partners such as Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., IBM Corp., and Softbank Korea. In addition, he was deeply involved in the restructuring and reengineering of the TriGem Group. During his tenure at TriGem, he reengineered a procurement process that realized a 50% savings to increase the profit margin to 15% from 2%. He received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University and M.S. in Genetic Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Sue-Lynn Koo, General Counsel, Executive Vice President Sue-Lynn brings over seven years of legal experience to HeyAnita Korea. As an attorney in the New York office of Morrison & Foerster LLP, Sue-Lynn's practice focused on corporate finance transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities offerings, investment transactions, restructurings, exchange offerings, and venture capital transactions. In addition, Sue-Lynn has advised privately held and start-up companies in a wide variety of corporate and related matters, including organizational structure and early stage financings. Sue-Lynn is admitted to practice in the State of California, the District of Columbia, the State of New York, and before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She received her B.A., M.B.A., and J.D. degrees from The George Washington University. Bernard B. Moon, Executive Vice President, Product Development & Marketing Prior to joining HeyAnita Korea, Bernard was co-founder and Vice President of Strategic Development of ViewPlus, Inc., an interactive TV/video-on-demand venture. At ViewPlus, he was responsible for planning, identifying and developing strategic relationships with Oracle, Scientific-Atlanta, Liberate, and other partners that assisted in its technical development and entry into its targeted markets. In the strategic planning unit of Digital City Chicago, a partnership with the Tribune Co. and AOL, he was involved in the rollout of new virtual communities, their community development project, and other new initiatives. Additionally, he has various experiences from consulting Koplar Communications on their InTOUCH TV venture, an interactive television service, to the development of the City of St. Louis’s Community Information Network, a web-based information system for its citizens. Prior to his graduate studies, he completed the Coro Fellowship, an experiential leadership development program in public affairs and government. He also served as a legislative liaison for Governor Jim Edgar of Illinois. He received his B.A. in English and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and M.P.A from Columbia University in Telecommunications and New Media Policy. 2.Overview of Business Opportunity HeyAnita Korea is the first joint venture established by HeyAnita Inc. and Softbank. Various factors drove HeyAnita to rapidly build a presence in Korea. The following are points that will be discussed within this section: Compelling Technical Advantage Opportunity for Revenue Sharing with Wireless and Telco Companies Lack of Viable Competition in Our Market Large Segment of Early Adopters in Technology Untapped and Undeveloped Market A. Compelling Technical Advantage HeyAnita’s proprietary technology is based on four pending international patents. Our competitors, such as Tellme in the U.S., license the complete speech recognition and voice browser package from various voice solution companies, and do not have their own proprietary solutions. HeyAnita only licenses the utterance aspect of the speech recognition technology from Speechworks. This allows HeyAnita to be less dependent on companies for their technical development and support. Furthermore, it lessens the royalty and licensing fees that can drain precious cash. Companies such as Tellme could pay upwards of $20 million in licensing fees to companies such as Nuance or Speechworks. Our strength lies in our proprietary natural language interpretation and web agent technology. HeyAnita’s Natural Language Interpreter allows the user to interface with our server in a natural conversant manner. Another great differentiator is our web agent. While our competitors’ data retrieval agent is primarily limited to data repositories or mirror images of websites, HeyAnita’s agent can access any information on the Internet. Our web agent can retrieve information from HTML, XML, WML, or VoiceXML sites, while the majority of our competitors can only read VoiceXML websites on the Internet. This provides an additional advantage since we do not have to allocate resources and personnel to code information from our content partners into a separate HeyAnita database. Furthermore, our technology ensures that once we voice-enable a website, a constant XML feed is established so we do not have to manually recode the connection to reflect each and every change made by our content partners on their websites. Our global network creates an open system environment where every HeyAnita entity shares technical resources and applications with each other. If HeyAnita Japan creates a music application that is applicable to HeyAnita Spain, then HeyAnita Spain could use that application and cater it for the Spanish market. This forms a compelling intellectual and technical network that provides us with an incredible advantage over our competitors. B. Opportunity for Revenue Sharing with Wireless and Telco Companies A unique characteristic of Korea is that the environment in the telecommunications market allows us to obtain revenue-sharing agreements with the network providers. Because Koreans have shifted so dramatically from landlines to wireless, Korea Telecom is experiencing a significant drop in utilization of its network capacity. In addition, because Korea has allowed growth of 5 wireless carriers, significant overcapacity exists in the wireless industry as well. HeyAnita Korea will create a win-win situation for our carrier partners by driving call traffic to them. In return, HeyAnita Korea will benefit by receiving a percentage of the call revenues generated from the additional traffic. This will be a significant source of revenue and growth for our company. C. Lack of Viable Competition in Our Market Currently, there are a handful of competitors in Korea: Nettus, Voceweb, and Voiceware.com. Each has its own strengths. However, headcount and capitalization for each one of these entities is significantly less than HeyAnita Korea. Our technical advantages have been confirmed by our current global partner, Softbank, and other top venture capital firms who state we have a lead-time of 6 to 12 months. As for speech recognition efforts that may remain latent in large chaebols, most are not geared toward the telephone and were not intended to interface with the Internet or any other large bodies of information. As such, even if these efforts were rekindled or accelerated, we do not believe viable competition will emerge in the short term. With this lead-time intact, HeyAnita should be able to develop a large and loyal user base with which to grow into future phases of our strategy. D. Large Segment of Early Adopters in Technology Korea’s culture encourages the rapid adoption of consumer and societal trends. This is supported by patterns in industries that range from fashion to the extremely fast-growing Internet market. The fact that Internet penetration in Korea could easily surpass that of the U.S. and that broadband penetration could also grow faster than in the U.S. is attractive to HeyAnita. Goldman Sachs