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NFT Membership & Ticketing Platform

A platform that converts club memberships, event passes, and patronage rights into tradeable NFTs with smart-contract-enforced resale rules and revenue splits.

01 THE IDEA

Jason Calacanis describes a compelling use case for NFTs tied to real-world membership rights — golf clubs, social clubs like Soho House, music festivals — where the token represents a transferable membership with programmable resale rules: original purchase price guaranteed back, gains split between member and club, and approval gates enforced via smart contract. The company Afterparty is cited as doing something similar for music festivals.

The core product would be a white-label platform that venues and membership organizations use to issue NFT memberships, configure resale economics, and manage access control. Revenue comes from a SaaS fee to the venue plus a percentage of secondary resale transactions. This solves a real pain point for both clubs (secondary market liquidity they can participate in) and members (ability to exit a membership investment rather than forfeit it).

02 THE NUMBERS

EXPECTED ARR

$100K – $800K

INITIAL INVESTMENT

$80K + 600h

MONTHLY BURN

$15K + 80h

AUTOMATION

6/10

COMPETITORS

5 · DECLINING

SKILLS

Solidity/smart contract development, SaaS product management, Business development with venues/clubs, Web3 UX design

03 THE VERDICT

The use case is genuinely compelling and solves a real problem for both venues and members, but adoption requires convincing traditional clubs to change how they issue memberships — a slow enterprise sales cycle. Crypto market fatigue post-2022 makes this a harder sell right now. Best positioned if built as a web2-first product with optional blockchain settlement, lowering friction for venue adoption.

Verdict: MAYBE — read why above. Still convinced? A vetted builder can pressure-test the scope before you commit.

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