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We would like to invite you to a Zoom meeting to update you on our progress. The meeting will be\u0026nbsp;Wednesday, October 26 at 5:30PM Pacific/8:30 Eastern. We will share our latest results and plans, and give\u0026nbsp;a live demonstration of the Bliss platform’s latest updates and features. We hope you can join us.To j...","published_at":"2022-10-18T01:43:46Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/158823","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/158823"},{"id":154360,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:154360","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"BlissDivorce CEO interview in the newest e-magazine from Legal Business World","preview":"In the newest e-magazine from\u0026nbsp;Legal Business World, our CEO\u0026nbsp;Scott Seidewitz\u0026nbsp;challenges the legal tech community to put more focus on giving consumers access to affordable legal services. Read the full interview\u0026nbsp;Thanks for\u0026nbsp;Allard Winterink\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;Legal Business World\u0026nbsp;team for including BlissDivorce in their publication.","published_at":"2022-04-20T22:58:21Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/154360","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/154360"},{"id":154184,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:154184","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"BlissDivorce CEO interviewed on ReinventingProfessionals.com podcast","preview":"The latest podcast from legal industry thought leader\u0026nbsp;Ari Kaplan\u0026nbsp;features an interview with our CEO\u0026nbsp;Scott Seidewitz. They discuss how\u0026nbsp;BlissDivorce.com\u0026nbsp;is reimagining the divorce experience by empowering couples to resolve their differences using technology, without lawyers, mediators or any outside parties involved. 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BlissDivorce reduces the pain by helping couples reach a full divorce agreement without the cost, time and conflict of attorneys.\u0026nbsp;BlissDivorce – Applying Tech + Improved Processes to Marital Splits:https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2022/03/18/blissdivorce-applying-tech-improved-processes-to-marital-splits...","published_at":"2022-03-30T23:01:52Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/154104","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/154104"},{"id":150567,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:150567","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Last Webinar \u0026amp; Tech Demo - This Tues at 5:30 PM","preview":"The last of our three BlissDivorce webinars is this Tuesday 11/23 at\u0026nbsp;5:30 PM Pacific/8:30 PM Eastern! The webinar will cover:A live demonstration of our Relational\u0026nbsp;Dispute Resolution™ technology\u0026nbsp;that empowers two people to work out a full divorce agreement and move on without the cost, time and conflict of attorneys.A demonstration of the BlissDivorce Online Divorce Platform, which is on the market in CaliforniaAn update on our business progress and plansPlease join us to see h...","published_at":"2021-11-21T20:41:45Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/150567","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/150567"},{"id":150462,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:150462","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Webinars today 11/16 and next Tuesday 11/23!","preview":"A quick reminder -\u0026nbsp;we will be holding Zoom webinars\u0026nbsp;today 11/16 and next Tuesday 11/23 at 5:30 PM Pacific/8:30 PM Eastern both days. We'll share our progress and demonstrate our platform and dispute resolution tools. If you haven't already,\u0026nbsp;please email info@blissdivorce.com and let us know which day you'd like to join.If you can't make either webinar we will schedule more in the future. In addition, there's a lot of information on our WeFunder page and in this video.Please inv...","published_at":"2021-11-21T20:35:55Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/150462","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/150462"},{"id":150284,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:150284","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Webinars on BlissDivorce","preview":"You're invited!We will be hosting webinars today and for each of the next two Tuesdays (11/9, 11/16 \u0026 11/23) at 5:30 PM Pacific Time (8:30 Eastern) on our progress, platform and technology. We hope you can join us. Current and prospective investors are welcome.If you would like to join one of the webinars please email us at info@blissdivorce.com and we will send a link.Thank you!The BlissDivorce Team","published_at":"2021-11-09T23:44:08Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/150284","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/150284"},{"id":150083,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:150083","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"BlissDivorce Investor Update November 2021","preview":"Wow does time fly! Our minimum viable product (MVP) has now been in the market for about a year.From the start we said our biggest objective for our MVP was to learn. In meeting this objective we have been highly successful.