projects 46% of Korean Internet users could have broadband access by 2004, which is more than the 44% expected in the U.S. In another example, Korean’s propensity to embrace useful technology is also evidenced by the dramatic growth in online stock trading and wireless phone penetration. In view of these patterns, we believe that Korea is a market that is ripe for our voice applications. We believe that Korea will accept our efforts to change people’s lives by providing a more convenient and efficient way to do daily tasks. E. Untapped and Undeveloped Market Korea is an undeveloped market in numerous areas, such as e-commerce, online advertising, and telecommunications services. We will be a leader in these areas by initiating change and creating new markets. For example, many telecommunication services such as call forwarding do not exist. These services present a golden opportunity for HeyAnita to introduce. Through our technology and the help of our partners, we will introduce these types of services to consumers and corporations. We will explore a variety of future business opportunities as we continue to grow. 3.Overview of Business Concept This section provides a detailed view of how HeyAnita will transform the telephone into a powerful new medium for information and interaction thereby creating value for our investors and shareholders. Our proprietary technology will allow HeyAnita to capitalize on the changes in telecommunications and information exchange that are currently affecting Korea. Furthermore, the launch of our services in the year 2000 will enable HeyAnita to clearly establish an early leadership position as the voice portal concept matures globally. This section provides details on the following: Definition of the Voice Portal Concept and Business HeyAnita’s Value Proposition Anticipated Services and Partners Similar Services in Korea Revenue Streams Distribution Likely Responses from Stakeholders Competition and HeyAnita’s Competitive Advantage A. Definition of the Voice Portal Concept and Business As an early mover in the voice portal space, HeyAnita aims to create and nurture a new medium for interactive communication, a medium that combines the power of the Internet, the richness of broadcast and web content, and the convenience and penetration of basic telephones. Through this new channel, compelling information will be pulled (i.e., requested) by users as well as be pushed to them as necessary or desired. Development of this new medium will provide users with a convenient means to access valued information and content providers with a new channel through which they can reach their target audiences. As this new channel is developed, HeyAnita will leverage this medium to provide valuable services for (1) individual users who seek timely information as well as for (2) corporate clients that desire effective deployment of their resources. With this new medium, individuals who seek dynamic information will no longer need to be in front of a television set, radio, PC, or newspaper. A simple phone call will allow them to access time-sensitive and convenience-oriented information immediately, wherever and whenever they wish. Likewise, providers of such information will find HeyAnita’s new integrated services as the single place through which their rich content can be disseminated to a wide body of mobile and/or non-PC accessing information seekers. Simply put, HeyAnita will create and provide a new distribution channel for content providers such as television and radio networks, Internet websites, and proprietary information providers (e.g., 700 ARS services). Users of HeyAnita’s services will receive the basic services without charge from HeyAnita. Unlike 700 ARS services currently in the market, HeyAnita’s services will be available to users at the cost of a within-city phone call by accessing a single nationwide number. Availability of services at no extra charge will drive widespread and rapid adoption of the voice portal concept and HeyAnita’s services. HeyAnita’s revenues will come from sponsors, content providers, and advertisers who desire to leverage this voice portal medium as an additional channel to their current distribution system. In addition, usage based revenues will be generated from the telephone network carriers through revenue-sharing agreements that reward HeyAnita for building call traffic through any one network. B. HeyAnita’s Value Proposition HeyAnita’s enabling value proposition is its voice-driven interface technology. Through our patent pending technology, HeyAnita will allow users to access information stored throughout the Internet and/or intranet via the simplicity of an everyday telephone. By asking questions in everyday spoken language, users will connect to a wide array of information and immediately hear the requested information conveyed to them by voice. With this technology platform, HeyAnita will seek to reach end consumers and soon migrate to providing voice-enabling services to businesses. Value to End Users: Leveraging this revolutionary voice interface technology, HeyAnita aims to build a variety of services designed to provide our users with time-sensitive and convenience-oriented information whenever and wherever they want it. Delivering on this value proposition will enable individuals to access information they want and currently already use without being tethered to the confines of an Internet connection or specialized receivers such as a television or WAP-enabled handset. Our services will appeal to those individuals who are “on the go”, to those who for whatever reason can not or do not wish to connect to the internet via the PC, and to those who find the WAP’s keypad/screen interface cumbersome to use. Value to Content Providers: HeyAnita will provide a means to better leverage their current investments in content development. For example, broadcast networks can leverage HeyAnita to reach current viewers at times when they are not or can not be near a television set or if they are not near one at the appropriate air time. Through HeyAnita, networks can reach their viewers, at the viewers’ discretion, with the simplicity and ubiquity of the telephone. Value to Advertisers: The forging of content and users in a new medium will naturally create additional opportunities for advertising. As such, HeyAnita will provide advertisers to use the proven concepts of sponsorship promotions and jingle ads in our newly created medium to promote their products and services. This not only benefits advertisers but also the content providers who can leverage relationships they currently hold with advertisers in traditional media such as television, radio, print press, and the Internet. Value to Business Partners: In addition, HeyAnita will quickly transform into an Application Services Provider working to enable B2B solutions to client organizations. Voice-enabling Internet or ARS services of leading players will provide competitive differentiation while doing so for players who have fallen behind with a crucial platform to “leap frog” ahead of the competition. Such voice-enabling efforts will be targeted to businesses whose user base are large and/or demand high frequency of contact with the business organization. Value to Telecommunication Carriers: As HeyAnita builds its user base on the merits of its convenient and easy-to-use interface and the richness of its content, carriers such as Korea Telecom may find significant value in us as builders of network traffic. Such