Nice idea. How is your tech going to differentiate itself from other similar apps already in place, e.g. The Parking Spot (https://support.theparkingspot.com/hc/en-us/articles/11653298366487-You-can-now-tip-with-a-credit-card)?

Thanks for the great question Michael. Our goal is to be the de-facto solution for digital tipping globally. To be successful we need to deliver value for our three stakeholders; the tip-giver, the tip-receiver (the service worker) and the employer. We've designed our technology to serve particular goals for each stakeholder. The example you gave speaks primarily to the tip-giver experience, so I'll focus my answer on that area. The tip-giver's needs are fairly simple; they want to (a) quickl...

Thank you for your response, Ian. Please send me a copy of your formal raise pitch deck and access to your data room for review (mdquesnell@gmail.com).

Michael, I will reach out. In the meantime, you may find our upcoming Founder Q&A session informative; https://wefunder.com/updates/177453-announcing-our-founder-q-a

Do you have any affiliate programs planned to help drive adoption?

Hi Chris, yes we have a few programs to drive growth cost effectively. There are some beneficial characteristics of the space we play in that help. One is that service workers tend to have multiple jobs and change jobs frequently. By delivering on our promise to increase their income we are building trust with them as they move around. As a result they are recommending us to other service-workers and bosses in their second/third/new job. That's cheap growth for us and we encourage that throug...

Hi Ian! I run a newsletter that is hyper-focused on the crowdfunding industry and goes out to nearly 5,000 retail investors each week. I'm interested by your raise and would love to chat for a potential story on my blog (no cost, this is purely editorial content). Reach out to...

Kevin, it was great chatting to you earlier. Thanks for the positive reaction! I look forward to reading your article about Bepo in the coming weeks.

Hi Ian - you mentioned "Our goal is to be the de-facto solution for digital tipping globally" - apart from the obvious business set-up in other countries, is Bepo tech ready for other markets? Is Bepo ready to launch in markets like Africa?

Hi Shawn, thanks for the question. We architected our platform for scalability from day one to allow us to enter new geographies (we entered Canada within a few months of launching). The key tech components are internationalized; the cloud computing infrastructure, the payment processing and internationalization of our product (simplistically, think multi-language support). Any decision to enter a new region would be predicated on their being a sizeable opportunity there. With that in mind, E...

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