\u0026nbsp;We have collected real in-market data\u0026nbsp;from 45 paid clients on the types of disputes that arise in a divorce, and how they are resolved. We are the first company ever to have this kind of detailed market data, and\u0026nbsp;have already used it to design situation-spe...","published_at":"2021-11-03T01:53:36Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/150083","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/150083"},{"id":149250,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:149250","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"A Stellar Intern Team!","preview":"Please join me in welcoming our phenomenal team of interns, who joined us last month:Vicky Gandhi - BlissDivorce investor and former clinical research coordinatorAlison McKinney - Graduate student at University of Virginia McIntire School of CommerceAlexander Stuhr - University of MaastrichtKrit Chatikavanij - Syracuse UniversityJoe Tseng - Rutgers UniversityKai Burford - University of Nevada RenoThis talented young group is already working on projects in three focus areas: Customer Acquisiti...","published_at":"2021-10-19T20:34:35Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/149250","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/149250"},{"id":148335,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:148335","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"BlissDivorce Accepted to NewChip Accelerator","preview":"Wanted to share some good news! BlissDivorce was accepted to the NewChip accelerator's August cohort. We have already started going through the program.For those of you unfamiliar with the program,\u0026nbsp;NewChip is an equity-free, fully digital accelerator that has helped more than 1,000 startups raise over $300 million in funding. Companies in past accelerator cohorts raised 17.5 times the average startup funding amount. Only 7% of applicants are accepted to the program.Participation in the N...","published_at":"2021-09-04T01:15:18Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/148335","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/148335"},{"id":142705,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:142705","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Investor Update - August 2021","preview":"We sent out the following update to all our investors (including WeFunder investors) on August 12:Dear Investor —I hope you are doing well and staying safe. I’m happy to share our latest investor update on BlissDivorce.Our focus continues to be on our MVP/pilot launch in California.\u0026nbsp;So far we have 30 paid cases under our belt and are learning a great deal from our customers and mediators. In addition, the product has performed exceptionally well and gotten very positive feedback.Our bigg...","published_at":"2021-08-27T23:59:28Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/142705","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/142705"},{"id":143023,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:143023","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"An Update from Wefunder!","preview":"Hey Bliss Divorce investors and followers,Dorianne from Wefunder here - we want to apologize here for the confusion caused by the closing emails that went out. It was a system error that triggered this blast. You shouldn't receive any more emails but if you do about Bliss Divorce's closing, feel free to disregard them - the campaign did close in December as you all expected!\u0026nbsp;Please feel free to direct any confusion to us at support@wefunder.com. We apologize for the confusion!","published_at":"2021-03-23T01:49:47Z","author_name":"Dorianne Ma","url":"/feed/143023","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/143023"},{"id":139943,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:139943","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Closing Wed 12/16 and almost at Max!","preview":"To all our supporters on WeFunder: THANK YOU! \u0026nbsp;We've raised an additional $100k in just the past three weeks + two days!Thanks so much for your confidence in what we're doing. Your support to help change the way divorce is done means a great deal to our team and will help make a difficult experience much better for many couples.Our fundraising on\u0026nbsp;WeFunder ends tomorrow, 12/16 at 11:59PM. If you'd like to make a final investment, please do it before then. And please help us spread th...","published_at":"2020-12-16T01:56:26Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/139943","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/139943"},{"id":139209,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:139209","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Just Launched Marketing Pulse 3","preview":"Hi everyone. Thought I\u0026nbsp;would share another update on our progress.As I've mentioned we've been following a very controlled pulsed\u0026nbsp;marketing strategy,\u0026nbsp;spending just enough to learn, make changes and iterate. This strategy has helped us dramatically improve our marketing metrics from 1% to 9% conversion to free consultation scheduling and from 0% to 25% conversion from consultation to purchase.We've just launched our marketing Pulse 3, with revisions to our site, conversion pathw...","published_at":"2020-11-22T23:48:50Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/139209","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/139209"},{"id":137480,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:137480","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"BlissDivorce Update - Need Your Help!","preview":"Dear BlissDivorce Investors and Followers —I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe!We have been focused 100% for the past couple months on the launch of our MVP, BlissDivorce Virtual Mediation. It uses mediators to resolve disputes between spouses and is the first step towards our goal of providing a fully automated divorce solution using online dispute resolution (ODR) tools. Our MVP will provide the market traction data we need for our next round of fundraising.We have been following...","published_at":"2020-11-15T01:24:14Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/137480","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/137480"},{"id":137113,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:137113","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Divorce Rates Skyrocketing in the U.S.","preview":"Among the many unfortunate consequences of COVID-19 has been an increase in divorce rates in the U.S. We've expected this for a while, because of experiences in other countries with lockdowns. But this is the first hard data showing an increase in U.S.