traffic will be important for carriers as serve as meaningful assistance in their ever-present fight against poor capacity utilization. C. Anticipated Services and Partners To deliver this value proposition, HeyAnita is designed as a one-stop shop for those in need of time-sensitive or convenience-oriented information while “on the go.” HeyAnita is also designed to become the information provider of choice for those who cannot or choose not to turn to PCs for their information needs. We, along with our content partners, will drive this business by offering voice-enabled services that allow users to easily and quickly: Obtain time-sensitive information such as latest news, weather, and stock quotes Conduct everyday transactions such as stock trading and on-line banking Find often sought information such as movie reviews, airline schedules and then transition to reservations and ticketing Communicate with friends, family, and colleagues through phone-based email, chatting, polling, and bulletin board like capabilities Enjoy entertaining and educational programming specifically tailored for the telephone In order to provide compelling content through our technology, HeyAnita will partner with the best-in-class content providers in each category of services we provide. By leveraging content that has already been branded and thus widely recognized by the user base, HeyAnita will be able to quickly establish itself as the voice portal of choice. D. Similar Services in Korea At present, no comprehensive voice portal service exists in Korea. However, telephone interface to information does operate in two basic forms: (1) 700 ARS services which deliver limited information for a fee and (2) character based WAP services for fee. Although each service type has developed a user base, even regular users profess significant drawbacks with the services. 700 ARS services: Although official accounts are not recorded, interviews with industry operators indicate that Korea currently has more than 4 million users of 700 ARS services seeking a wide variety of information ranging from the daily horoscope to traffic information to weather (note: these figures do not include users of pornographic services). These services offer pre-recorded information that can be retrieved through a multi-layer telephone keypad interface. In total, these users generate some 500 million won in revenues per year by paying fees ranging from 50 won per 30 seconds up to more than 100 won per 30 seconds. These fees are in addition to the telephone connection fees charged by the network carriers. However, market research reveals that nearly 40% of users are not satisfied with the current services offered. In fact, less than 20% of users find the services satisfactory. The primary reasons for these negative responses are that the services are expensive (55%), require too much time to retrieve (34%), and complicated to use (14%). HeyAnita resolves all three main complaints. Our services do not charge any extra fees beyond the normal toll required for connection. Second, with HeyAnita’s proprietary server technology, response to information requests requires less than 1 second. Finally, with HeyAnita’s easy-to-use natural language interface, users will be able to access information by simply asking for it. WAP services: Our market research indicates that only about 1% of respondents currently view WAP services (such as SK Telecom’s n-top or LG Telecom’s EZ Web) as good sources of information. Focus group interviews show that the major reasons for negative views of WAP services range from the lack of content to the cumbersome keypad interface to the lack of ease in viewing retrieved information on a handset’s tiny LCD screen. HeyAnita will be able to secure and provide a wide variety of content not only because of the merits of the new voice portal medium but also because content providers will not re required to reformat their existing content. Without the additional labor required to transfer traditional HTML format to WML, content partners can leverage the HeyAnita platform immediately. This ability to quickly ensure a robust selection of content along with HeyAnita’s easy-to-use voice interface should set our services apart from WAP-based services. E. Revenue Streams HeyAnita’s revenues will come from the following sources: Revenue sharing with telcos: During the first few years of operation, this stream comprises more than 50% of HeyAnita’s total revenues. While we will not charge usage fees to end users, HeyAnita will directly gain revenues from the user traffic we generate. This is accomplished through revenue-sharing agreements with major telcos; with these agreements, HeyAnita will command a significant percentage of connection fees earned by carriers from the network traffic produced by HeyAnita’s services. Sponsorship and advertising fees: HeyAnita will find exclusive sponsors for each of its major and minor service nodes. These sponsors will pay for priority listing on the HeyAnita property. In addition, HeyAnita will compile demographic information of our users (based on information sought by the user and/or on information provided when the user registers for a free account). This information will be used to sell advertising on each of our service nodes. (Note: to reflect the current market sentiments about advertising revenues, our business model shows zero inflow during 2000 and 2001 from this source.) Commissions on v-commerce transactions: As HeyAnita begins to enable telephone-based commerce transactions, we will charge a commission for each transaction made through our service. While early transactions are likely to remain small (e.g., movie tickets, restaurant reservations), we predict quick movement into larger purchase amounts (such as airplane tickets and stock trading) as users become accustomed to the interface and gain confidence in the security of the new medium. Fees for provision of solutions: As voice-enabled access to information becomes accepted in the public and proven in view of business operators, HeyAnita will shift into developing solutions for corporate clients. As such, we will collect fees for voice-enabling websites as well as proprietary applications such as call centers. In addition to consulting services fees, for those clients who wish to take advantage of our hosting services, HeyAnita will charge a volume-based hosting fee for providing solutions via our own hardware. This revenue stream will steadily increase to become a significant source of revenue. F. Distribution HeyAnita’s strategy is to quickly secure wide adoption of our technology and services. As such, our plans for distribution are comprised of several key components. Co-market with content partners: By leveraging the marketing power of our key content partners (e.g., broadcast networks, news organizations, and leading Internet websites), HeyAnita will quickly reach a wide range of users. Furthermore, co-branding with these familiar content providers will ensure build-up of much needed validation of the information made available through HeyAnita’s services. Product placements with media/entertainment partners: HeyAnita will work with its domestic and international media/entertainment partners to include its services in current popular television and radio programming as well as upcoming movie productions. Because a major portion of HeyAnita’s initial target population is young (teens and twenties), such placements will help drive mass acceptance of the new