The new blockchain-based collaborative social media platform, FlipNpik has secured an enviable team of top advisers as its ICO launch gets underway. Supporting the management team, they will provide a steer across a number of business functions, aid with building company profile, user engagement, advise on technical matters and liaise with key stakeholders and partners. The FlipNpik ecosystem has already earned attention from top advisors with six of the top 10 ICObench experts endorsing its ICO.

The strategic business advisory team includes leading entrepreneur Ian Scarffe, an expert in Bitcoin, Blockchain and Crypto industries. He is at the very heart of revolutionizing the finan- cing industry across the globe and currently consults and advises for a range of multi-million dollar companies. “Having invested in and developed a social media platform in the past, and after speaking with Henri, hearing his drive and passion, it was clear to me that FlipNpik has developed a real ecosystem around social and local business“, highlighted the consul- tant.

Jason Hung is the mobile business advisor for FlipNpik. He is the co-founder of Treascovery, Chidopi and TimeBox. On the advisory board for more than 20 ICOs, he has more than 20 years proven track record on managing RD, IT, sales, consulting service with nine technology related patents which using at more than 2000 Apps. “There are millions of potential user base in the FlipNpik Ecosystem. I foresee it will drive social media services to a whole new le- vel“, said the inventor.

Nikolay Shkilev as the Strategic business advisor, has 20 years of experience in large-scale transaction projects and is also the co-Founder of Top ICO advisors. The entrepreneur, owner of dozens of successful business projects thinks that “the collaborative ecosystem proposed by the FlipNpik team led by the CEO Henri Harland is an approach that could solve many problems.“

The communications advisory board incudes Phillip Nunn as Marketing Advisor who brings more than 15 years’ experience in financial services, specializing in wealth management, angel investment, commercial property investment and financial technology. Phillip has sat on the advisory boards of many ICO’s over the past 12 months and has helped structure and fund some of the biggest companies of the future. “FlipNpik sets itself apart from other ICOs by the quality of its analysis of the situation of small businesses problematic and the solutions proposed by its project“, noticed the specialist.

Simon Cocking, as PR Advisor, currently Senior Editor at Irish Tech News and Editor in Chief at CryptoCoinNews. He is a business mentor and advisor having worked with 110+ successful ICOs to date. “I am particularly impressed by the concrete solutions offered to merchants and consumers to encourage local consumption. The collaborative approach is interesting and meets an urgent need for SMEs“, commented the renowned public speaker.

The legal advisory team includes Vladimir Nikitin as Legal Advisor who offers world-class pro- fessional and legal consulting with over ten years’ experience in the legal, finance, retail, and IT industries. For this cryptocurrency expert, “the business model built around the FlipNpik token ecosystem is very promising and serious in its strategic implementation.“

Hubert de Vauplane as Legal Counsel and expert with the French Securities Commission (AMF) and the European Commission among other international institutions. Until May 2011, he was vice-chairman of the European Financial Lawyers Markets Group (EFLMG). He now co-leads the Alternative Investment Management practice in the Paris office. Hubert advises on EU and French laws on banking and investment services regulatory matters and he provides legal counsel on Fintech, Blockchain and cryptocurrency assets, and financial regulatory issues relating to investment advice, asset management, payment services and banking.

"The FlipNpik team is pleased to receive the support of all these advisors, it shows that our vi- sion and our ecosystem respond to a concrete need of a better local economy for small bu- sinesses. We believe in our project and these supports from top consultants confirm that we are on the right track“, said Henri Harland, FlipNpik CEO.

FlipNpik will lead the deployment of the network throughout Europe. Built on a blockchain framework to allow FlipNpik to offer users a solid, scalable and effective infrastructure, the platform aims to empower local businesses and communities, giving retailers a competitive edge over national or global big name competitors.

The 360 ecosystem delivers increased visibility to local retailers, aids special offer discovery and real rewards for consumers and gives brand ambassadors a structure in which to active- ly participate in the promotion of their favorite business in return for merchant remuneration.

A private token sale is ongoing and will run until 30 June, with private investors able to take advantage of bonuses ranging from 15% to 50%. The pre-ICO will run from 1 July to 31 August, with the subsequent ICO set to run from 01 September to 31 October.

The FlipNpik core team will meet several investors in Europe this week. They are at the Next Block event in Kiev on 18 May, one of the most comprehensive Blockchain conferences in the world. Then, they will be in Moscow on 20 May, for the World ICO Show.

To find out more, visit the FlipNpik website: https://flipnpik.io