Hi everybody, Darren here from RankingBall. It’s been a super busy week here at RBG HQ. So busy that we regret to say we’re going to have to push the token sale date ahead one last time (we promise):

New ICO start date — June 4th, 2018 (UTC 00:00)

New ICO end date — June 24th, 2018 (UTC 23:59)

Yes, I know what this sounds like. But we’re not just an anonymous organization here. We are busy making partnerships with major league sports and top companies in esports. This token sale is going to happen, and it’s going to be a smashing success. Big deals like these just take time.

To prove to you that we’re not just some random people on the internet, I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our core team and advisors. We’ve got some really great people on board this project, and we’re all really excited to be working together. Here is the team that is going to make Really Big Waves in sports and esports broadcasting / viewership:

Our Core Team

Darren Kim

(LinkedIn)

Co-Founder and CEO of RankingBall, Inc.

M.S. in Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business

M.S. in Electronics from Yonsei University, Seoul

Blockchain Evangelist and Crypto Economy Expert

I’m a serial entrepreneur who’s been in the business of creating disruptive tech for the past 20 years. I founded Key2Net Solution Inc. in 2002, which created a new form of mobile payments called gifticons. It went on to generate $200 million in annual revenue prior to its sale in 2008 and IPO in 2009. I founded my second company, Friize Networks, in Silicon Valley in 2010, creating a “Pokemon Go”-like AR experience years before the megahit game hit the market.

Charles Chang

(LinkedIn)

Co-Founder and CTO of RankingBall, Inc

M.S. in Electronics from Yonsei University, Seoul.

Blockchain Evangelist and Crypto Economy Expert

Charles has over 17 years of experience in computer entertainment and telecommunication. He previously teamed up with me to build Key2Net Solution Inc. Prior to that he led content publishing at Sony Computer Entertainment and worked as a researcher at Korea Telecom Lab. Born into a diplomatic family, Charles has lived around the world and witnessed first-hand the power of technology to change the world.

Wibe Wagmans

(LinkedIn)

CMO of RankingBall, Inc

MSc. the Netherlands and MBA programs at universities in Stockholm & Tokyo.

Blockchain Evangelist and AI Expert

Wibe has long experience in both the marketing and gaming industries, and has been responsible for two dozen no. 1 ranked names on iTunes. Overall, he has more than 17 years of experience managing his own P&L as a C-level executive. He helped build Huuuge Games, one of the most promising social casino game companies, as chairman of the board of directors. As past President at IndoorAtlas, SVP at Rovio, and Regional Board member at Nokia, he built brands like Angry Birds, Bing, Nokia, and Gillette and drove revenues of $1 billion.

Our Advisors

Although they’re not directly involved with the goings-on of the RankingBall project (and therefore not at all to be held accountable for our token sale delays), we thought you might like to know more about our advisors. Ken Hershman was introduced before in a previous blog post, but he is also included here for completeness.

Christian Ferri — Blockchain Technology and ICO Advisor

(LinkedIn)

President of Blockstar and executive director of Blockchain Compliance Alliance

Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

Join BBA, Università degli Studi di Udine

Christian is a believer in the power of decentralization, and the remarkable impact it can have on our lives. Dubbed by Forbes as a “Blockchain Humanitarian” and “Blockchain Expert”, Christian is a writer, public speaker, investor, advisor and connector in the space. Fortunate enough to have lived through the transition, he brings two decades of traditional business experience coupled with the new decentralized frontier. He advises on blockchain tech (Dapp, tokenomics, architecture, etc.) and token sales from start to finish, including token sale regulation and compliance, cryptocurrency investments, and start-up strategies.

John Mackewich — Legal and Compliance Advisor

(LinkedIn)

Corporate and Employment Lawyer at Dinsmore & Shohl LL

University of Toledo, JD

Wayne State University, Finance

John is a lawyer representing startup and emerging companies. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, franchising and drafting commercial agreements for clients in the United States and internationally. He has worked extensively on public company securities compliance and is also overseeing compliance for RankingBall.

Ken Hershman — Sports/eSports Gaming Advisor

(LinkedIn)

Chief Executive Officer at WESA Agency

Fordham University School of Law, J.D Law

George Washington University, BS, Political Science

Widely known in the television sports world for his 27+ year career helping build and innovate sports television programming for both HBO and Showtime, Ken has most recently been appointed Executive Chairman & Commissioner of the World Esports Association (WESA).