voice portal medium as well as to brand HeyAnita the service provider of choice. Traditional and non-traditional marketing: HeyAnita will pursue a variety of low-cost, high-impact marketing efforts to build our user base. Efforts such as workplace marketing (to reach the massive employee base of our strategic partners) and community group/affiliation marketing (e.g., churches) are among some of these opportunities. In addition, HeyAnita has secured the services of a professional advertising and promotion agency to assist in developing acceptance of the voice portal concept in general as well as to help brand us as the provider of choice. In-kind trades of advertising with other Internet businesses: HeyAnita will seek and secure advertising deals with Internet businesses that serve our target audiences. By carefully selecting leaders in Korea’s quickly growing Internet industry, these agreements will generate traffic to our voice portal. G. Likely Responses from Stakeholders End Users: Focus groups and quantitative market surveys conducted with more than a nation-wide sample of respondents (n=1000) strongly suggest that HeyAnita will be well received by end users. Nearly 70% of respondents indicated that they would use the services of HeyAnita. When probed to explain the basis for their intent to use, the following information surfaced: 63% of respondents viewed HeyAnita’s services as a very quick and simple means to access information 68% of respondents cite the fact that they will need to remember only one telephone number as an attractive feature of HeyAnita’s services 66% of respondents viewed HeyAnita’s plan to not charge additional fees for its services as a strong benefit 56% of respondents indicate that they would be willing to pay more than 5,000 won per month for these types of services. (31% would pay more than 10,000 won per month and 12% would pay more than 15,000 won per month) Content Providers: Based on our contact experiences thus far, we believe that most content providers will be very positive about HeyAnita. All established businesses, including television networks and newspapers, view HeyAnita as a new distribution medium of enormous potential. All established Internet businesses contacted to date have generated positive responses with desire to establish long-term contracts. Telcos: HeyAnita has already secured a strategic relationship with Korea Telecom to share usage revenues resulting from call traffic generated by HeyAnita. As a carrier with large amounts of excess capacity, HeyAnita represents a significant opportunity to improve capacity utilization. In addition, discussions are underway to strike similar deals with several of the wireless carriers in Korea. Due to the various competitive situations of each carrier, immediate relationships with certain organizations make sense while others do not. H. Competition and HeyAnita’s Competitive Advantage HeyAnita will face competition from a number of sources, with each reacting to our launch in different ways. We view immediate competition to come from: Other voice portal entrants Internet portals extending into this space WAP service providers Other voice portal entrants: Over recent months, several newly created organizations have announced their intent to enter into the voice portal space. Most of these entities are smaller in size (teams ranging from 2 to 7 members) and poorly capitalized (investment base ranging from 10 million to 100 million won). On the technology front, while some of these ventures possess some proprietary technology, most are based on TTS (text-to-speech) programs. As such, their appeal to end users are likely to be severely limited since most people indicate “machine-like” voice as a major cause for dissatisfaction with this new type of service. HeyAnita’s natural language capabilities surpass most if not all competitors we have researched. Furthermore, HeyAnita’s drag-and-drop development tools enable our organization to quickly scale our services for new users and new services. These advantages will be compelling controllers of development costs and time-to-market when HeyAnita migrates to providing B2B solutions to its ASP clients. Internet portals extending into this space: Similar to our assessment of other voice portal entrants, we view Internet portals such as Daum as a longer-term issue. The leading Internet portals have partnered with voice-enabling partners who are smaller and much further behind in technology development than HeyAnita. Although the entry of Internet portals into this space may grow into a significant threat in 2 years, their voice-enabling partners must make much progress before they can launch viable services that can compete directly with HeyAnita. Until then, HeyAnita plans to push aggressively to build its own user base. Furthermore, with our global strategic alliance agreement with Softbank, HeyAnita is confident that long-term strategic directions between the Internet powerhouse and us will be complementary. WAP service providers: At present, adoption of WAP services has been slow, in part due to the low adoption of expensive WAP-capable handsets, lack of diverse content, as well as the cumbersome keyboard interface. However, all wireless carriers are pushing aggressively to develop these services. Based on consumer research, individual users are likely to side with voice-driven technology rather than with WAP. The same holds true for content providers who must drastically alter their HTML-based content into special WML format in order to work with WAP services. HeyAnita will continue to monitor the pace of adoption of WAP services and, if warranted, seek near-term ways to collaborate/cooperate with providers. Until then, HeyAnita will pursue building its user base of wireless and wireline users with our value propositions of “simple to use” and “no special handsets required.” 4.Organization Structure HeyAnita Korea is a joint venture formed by Softbank, HeyAnita Inc., and local partners in Korea. In each international joint venture HeyAnita creates, Softbank will invest along with local investors from each country. Almost every joint venture will be autonomous in its application development, operations, and its corporate development. HeyAnita Korea is divided into three primary areas: technology, business development & marketing, and operations. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETINGOPERATIONSTECHNOLOGY R&DAlliancesFinancialCreative & AudioMarketingLegalSpeech RecognitionAd SalesHuman ResourcesMaintenance & Support Team Members The successful execution of HeyAnita Korea does not solely rest upon our technical advantages or the executive management team, but on the quality of our overall team. We believe we have assembled an outstanding team with relevant experience from top firms within Korea and worldwide. Here are only a few of our 53 current team members: Sharon J. Kim, Controller Sharon joins HeyAnita Korea from Arthur Andersen’s Privatization and Emerging Markets Group based in London and Washington D.C. For the past two years, Sharon has focused her efforts in the banking sector of transitional economies affected by the Asian banking crisis. Primarily, she has advised several emergency government vehicles on problem bank and credit restructurings. Her list of clients includes the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Authority, the Financial Sector Restructuring Authority and the Financial Supervisory Commission and Service in Indonesia, Thailand, and