The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and plan of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited interim financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Various statements have been made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that may constitute "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements may also be made in our other reports filed with or furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in other documents. In addition, through our management we may make oral forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "optimistic," "intend," "plan," "aim," "will," "may," "should," "could," "would," "likely" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and therefore, you should not put undue reliance upon them. Some of the statements that are forward-looking include: our ability to successfully implement our business plan; our estimates of revenues and of other expenses associated with our operations; and our ability to generate sufficient cash flows and maintain adequate sources of liquidity to finance our ongoing operations and capital expenditures. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Ystrategies Corp., located in Pittsburgh PA, was incorporated, on January 19, 2011, under the laws of the state of Nevada as India Ecommerce Corporation. On March 9, 2016, India Ecommerce Corporation completed a merger with its wholly owned subsidiary, Ystrategies Corp., a Nevada corporation, which was incorporated solely to effect a change of name. As a result, the Company changed its name from India Ecommerce Corporation to Ystrategies Corp. The Company has modified its business model to include the management of interests in technology platforms and growth businesses with strong intellectual property positions.
Ystrategies accelerates commercialization for early stage businesses with significant development and strategy support, guidance and management. Our focus is long term ownership positions in intellectual property driven businesses with strong technical leadership and proven, scalable value for clearly identified customer segments. Our ideal investments drive aggressively to revenue through high quality strategic partner driven sales with recurring revenue developed by a compelling intellectual property value proposition.
We currently have no patents or other protection for our intellectual property, and will rely on copyrights, trademarks, and corporate secrecy for protection for the foreseeable future.
Below are the names and certain information regarding our executive officers and directors during the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
There are no other directors or officers.
The biographies of each of the officer and directors are listed below and contain information regarding the person's service as a director, business experience, public company director positions currently held or held at any time during the last five years, information regarding involvement in certain legal or administrative proceedings, if applicable, and the experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills that caused the Board to determine that the person should serve as a director in light of our business and structure.
Jim Kiles is the Company's President, Chief Executive and Financial Officer, Secretary and Director. He is responsible for driving investment, development and strategic support for technology platforms. In this role, Jim helps start-ups validate markets, identify customers and build value in business. Jim is a member of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Industrial Advisory Board and an Instructor for the Dept. of Energy's LabCorps program working with scientists from all 8 US National Labs in their efforts to commercialize intellectual property targeting energy efficiency and renewable energy. Jim is the former Managing Director for Enabling Technology Investments at Intel Capital (1995-2001- Akamai (IPO), Williams Communications (IPO), Digital Island (IPO), Sightpath (Acquired-Cisco), Loudeye (IPO), Juno (IPO), iBeam (IPO-Acquired Williams), Convera (IPO); Investor and advisor to Angel Investors LLC (1998-2004- Ask Jeeves, Loudeye, Google); Investor & Executive (Eyetide Media- CEO 2003-2008, Living Networks- CEO 2008-2011, Visage Mobile VP Corp Dev 2011-2013, Cloudmark VP Strategy 2013, SAFE Managing Director 2011-2016, GroundControl Solutions 2015-2016). He holds a BA and JD from Syracuse University.
Ashish Badjatia is the Company's Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Secretary and Director. In this role, he is responsible for the day-to-day management of our Company, administrative functions, corporate filings and strategic evolution of its business. Ashish was the founder & CEO of the India Ecommerce Company (IEEC- merged with YSTR in 2016) which developed internet software businesses focused on integrated commerce opportunities between India and Indian communities in the US. He brings a stellar record of developing and managing small public companies and 20 years of experience in various related activities, including social networking, international trade, global investment banking, outsourcing, proposal management, and entrepreneurship. Included in those activities is a stint as investment banking executive with Morgan Stanley in India. Ashish holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Williamson School of Management at Youngstown State University, and a Master of International Affairs (International Business & Finance and South Asian Affairs) from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.
Paul Overby is the Company's Chief Strategy Officer and Director. In this role, he provides strategic guidance to the Company. In addition, Paul serves as the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Pittsburgh and as President and Chairman of the Board of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the German American Chamber of Commerce. He is also a strategist for Wabtec Corporation. A former U.S. diplomat in the Middle East and executive in Bombardier's rail business, he is a start-up founder and early-stage investor. Paul holds a BA from Yale University and a MBA from Harvard University.
Jim Kiles, Paul Overby and Ashish Badjatia comprise the Board of Directors. Mr. Badjatia continues his role as Chief Operating Officer.
Employees and Consultants
On March 29, 2016 the Company signed a consulting agreement with Neil Cohen, whereby Mr. Cohen, as Vice President of Marketing, will provide senior marketing and communications consulting services. Mr. Cohen's compensation consists of 50,000 shares delivered subsequent to FINRA approval of the reverse stock split, received on June 3, 2016, plus an additional 25,000 common restricted shares, to be delivered at the end of each fiscal quarter commencing June 30, 2016. That contract was canceled on August 15, 2016 and replaced with a new one, dated September 27, 2016 requiring the issuance of an additional 500,000 common restricted shares within 50 calendar days and 250,000 common restricted shares on or before March 31, 2017.
On June 10, 2016, the Company appointed Robert Petchel the Senior Vice President of Project Development.
On September 27, 2016, the Company signed a consulting agreement with Shirley Gee in the role of Venture Partner. In this role, Ms. Gee shall provide a broad range of services with the intent to organize the internal structure and operations of the Company to facilitate larger levels of fundraising. Ms. Gee's compensation in this role consists of 700,000 shares upon signing and an additional 300,000 shares at the end of 2017 Q1 contingent upon continuation of her role. In addition, consultant is to receive monthly compensation of $8,000 per month, commencing at a, to be determined future date, deferred, and paid in full, when the Company secures funding of at least $750,000, at which time the compensation shall increase to $12,000 per month, non-deferred. In any quarter, after the deferred compensation has commenced, the consultant may elect to convert that quarter's unpaid compensation into 25,000 common restricted shares. On April 23, 2017 Ms. Gee elected to convert the unpaid consulting fees and the Company issued, to her, 150,000 common shares.