\u0026nbsp;divorces -- and a dramatic one at that.While we never want people to get divorced, this is more evidence that now is the right time for BlissDivorce--a less expensive, less painful, faster way to get divorced without having to meet in-pers...","published_at":"2020-09-02T20:57:00Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/137113","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/137113"},{"id":135791,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:135791","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"BlissDivorce is Live!","preview":"Dear BlissDivorce Investors and Followers --We have exciting news to share!\u0026nbsp;BlissDivorce Virtual Mediation is now available throughout California!This is just our MVP, but it delivers our full value proposition of helping couples get divorced without the time, cost and conflict of attorneys. It includes three of our planned nine modules and uses human mediators rather than automated dispute resolution to work out disagreements.This design allowed us to get to market quickly to take advan...","published_at":"2020-08-22T00:56:06Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/135791","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/135791"},{"id":135790,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:135790","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Thank you!","preview":"To all our investors and followers -- we just launched on WeFunder a few days ago, and already have 85 investors, 72 followers and $139K raised. \u0026nbsp;THANK YOU!Our team is laser focused on getting our MVP, BlissDivorce Virtual Mediation, to market in California in August. It will be the first step in our mission to make divorce less costly, less time consuming and less traumatic for all involved.We will do our best to provide regular updates, but please don't hesitate post a question at any ...","published_at":"2020-07-25T21:11:58Z","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","url":"/feed/135790","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/135790"}],"q_and_a":[{"id":208356,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:208356","question":"How many seed rounds are you planning? I understand that the SAFE agreement protects from dilution from the first round, but what about any subsequently round? Also, I originally invested back in 2020 and was curious if there was any updates of product launches. Thanks, TAH","author_name":"Todd Hasenstein","votes":4,"created_at":"2022-06-14T18:34:57Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-208356","answers":[{"id":222633,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:222633","answer":"Our previous round was technically a pre-seed round. We raised $1.2M using SAFEs with an $8M valuation cap. This current round is a seed round. We're raising $2M again with SAFEs, with a $10M valuation cap. For a full update on our progress, join us 10/26 at 5:30 PM Pacific Time. Here's the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86216396286?pwd=MkJaeFVUUWJUV015RUJKdndjd0NlZz09. See our recent post for more info.","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-10-18T01:49:48Z"}]},{"id":102335,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:102335","question":"Great idea and a strong team, Scott! I was wondering what your runway looks like based on your burn rate and when do you except to have another raise?","author_name":"Moe Hakim","votes":3,"created_at":"2020-08-15T03:05:48Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-102335","answers":[{"id":102724,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:102724","answer":"Hey Moe - So sorry for the slow response. I try to answer questions right away, but we are crazy busy right now getting our MVP and supporting marketing campaigns out! Current burn rate is about $37K, all going to our engineering team in Argentina. On top of that we've budgeted $60K in marketing for our MVP and will have some increased cloud services expenses with the launch of our MVP. Given those expenses, we currently have runway through the end of January (and maybe beyond, depending on revenue from our MVP). We will probably raise an additional $85K in this round, which will take us at least through the end of Q1. So if things go according to plan we'll do a Seed or Series A round in Q1 2021. Hopefully at a higher valuation. Thanks! - Scott","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-08-18T19:24:11Z"}]},{"id":99164,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:99164","question":"I have a question based on the equity each investor will obtain. Since the market Cap is 8M, If I invest 80K will I have 1% ownership?","author_name":"Todd Hasenstein","votes":3,"created_at":"2020-07-26T16:08:22Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-99164","answers":[{"id":99173,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:99173","answer":"You will have a minimum of 1% ownership. The valuation cap in the SAFE agreement\u0026nbsp;protects you on the up and downside. On the upside, if our first priced round is at a higher valuation, say $16 million, you still get the $8 million valuation/1%\u0026nbsp;ownership (while the new investors would only get 1/2% for $80K). But if we end up being valued lower, say $6 million, you would get the