Korea, respectively. Previous to her international position, Sharon worked on financial turnarounds and strategic insolvency filings in the United States in the healthcare and retail industries. She received her B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was invited to join the AICPA in November 1996. Hyuek Joon Lee, Business Development Manager Prior to joining HeyAnita Korea, Joon was a manager in the Management Innovation Team at LG Chemicals Ltd., Korea. While at LG Chemical, Joon was involved in a number of strategy and new product development projects as well as supporting the overall innovation initiatives. He has recently worked on a project to formulate a strategy for the battery business, where he conducted a study to identify the key drivers and future trends in the notebook PC market, and devised mid- to long-term R&D and product plans. He also was involved in developing a new product introduction process for a business unit, which recorded $7.5 million in the first two months of sales, and increased ROS by more than 3-fold. Additionally, Joon has conducted a number of lectures on new product development at LG Chemical. After receiving his B.S. in Chemistry from Seoul National University, he earned his M.S.E. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Leonard J. Moon, Business Development Manager Prior to joining HeyAnita Korea, Leonard was a strategy consultant with Arthur D. Little, Inc. in Chicago. While at ADL, Leonard worked with clients to develop electronic business, information technological, and operational strategies. Some of his experience with ADL included advising a client on the development strategy of a logistics datawarehouse that supported the organization’s national air operations, working with a major commercial airline to develop new flight dispatch processes for the U.S. Airforce, and assessing the possible Internet revenue streams for an Asian telecommunications company. Leonard also co-developed some of ADL’s electronic business product/service offerings and methodologies as part of the firm’s spearhead initiative to strengthen its consulting e-business presence in the marketplace. He received his B.S. in Business Administration and Management Information Systems from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Joanne Jeong, Marketing Manager Prior to joining HeyAnita Korea, Joanne was an account director at Lee & DDB, Inc., which is part of the third largest communications group in the world. She was involved in the managing and launching of several products and brands in Korea. Her clients included Johnson & Johnson, Moulinex, Remy Martin, and Unilever. Joanne successfully led launching campaigns for OXO, Ciba Vision, and Johnson pH5.5. At DDB, her initial entry as a marketing planner served as a foundation for her research and analytic skills. During that time, her clients included Reebok, Pepsi Cola, Fuji Film, and Korean Air. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Ewha Womans University and a M.A. in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin. Ji-Young Lee, Technology Product Manager Ji-Young was a consultant at Andersen Consulting in Seoul before joining HeyAnita Korea. For several years, Ji-Young was in the Process Competency Group with various experiences in Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Knowledge Management, SAP Implementation, and Hyperion Implementation. For a major semiconductor company, she was involved in a Supply Chain BPR project that produced a plan for the client’s customer-fronting processes. As a team member for a SAP implementation project, she was involved in conducting functional feasibility analysis and prototyping, focused on billing and pricing. Prior to Andersen, she served a short stint at Daum Communications. She holds a B.S. in Computer Science form Yonsei University. Brian Hyun Suhp Shin, Technology Product Manager Prior to joining HeyAnita Korea, Brian was a research and field engineer at Locus Corporation’s R&D Center. During his time at Locus, he focused on designing and implementing systems for large telecommunication service providers. For SK Telecom, he developed a signaling and scenario-processing engine of an IPU (Intelligent Peripheral Unit) for an advanced paging system. After the project, he was part of the maintenance team and supported SK Telecom as a trouble-shooter. Brian designed and developed an IVR (Interactive Voice Response) server for Korea Telecom. This was for various scenarios such as collect call service and signaling for a local PBX. Additionally for Korea Telecom, he participated in the design and development of a next generation information service (114) system, specially devising an algorithm for parsing voice prompts. Brian received his B.S. in Computer Science and Statistics from Seoul National University. Dan D. Son, Technology Product Manager Dan joins us from US Web/CKS, a leading Internet professional services firm, where he was a Senior Application Developer in its San Francisco office. As a team and technical leader, his responsibilities included system planning, technical design, and application development. He led development teams on projects that brought in over $10 million to the firm. Some of his major projects included Talkcity.com, Christianity.com, Style365.com and Sega.com. Before joining US Web/CKS, Dan was a researcher with the xDSL Group, an independent think tank run by the Research Program for Communications Policy of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At the xDSL Group, Dan led such studies as one that determined the feasibility and profitability of different xDSL deployment scenarios. Dan holds a B.A from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Management Science. 5.Managing Growth HeyAnita has the potential to create and benefit from explosive growth. We will leverage a pre-planned, 3-tier growth model to ensure sustainable growth. The overall plan includes: Phase 1: During October of 2000, HeyAnita will launch with a limited set of services that carry wide appeal to individual users from throughout Korea. With these initial services and additional service lines that we plan to launch on a monthly basis, we anticipate a user base of 300,000 growing rapidly to more than a million. Phase 2: This focus on consumer services will serve to brand the voice portal concept as well as the voice-recognition technology. However, once this initial branding is underway, we will quickly move to voice-enable business partners. With consumers educated to use and accept this new method of interaction, HeyAnita will assist business entities to identify opportunities to fully leverage this new technology. Some potential areas on Phase 2 opportunities are voice-enabling large Internet and/or intranet websites and call centers. Timing for our move into phase 2 is within 6 months of service launch. By year 2 of operations, ASP will be a significant stream of revenues. Phase 3: Providing English services in Korea as well to provide Korean services in other countries will be a phase 3 objective. By leveraging HeyAnita’s global network of services, the Korean operations will be able to quickly serve the English-speaking communities in Korea as well as the Korean speaking communities outside of Korea. These satellite populations offer significant opportunities for revenues and global branding. Provision of this aspect of our services will likely begin within 6 to 9 months of launch. In the longer term, HeyAnita aspires to work with leading R&D facilities to provide voice-recognition technology for applications for things such as appliances, buildings, and automobiles. 