On January 19, 2017 the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Zachary Lebovitz to provide technology services as required thru March 25, 2017. The agreement required compensation of 30,000 shares to be issued at the rate of 10,000 shares per month, was automatically renewable unless otherwise canceled, for additional 10,000 common shares per month. The 30,000 shares were recorded at a cost of $0.1281 per share for a total cost of $3,843 and the 10,000 renewal shares were recorded at a cost of $0.17 per share for a total cost of $1,700
On March 14, 2017 the Company entered into a one year consulting agreement, with Jon Sigerman, having an effective date of March 9, 2017 to compensate Mr. Sigerman for services to be provided. Compensation is the issuance of a warrant, exercisable thirty days from the effective date, to purchase up to 500,000 common shares of the Company at a cost of $0.13333 per share.
Advisory Board
On September 27, 2016, the Company formally created, and approved, a Science and Technology Advisory Board ("Advisory Board"). Each of the initial seven members of this Board will receive 15,000 shares of common stock for serving in this role. On February 17, 2017 the Company added an additional eight members to the Advisory Board, also at a cost of 15,000 common shares for each individual.
Stock Buyback
On September 30, 2016, the Company's Board unanimously authorized the Company to buy back its own stock in the open market within compliance of Rule 10b-18 of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and authorizes these repurchases for a period of one year commencing on October 1, 2016.
Subsidiaries
We do not currently have any subsidiaries.
Results of Operations
The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements included herewith. This discussion should not be construed to imply that the results discussed herein will necessarily continue into the future, or that any conclusion reached herein will necessarily be indicative of actual operating results in the future.
We have generated minimal revenue from our core business model. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we earned commissions of $0 from internet sales compared to $7,217 during the same three months in 2016. We had no consulting revenue during either three month period. Consulting contracts cover a variety of circumstances and needs and only become available from potential clients on an "as needed" basis. No such contracts were entered into during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Our total operating expenses of $101,610 incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2017 consisted of administrative and general costs of $101,610 included accrued management fees of $73,000, compared to a total of $34,881 for the same three months in 2016. Interest cost, due to additional notes and loans, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $2,895 compared to $269 for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Net cash used, by operating activities, during the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $12,847 compared to $11,663 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The Company has stabilized its overhead while management has provided the labor to create and develop the current projects.
Investing Activities
We did not use any cash resources for investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2017 or March 31, 2016.
Financing Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2017 the Company generated $5,000 from the issuance of a convertible note to the Company Board Chairman and $25,000 from an unrelated investor. The Company sold common stock for $30,000 cash during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
Going Concern
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we incurred a net loss of $104,505 which included a non-cash accrual, of $73,000 for management and consulting compensation expense compared to $34,881 for the three months ended March 31, 2016, which included $3,000 for management and consulting. We have an accumulated deficit of $2,956,088 since inception. We are in the early stage of operations and have generated minimal revenue. Our new management, in furtherance of the business plan has entered into several contracts which are intended to provide future revenue. However, because we will continue to generate losses in the near future these conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
These financial statements do not include adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of reported asset amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our continuation as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to obtain additional financing or sale of its common stock and ultimately to attain profitability.
Management has adopted a new business plan and plans, in this regard, is to raise additional financing through a combination of equity and debt financing. Management believes this will be sufficient to finance the continuing development for the next twelve months. However, there is no assurance that we will be successful in raising such financing.
We currently do not have any other arrangements for financing and we may not be able to obtain the financing required. Obtaining additional financing would be subject to a number of factors, including our ability to attract investments prior to consistent revenue generation, and thereafter our ability to grow our brand and for success in our market. We may also require additional financing to sustain our business operations if we are not successful in earning significant revenues once our business plan is enacted.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our financial statements and related public financial information are based on the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). GAAP requires the use of estimates; assumptions, judgments and subjective interpretations of accounting principles that have an impact on the assets, liabilities, revenues and expense amounts reported. These estimates can also affect supplemental information contained in our external disclosures including information regarding contingencies, risk and financial condition. We believe our use of estimates and underlying accounting assumptions adhere to GAAP and are consistently and conservatively applied. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We continue to monitor significant estimates made during the preparation of our financial statements.
Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 2 of our unaudited interim financial statements. While all these significant accounting policies impact our financial condition and results of operations, we view certain of these policies as critical. Policies determined to be critical are those policies that have the most significant impact on our financial statements and require management to use a greater degree of judgment and estimates. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Our management believes that given current facts and circumstances, it is unlikely that applying any other reasonable judgments or estimate methodologies would cause effect on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity for the periods presented in this report.
We believe the following critical accounting policies and procedures, among others, affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our unaudited interim financial statements:
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the statements of cash flows, cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less which are not securing any corporate obligations. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue for its professional services when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, performance of services has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is probable. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company earned $0 for product sales generated through the Amazon web site.
Website Development
We capitalize the costs associated with the development of our website. Other costs related to the maintenance of the website are expensed as incurred. Amortization will be provided over the estimated useful life of 3 years using the straight-line method for financial statement purposes.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, financings, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons, also known as "special purpose entities" (SPEs).
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Not required for a smaller reporting company.
Item 4 Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, these disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. The ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures was due to material weaknesses identified in our internal control over financial reporting, as described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.