lower valuation. So you would end up with a 1.5% ownership.Glad you're taking a look at us, Todd, and let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks!","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-07-26T17:38:07Z"}]},{"id":217961,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:217961","question":"What are your '22 revenues YTD, and what is your current burn rate? Thanks.","author_name":"Daniel Anthony","votes":2,"created_at":"2022-09-07T11:37:05Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-217961","answers":[{"id":222631,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:222631","answer":"Hi Daniel - We've actually not been focused on go to market for most of 2022. Instead we've been focused on updating our platform and business model, along with fundraising. So revenue is in the low 10's of thousands. Burn rate about $33K per month. We just launched a new marketing campaign literally last week and will be tracking revenue moving forward. Will let you know how it goes. Thanks! - Scott","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-10-18T01:47:20Z"}]},{"id":119710,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:119710","question":"Hi, Scott thank you for answering my previous question. I love the idea, but your burn-rate is still my biggest concern. I’ve also worked for startups and at both previous companies, we had inflated AWS packages along with other bloated software costs before we had a service/product that required it. Reducing those costs is a great way to save money until there’s a need to scale. Devs and consultants at previous companies liked to start on the higher tier of AWS and like software, until we brought it to their attention, then they found ways for substantial savings, (thousands per month). Extending your run rate is of utmost importance until you raise future rounds. Perhaps you could also offer increased sweet-equity to the dev team for a reduced hourly rate. Since divorces are most likely a one-time event, are there any additional ways to monetize by offering a SaaS monthly membership or add-ons? Such as document review, trusts, pre, and postnups, outsourced attorney teleconference/consultation, contracts, etc. A monthly subscription model would bring in an additional revenue stream and have a greater appeal when raising additional rounds.","author_name":"Michael G","votes":2,"created_at":"2020-12-16T18:49:39Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-119710","answers":[{"id":160621,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:160621","answer":"Hey Michael - I was just alerted by WeFunder that we have outstanding questions. Unfortunately I was for some reason not receiving notifications. We need strong software engineering resources, which is where most of our burn goes. Our application is complex and engineering-intense. We have a phenomenal engineering team in Argentina that has developed and continues to expand our product. It's a competitive advantage for us and the envy of fellow start-up CEOs I talk with. Our CTO Dan Hirsch has a very tight budget for our AWS and other engineering support services. We are in the lowest tiers until we scale and he has negotiated free or reduced-rate agreements with a number of suppliers. He is constantly looking for savings. So we are the same page with you. I'm not clear how a SaaS model makes sense since divorce, as you point out, is a one-time event. However, you will see in our profile that we do plan for a follow-on subscription service and an ecosystem of support services that will generate substantial revenue. Thanks! Scott","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-07-30T21:17:21Z"}]},{"id":107909,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:107909","question":"Have you considered scaling your technology to other areas of law (e.g., contract and or agency law)? I can imagine there’s huge potential in these areas, too.","author_name":"Robert Goldberg","votes":2,"created_at":"2020-09-25T23:49:46Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-107909","answers":[{"id":114413,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:114413","answer":"Robert! Sorry I didn't answer your question sooner! As you'll see from the other recent answers, we've been so focused on our MVP launch that I unfortunately neglected WeFunder. Yes, we think there could be broad applications for our technology, including business disputes, landlord-tenant, labor law, etc. Our plan, though, is to focus on and prove the technology in the divorce market, and only expand to other areas once we've successfully done so. It probably will be a three to five year time horizon before we move into other areas of the law, although I have to say this is tough to predict. Thanks! - Scott","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-11-14T20:11:53Z"}]},{"id":99202,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:99202","question":"Thanks Scott! Just made an investment. Thanks for answering my questions and your time! Hope you make it happen! I believe in what your doing!!","author_name":"Thomas Mills","votes":2,"created_at":"2020-07-27T02:11:36Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-99202","answers":[{"id":99205,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:99205","answer":"Thank you Thomas! Great questions, by the way. Really appreciate how much you're thinking about what we're doing, and glad you believe in us. Will do everything we can to give you a great ROI!","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-07-27T04:11:14Z"}]},{"id":317298,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:317298","question":"Why has there been NO investor updates for over a year?","author_name":"Staci