Our Diversified Business Model
At Rives, we believe in transparency, shared success, and diversification. Our unique business model is designed to create value across multiple industries and revenue streams, ensuring sustainable growth and resilience.
Multi-Project, Multi-Industry Model
We operate on a diversified multi-project model, spanning various industries and revenue streams. Our process follows this path:
Idea → Incubation → Funding → Growth → Exit
This model allows us to diversify risk, maximize opportunities, and create a self-sustaining ecosystem of innovation across multiple sectors.
Diversified Revenue Streams
We hold minority stakes in incubated projects across various industries.
35% of all project revenues is allocated back to Rives, creating a diverse income stream from multiple sectors.
We offer high-value enterprise services, leveraging our cross-industry expertise.
We create value through books, courses, research, and whitepapers across various domains.
Industry Diversification
Distribution of projects across industries
Revenue Distribution
We believe in fair and transparent revenue distribution across our diverse portfolio:
- 25% for Operational Costs
- 45% Reinvested into Rives (for cross-industry growth and new project development)
- 25% to Project Committee Fund (supporting multi-project initiatives)
- 18% to Leadership & CEO Fund
- 12% to Community Investment Fund (fostering innovation across various sectors)
This model ensures sustainable growth, rewards execution, and supports our multi-industry approach.
Revenue Streams
Distribution of revenue streams across our portfolio
Roadmap
- Projects Launched: 3-5 across different industries
- Primary Revenue: Consulting + SaaS MVPs
- Investment Strategy: Bootstrapped + reinvestment
- Projected Annual Revenue: $250K-$500K
- Projects Launched: 10-15 with increased industry diversity
- Primary Revenue: SaaS + Scaling Ventures across multiple sectors
- Investment Strategy: % of project earnings reinvested in cross-industry initiatives
- Projected Annual Revenue: $2M-$5M
- Projects Launched: 20+ spanning a wide range of industries
- Primary Revenue: Self-sustaining ecosystem, SaaS, & venture-backed startups
- Investment Strategy: Expanding partnerships & external funding rounds across sectors
- Projected Annual Revenue: $10M+
Project Revenue Share
Our project revenue share model ensures fair distribution of profits across industries:
- 20% - Operational Costs
- 35% - Rives Ecosystem Reinvestment (supporting cross-industry growth)
- 28% - Project Team
- 17% - Partner Pool (distributed based on contribution and expertise across sectors)
This model incentivizes all stakeholders and supports sustainable growth across our diverse portfolio.
Core Metrics and North Star
- Annual Revenue: $50M (diversified across industries)
- Number of Active Projects: 15 (spanning multiple sectors)
- Total Partners: 100+ (with varied industry expertise)
- Average Project ROI: 250%
- Customer Acquisition Cost: $5,000
- Customer Lifetime Value: $100,000
Our North Star Metric is Ecosystem Value Creation (EVC).
EVC is calculated by combining the total value created for our partners, clients, and the broader community through our projects and initiatives across all industries.
Current EVC: $200M
Target EVC (EOY): $500M
Revenue Projections and Roadmap
- Expand our partner network by 50% annually across various industries
- Launch 5 new high-potential projects per year in diverse sectors
- Increase revenue from consulting services by 30% year-over-year
- Establish Rives presence in 3 new international markets
- Develop and implement AI-driven project management tools for cross-industry application
- Create a Rives Academy for partner and employee skill development across multiple domains
Partner Projection Earnings
Partners can earn through multiple channels across our diverse portfolio:
- Project Revenue Share: Based on contribution and partnership tier
- Equity: For qualifying projects and roles across various industries
- Consulting Fees: For client-facing work in multiple sectors
- Performance Bonuses: Based on project success and overall ecosystem growth
Actual earnings vary based on individual contribution, project success, and overall ecosystem performance across our diverse range of industries.
Partnership Model
Our partnership model is designed to reward execution and create long-term value across multiple industries. Partners can earn across diverse projects and grow within the Rives ecosystem.
- Contribute to specific project tasks across various industries
- Earn project-based revenue share
- Access to mentorship and training in multiple domains
- Lead project teams or specialized domains in diverse sectors
- Earn across multiple projects and industries
- Participate in strategic decision-making for cross-industry initiatives
- Drive overall strategy and vision for our multi-industry ecosystem
- Equity stake in Rives ecosystem
- Initiate and oversee new ventures across various sectors
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