6.Financials As described in the section on HeyAnita’s business concept, we have already shown that our business model consists of four separate revenue streams. The largest revenue source comes for usage revenues to be shared with the telco operators whereby HeyAnita earns revenues for generating caller traffic for the carriers. Additional revenues such as sponsorship and advertising are integrally linked to the number of users HeyAnita can secure. The remaining revenue stream of ASP services represent a second platform from which HeyAnita can launch continued growth. Our business model shows strong operating results and market valuations. To discuss HeyAnita Korea’s financial prospects, this section covers the following: Operating results Required capital Market valuation (multiple methods) A. Operating Results The management team at HeyAnita Korea has taken a very conservative approach to estimating our financial performance. We have erred on the side of overestimating costs and underestimating revenues. An overview of HeyAnita Korea’s anticipated performance is presented below: Summary of Projections (million won) Million Won20002001200220032004Total users (EOY basis)100 1,023,108 2,327,062 3,053,334 3,536,860 Revenues1 5,972 35,788 63,745 89,906 Operating Expenses2,771 12,012 25,742 36,519 44,899 Depreciation329 1,601 2,198 3,016 3,385 EBIT(3,099)(7,641)7,848 24,210 41,622 EBIT Margin--22%38%46%Net Income(3,099)(7,641)7,848 18,429 30,035 Return on Sales--22%29%33%Free Cash Flows(12,767)(7,064)7,998 19,421 32,396 Projected Revenues Summary of Projected Revenues (million won) Million Won 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Usage Revenue Sharing 1 3,096 19,740 32,211 39,096 Ad Revenue - 0 3,648 7,576 11,494 Sponsorship Revenue - 0 4,740 10,080 13,440 V-Commerce Revenue sharing - 9 798 5,061 14,675 Corporate Client Revenues - 2,867 6,863 8,817 11,202 Total Revenues 1 5,972 35,788 63,745 89,906 Usage Revenue Users: We assumed that our user base would build quickly through 2001 and eventually reach 2% of the total Korean population at 14 operating months. We believe 2% of the total Korean population is a conservative estimate given that Japan’s NTT Docomo’s i-mode mobile Internet function’s surpassed a 6 million user base within 14 months from their product launch. Additionally, in Korea, short messaging service providers forecast a market size of 10 million users in 2002 from their product launch. More significantly, Korea already boasts a user base of 5 million who regularly pay a premium fee to use 700 ARS services. Therefore, we believe that a user base of 3.5 million users in year 5 is a conservative estimate considering the breadth of services we provide in comparison to short messaging and 700 ARS. Average Call Length: We assume that average call length at a conservative estimate of 2 minutes progressing to 4 minutes then stabilizing at 5 minutes from January 2002. Increases will result from value added services that will be launched over time as well as user familiarity with HeyAnita. Average Calls per User: Each user is estimated to call the service once per workday (i.e., about 20 calls per month decreasing to 15 by July 2003). Usage Revenue Sharing %: Our signed agreement with Korea Telecom entitles HeyAnita Korea to a significant percentage of airtime revenues generated by HeyAnita callers for both inbound and outbound calls. Specifics of our agreement can be disclosed by HeyAnita Korea to potential investors when appropriate. Ad Revenue (this stream comes on-line beginning January 2002) Ad Frequency per Minute: The number of ads per minute was conservatively estimated at 1 per minute. Considering that the maximum length per jingle ad is 4 seconds, we believe that users will not be deterred from using our service when less than 7% of their time on HeyAnita is spent listening to jingle ads. Usage Minutes: This is a calculation based on Users, Average Call Length, and Average Calls per User per month. Impression Capacity (1000): An impression is an individual user being exposed to one ad. Total impressions are calculated by multiplying the Ad Frequency per Minute times the Usage Minutes. Impression Capacity is the resulting calculation from dividing total impressions into units of 1000 to correspond to the way impressions are priced. CPM (Cost per 1000 Impressions): An unconfirmed benchmark that we used for CPM is Yahoo! in the United States. The CPM for a mid-sized banner is US$50. In the beginning stages, we plan to give advertisers free advertising for the first 4 operational months. Once we establish a strong user base, we plan to start charging our advertisers. Charging only 7,000 KRW (approx. US$6.25) for monthly CPM is a conservative estimate. We have shown two different CPM for smart advertising and blind advertising. An example of smart advertising would be beef jerky and beer ads on our sports node. An example of dumb advertising is selling diapers on our sports node or making diaper ads a general ad that is heard throughout our portal. Ad revenue is capped at the amount companies are willing to pay and the number of companies that are willing to advertise. We assumed that we would be able to sign up 30 advertisers initially and charge an initial advertising price of 5,000,000 KRW to each advertiser. We were conservative on the initial advertising price because Korean advertisers are reluctant to pay so much to try a new, unproven advertising method. Additionally, we need to consider how many advertisers can convey their brand or their message in less than 5 seconds. Therefore, this is the amount that ad revenue is capped at. Sponsorship Revenue (this stream comes on-line beginning January 2002) Nodes: This is the number of nodes/services that HeyAnita Korea will be offering. Node price: This is the average price that we think we can charge per node. We believe that our node sponsorship will vary greatly depending on user traffic and the demographic profile of the node users. Once we determine the timing of when specific nodes will be rolled out and the demand for such specific nodes, we will be better able to price the individual nodes. Special node: This is the top node that all users will hear as an introduction to HeyAnita when they call. Special node price: We believe that we will be able to charge a premium for this special node because every time a user calls in, they will be exposed to this special node. V-Commerce Revenue V-Commerce Call (%): We need to get a figure here. We are in process of firming up this number by comparing click-throughs from Internet portals into e-commerce sites. As an initial base, we begin with 0.025% initially slowly ramping up to 1% toward the end of 2004. V-Commerce Calls: This is the product of V-Commerce Call % and the total number of calls per month. Average Transaction Value: This is the average value of the transactions that we expect to be completed on the HeyAnita system. We believe that the average transaction value can be higher because we plan to enable higher priced ticket items related to travel reservations and stock trades. The current calculations are based on an average transaction value of 30,000 won until July 2002 increasing to 50,000 won thereafter. V-Commerce Revenue Sharing (%): This is the % of each transaction we are in the process of negotiating as commission from vendors