Wendling","votes":1,"created_at":"2025-10-17T13:39:21Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-317298","answers":[]},{"id":301128,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:301128","question":"Havn't heard anything in a while...is everything proceeding as planned?","author_name":"Colton Williams","votes":1,"created_at":"2025-01-29T02:59:30Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-301128","answers":[]},{"id":289411,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:289411","question":"Any update?","author_name":"Cristian Nicolaescu","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-08-03T08:47:25Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-289411","answers":[]},{"id":238188,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:238188","question":"This still going strong?","author_name":"Colton Williams","votes":1,"created_at":"2023-03-09T17:38:32Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-238188","answers":[]},{"id":197671,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:197671","question":"I see that this funding round is at the same valuation as the previous round in 2020; has the valuation not grown since then?","author_name":"Cristian Nicolaescu","votes":1,"created_at":"2022-03-23T17:16:23Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-197671","answers":[{"id":199141,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:199141","answer":"We're raising over WeFunder at the same terms for now. We will raise at a higher valuation for our Seed round.","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-04-01T02:23:43Z"}]},{"id":192129,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:192129","question":"Hi Scott. Congrats on the idea and progress. I have several questions: 1. What's your take on https://amicable.io/? 2. What's your take on HelloDivorce, who raise $2MM around 6mo ago? 3. You mentioned that your audience is the 70% who aren't able to get to an agreement - a) How do you plan on targeting them? b) You need to have two sides convinced in joining, how do you plan on doing that? 4. What was the valuation in your last round? If it was lower than $7MM, what is the reason for the increase? 5. You mentioned 47 paid couples - how much was the revenue from these customers, and what period of time did it cover? 6. You showed a survey you conducted about the offering and product, how many recipients participated?","author_name":"Elad Shmilovich","votes":1,"created_at":"2022-02-12T18:37:39Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-192129","answers":[{"id":199140,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:199140","answer":"Hey Elad 1) Amicable.io has the same shortcomings of every online divorce platform other than BlissDivorce: it depends on humans, not technology, to resolve disputes. 2) HelloDivorce raising $2M is a good thing. It shows VCs are interested in our space. 3a) Don't think I can go into a detailed discourse on our GTM strategy here, but top of funnel will combine brand building/PR/content/entry-point marketing to reach consumers before they contact attorneys. 3b) Many couples come to us who aren't getting along but both want to avoid cost \u0026amp; conflict of attorneys. When only one spouse comes to us we've had considerable success getting the second spouse on board by a salesperson forming a relationship. It takes a while, though. 4) $8M valuation cap (SAFE agreement). 5) 53 paid couples. Total revenue $185K. Pulsed marketing on and off over a little more than a year to get them. We were limited in our MVP with how many we could handle. 6) 270 respondents to the survey. 90% confidence +/- 5%.","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":1,"created_at":"2022-04-01T02:22:04Z"}]},{"id":192126,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:192126","question":"Hi Scott, I am really excited about this technology and the company that you are building. Divorce often incinerates wealth of couples and it doesn't have to. Could you please provide an update on progress since your previous round? I am curious to know what your growth has been like, what's going well, and what isn't going as well as it could be? What your cost is to acquire a customer? How do you plan to target customers before they reach for a lawyer? Where do the patent applications on your technology stand? How has state expansion been going? Thank you, Justin","author_name":"Justin Olson","votes":1,"created_at":"2022-02-12T18:06:55Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-192126","answers":[{"id":199139,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:199139","answer":"Hi Justin. Our product has performed exceptionally well in our MVP lead market in California. Our technology succeeded in resolving virtually all disputes in 60% of cases, with the remaining 40% requiring 1-6 hours of mediation. As we continue to deploy our dispute resolution tools our target is to bring that 40% down to 5%. We also succeeded in bringing our customer acquisition costs down by 76% to below $1K per customer. We have a clear go-to-market success strategy and plan to continue to drive down CAC to $600-$700 as we grow. What has not gone as well it could is that our MVP business model is not scaleable. We launched with three of seven modules and only some of our dispute resolution tech. As a result we contract with a mediator to review each case and fill in gaps in our capabilities. This mediator expense is not sustainable in the long-term. Also, all marketing, sales, product management and customer support functions have been handled on a bootstrap basis, with almost all resources going to our product development/engineering team. This is also not sustainable. The good news is that we now know we only need mediators on 40% of cases, and this should go down over time. We are currently raising a Seed Round