that will sell their goods and services through HeyAnita. Share Revenue per Call (KRW): This is the product of Average Transaction Value and V-Commerce Revenue Sharing (%). V-ASP (Application Service Provider) This revenue stream is a product of service fees and the number of clients we acquire. We are still in the process of tuning the projections of this revenue stream. As with other current ASPs, we believe that we can charge an installation fee and a monthly service fee. At present, we estimate an initial service fee of 100 million won and an average hosting fee of 3.7 million won per month per client with a client base beginning from 1 ramping up to 42 aggregate clients by 2004. As the potential for this market gains recognition, a wider pool of corporate clients will emerge. Projected Expenses Summary of Projected Expenses (million won) Million Won 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Leasing Payments - 2,598 12,463 21,214 28,400 Data Center 57 751 3,140 5,054 6,135 Personnel 1,301 3,412 3,686 3,797 3,911 G&A 334 248 233 233 233 Marketing 1,078 5,004 6,220 6,220 6,220 Total Expenses 2,771 12,012 25,742 36,519 44,899 Leasing Payments In conjunction with Compaq, HeyAnita Korea will lease a large portion of its hardware needs. As such, capital equipment will be covered through lease expenses rather than cash-based capital outlays. Marketing As mentioned in the earlier description of our distribution strategy (please see section on “Overview of Business Concept”), HeyAnita Korea will seek to brand both the VIP concept in Korea as well as to brand our unique services. Also included in the marketing component of our expenses is a flexible budget that will allow us to leverage a variety of marketing resources including effective television advertising. A large portion of our marketing expenditure will be used for promotional efforts such as contests. Personnel Our personnel costs are projected on two assumptions: Labor costs for technical staff in Korea are 15-20% lower than in the U.S. However, in order to secure valuable talent, HeyAnita must offer attractive packages that include a competitive salary. Based on these assumptions, we estimate that HeyAnita Korea will incur the above-listed personnel costs in order to build the desired team. General & Administrative G&A covers a variety of expense categories including: insurance for fire, casualty, and loss; utilities; professional services fees for legal and accounting assistance; as well as fees for building security services. Infrastructure This component covers expenses for the IT infrastructure required for our staff and offices, including E1 lines and digital telephone lines. Cash flows We project that HeyAnita will achieve cash break-even by January 2002. Cash drains during the first year are primarily due to investments in hardware required to service a growing user base, marketing, and personnel. Cash Flow Projections (million won) Million Won 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Net Income (3,099) (7,641) 7,848 18,429 30,035 Return on Sales--22%29%33%Add: Depreciation 329 1,601 2,198 3,016 3,385 Less: CapEx 9,997 1,024 2,048 2,024 1,024 Free Cash Flow (12,767) (7,064) 7,998 19,421 32,396 7.Required Capital HeyAnita Korea requires about 20 billion won in additional capital to support operations through year end 2001 at which time cash flow from operations is projected to sustain the entity. As a means to place this capital requirement in context of the value of our business, we include 2 estimates of HeyAnita Korea’s long-term value using 2 different approaches: Discounted Cash Flows (DCF) Although DCF may not be appropriate for valuing “New Economy” startups, for comparison purposes, we have calculated a DCF valuation based on the assumptions used to forecast our cashflows. Furthermore, we assumed a relative high discount rate of 25% in order to account for the increased risk associated with this venture. Based on a 10-year projection of free cash flows, we estimate a value of 108 billion won. Revenue Multiple for Internet Companies Based on our revenue projections and a valuation approach of 5X to 10X sales multiple, HeyAnita Korea should provide highly attractive returns for our investors. Using sales multiples, the value for HeyAnita Korea at year-end 2002 is projected to be 180 billion won at 5X and 360 billion won at 10X. This value could grow to 450 to 900 billion won by the end of 2004. A.Board of Directors & Advisors Board of Directors Don Han Don Han is Vice President of Business Development for Softbank Korea. Prior to joining Softbank Korea, he was the Director of Direct Investments for Clarion Capital Asia Limited in Korea covering hi-tech and telecommunications investments, and began at the firm as the Vice President for Equity Research. Before Clarion Capital, Don was an associate at McKinsey & Company in Seoul. He graduated summa cum laude from Seoul National University with a B.A. in Business Administration and holds a M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Gichoo Han Gichoo Han is Executive Vice President of Administration at Naray & Company, Inc. Prior to Naray, he was President of Commaeul Co., Ltd. Prior to Commaeul, Gichoo was Managing Director at Naray Mobile Telecom, Inc. The majority of his career was spent at TriGem Computer where he served in various positions. One of his most important roles was as Financial Director at TriGem during Korea’s economic crisis. Gichoo received his B.S. in Business Administration from Seokang University. Jae H. Lee Jae H. Lee is Senior Vice President of Korea Thrunet, a leading data communication service, broadband Internet access service and content provider in Korea. He is in charge of Korea Thrunet’s Internet business. He serves an additional duty as President and CEO of Nowcom Co., Ltd., a leading online service provider and community portal in Korea. Prior to joining Korea Thrunet, he was Vice President and Director of The Boston Consulting Group where he was in charge of the firm’s High Technology, Media Convergence, and E-commerce Practices in Seoul. He has led various strategy, corporate development, and organization projects for clients both in the U.S. and Asia. Jae holds a B.A. in International Economics and Politics from Brown University and a M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. Victor Sim Victor Sim is co-Founder and Chief Strategic Officer of HeyAnita Inc. Prior to founding the company, he was Of Counsel at Morrison & Foerster’s Los Angeles office where he specialized in the areas of corporate and securities law. Victor has coached hundreds of start-up companies in the Internet and high technology space with their venture capital financings, public offerings and quot;
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strategies. His breadth of experience includes public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, and general corporate representation. His broad client base included public and private technology, life sciences, and banking companies. Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster LLP, he was associated with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. Victor received his B.S.F.S. degree from Georgetown University, and his J.D. from Emory Law School. He is admitted to practice in California and Texas. Joong Sam Lee (previously listed) Board of Advisors In additional to our Board of Directors, we are assembling an advisory board to assist us in our path towards success and to provide industry knowledge, networking, and intellectual capital. Here are a few: JoAnn Patrick-Ezzell Chairman & CEO of iAsiaworks JoAnn Patrick-Ezzell is chairman and chief executive officer of iAsiaWorks, a privately owned, venture-backed Internet company focused on Asia/Pacific. iAsiaWorks, which is headquartered in the Silicon Valley, launched commercial service in 1997, as AUNET, to deliver innovative Internet services and solutions to companies doing business throughout the region, dot.coms and multinational corporations. JoAnn was recruited by AUNET in August 1999 to broaden the scope and reach of its Internet-centric offerings and make AUNET a leading Pan-Asian Internet solutions company. JoAnn has 24 years of experience in telecommunications, broad management expertise, and a track record of growing global businesses and championing innovation. Before being recruited by AUNET, she was president and CEO, AT&T Asia/Pacific, responsible for AT&T's multi-billion dollar business throughout the region. Before that, she was president of AT&T Online Services, Asia/Pacific. In Asia/Pacific, she drove the development of AT&T's regional Internet business, including groundbreaking Internet telephony, electronic commerce and global clearinghouse services. She also served as chairman of AT&T Jens, a joint venture between AT&T and 25 Japanese corporations. In the early 1990s, she led the acquisition and establishment of AT&T's global messaging service. JoAnn graduated from Bucknell University in 1975 with a B.A. in Economics. A Sloan Fellow, she received her M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 1988 and serves on the Graduate School of Business Advisory Council. She has been a frequent presenter at conferences and industry events, including Internet World, the Asia Pacific Economic Council (APEC) and the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC). Eliot Kang CEO & Founder of Kang & Lee Advertising Eliot Kang, CEO and founder of Kang & Lee Advertising, is considered one of the leading authorities and innovators in the Asian American market. Kang & Lee Advertising was established in 1985 and has grown to be the largest full-service marketing communications company linking corporate America to the Asian-American marketplace, as well as the Russian and Polish community. With 1999 capitalized billing of $80 million, Kang & Lee Advertising is a member of the Young & Rubicam, Inc. family of companies. Kang & Lee Advertising provides unique solutions for its blue chip clients including, among others, AT&T, Bank of America, Prudential, Sears, Roebuck & Co, Seagram Americas, Shiseido Cosmetics, The New York Times, The United States Postal Service, U.S. Census 2000, and others. In the past 15 years, as one of the pioneers in multicultural marketing, Eliot was the recipient of numerous awards, including, Asian Business League’s Entrepreneur of the Year for his achievements and contribution to the Asian American business community, Crain's New York's quot;
40 Under 40”, Asian Businessman's Award by the Mayor of New York City. He was also selected as one of the most influential Asian-Americans of the decade by A-magazine. He holds a B.A. in Social Psychology from Cornell University. Gyeun K.B. Kim President & CEO of Mondex Korea K.B. Kim is President & CEO of Mondex Korea, a subsidiary of MasterCard International and a leading electronic cash smart card system. He previously was President & CEO of MasterCard International Korea, Ltd. where he is responsible for the growth and development of its branded products in Korea, Philippines and Pakistan. While at MasterCard, he has increased the volume from 2 million cardholders and $2 billion to 32 million cardholders and $30 billion in five years in Korea, making Korea the largest assessed volume market in Asia for MasterCard. In the Philippines, MasterCard was a distant second to Visa and gained a lead position, with 400,000 cardholders and $350 million in volume in 1996, within 18 months under his leadership. In Pakistan, he launched the first international credit card. Being an innovator, K.B. initiated and implemented an online debit program for Korea, and manages Mondex Asia Ltd.; a Singapore based electronic cash licensor that is developing and implementing a payment solution for real and virtual markets. Prior to MasterCard, K.B. was Senior Executive Managing Director of Dongbu Group, a major industrial conglomerate in Korea. His responsibilities included the formulation and execution of business strategies for the finance subsidiaries of the Dongbu Group including life insurance, securities, mutual savings bank and venture capital. He began at Dongbu as President & CEO of Dongbu America Inc. Prior to Dongbu, he was Executive Director of Amex Asia Ltd. H.K., a merchant bank subsidiary of Shearson Lehman and American Express Bank. Prior to Amex Asia, he was a Vice President at Bankers Trust. He holds a B.A. from Seoul National University, a M.B.A. from New York University, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Inha University. Si-Bok Kim Professor, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International at KyungHee University Si-Bok Kim is currently a professor at the Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies at KyungHee University. Prior to KyungHee University, he was the 2nd Special Assistant to the Director at the Agency of National Security Planning where he was responsible for domestic media policy and international public relations. In addition to his experience at the Agency of National Security Planning, he served in numerous key positions in government throughout his career. He was Vice Minister at the Ministry of Patriots & Veterans Affairs, Secretary to the President for Political Affairs, Senior Public Officer at the Ministry of Public Information in Japan, and was the Spokesman at the Ministry of Education. Si-Bok began his career at the HanKook Ilbo, one of Korea’s top daily newspapers, where he worked for 15 years as a reporter. Si-Bok received his B.S. from Korea University’s College of Law, M.A from Seoul National University in Journalism, and completed post-graduate studies at the College of Newspaper at Keio University in Japan. Keum-Chan Whang Dean, Graduate School of Engineering at Yonsei University Keum-Chan Whang is Dean of The Graduate School of Engineering and a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Yonsei University. He has had an illustrious and active career in academia, telecommunications, and technology. Prior to becoming Dean, Keum-Chan served as R&D Director of Yonsei’s Radio Communication Research Center. He also served as the Vice-Chair of the Acoustic Society of Korea. Beyond his duties as Dean, he is currently the Managing Director of the Qualcomm-Yonsei Research Lab. For the government, he has numerous responsibilities such as being a member of the Radio Wave Application Committee, a member of the Korea Information & Communication Standardization Committee, an advisor for the Ministry of Information and Communication’s technology fund, and a director of ABEEK (Accreditation Board for Engineering of Korea). Keum-Chan is President of the Korean Institute of Communication Sciences, an organization committed to the progress and development of wireless and network technology and communication theory. He received a B.S. from Yonsei University in Electrical Engineering and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York.

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