to fund the completion of our platform modules and dispute resolution technology, hire professional marketing, sales, product management and customer support staff and fund marketing to build our brand/drive top-of-funnel. With these changes we will have the business model in place to handle our planned state-by-state market expansion.","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-04-01T02:13:41Z"}]},{"id":163042,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:163042","question":"where's the button to click on, to indicate my interest in investing in bliss divorce?","author_name":"Steven Mark Clott","votes":1,"created_at":"2021-08-11T16:16:39Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-163042","answers":[{"id":166314,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:166314","answer":"Hey Steven - Thanks for your interest! Under the amount we raised in the upper right is a \"Watch for Updates\" button. Click that and you'll get regular updates, including when we start fundraising again. Scott","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-08-27T23:54:05Z"}]},{"id":162600,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:162600","question":"Hi Scott, regarding the answer below, is the next seeding round when our investment will convert to equity?","author_name":"Cristian Nicolaescu","votes":1,"created_at":"2021-08-09T20:19:14Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-162600","answers":[{"id":166313,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:166313","answer":"Hi Christian - Yes, the first priced financing round will be when all SAFE investments convert to equity. Let us know if you have any other questions! Scott","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-08-27T23:52:07Z"}]},{"id":160618,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:160618","question":"Hello, Scott and team. I remember this project was going for its IPO earlier this year. Can we expect an update on BlissDivorce soon?","author_name":"Pablo Estrada","votes":1,"created_at":"2021-07-30T21:07:14Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-160618","answers":[{"id":160623,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:160623","answer":"Hi Pablo. I was just alerted by WeFunder that we have outstanding questions. Unfortunately I was for some reason not receiving notifications. Sorry! We have been sending out updates to investors by email and will be sending our next update next week. I'll post it here on WeFunder as well. Have you been getting the investor updates? We had not planned an IPO, but are planning on going for A Series Seed/Series A round as soon as we have good market traction data. We're getting there but I think we'll be a few more months in-market with our MVP before going for our next round. Thanks! Scott","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":1,"created_at":"2021-07-30T21:21:00Z"}]},{"id":154286,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:154286","question":"Thoughts on the LegalZoom IPO and synergistic opportunities for BlissDivorce? Is it possible for LegalZoom to be interested in Divorce as a vertical? If yes, is it likely they will leverage the expertise of BlissDivorce or be more interested in competing?","author_name":"Sreecharan Sankaranarayanan","votes":1,"created_at":"2021-06-21T17:10:33Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-154286","answers":[{"id":160619,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:160619","answer":"I was just alerted by WeFunder that we have outstanding questions. Unfortunately I was for some reason not receiving notifications. The LegalZoom IPO is definitely a good thing for BlissDivorce. First, it shows LegalTech startup investors can have an exit via IPO. Second, LegalZoom is itself a potential exit strategy for BlissDivorce at some point, and we do have contacts there. Finally, LegalZoom is already in the online divorce documentation space, but they cannot handle the more complex/contentious cases we can. From our perspective, more competition in the online space is a positive to help develop this segment of the market.","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-07-30T21:09:16Z"}]},{"id":142689,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:142689","question":"In Utah now you can get married via Zoom (even if you are not US person and not in the US) so you can get marry in 30 min. So now question for Divorces, that would be niece if as easy you can divorce someone especially if you are non-US person and physically not in the US. Can BLISSDIVORCE help with that? https://www.utahcounty.gov/dept/clerkaud/WebCeremonyFAQ.html","author_name":"Damien Berezenko","votes":1,"created_at":"2021-04-17T13:32:42Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-142689","answers":[{"id":160617,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:160617","answer":"I was just alerted by WeFunder that we have outstanding questions. Unfortunately I was for some reason not receiving notifications. All of our services are conducted virtually over the Internet and Zoom. We have clients who use BlissDivorce from outside the US. However, right now we are only providing divorce services in California. I'd be happy to let you know as soon as we expand into Utah. Thanks!","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-07-30T21:05:45Z"}]},{"id":135724,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:135724","question":"It wouldn't let me invest on the WeFunder Platform. How can I invest?","author_name":"Gina Vale Fraley","votes":1,"created_at":"2021-03-18T06:25:35Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-135724","answers":[{"id":160616,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:160616","answer":"I was just alerted by WeFunder that we have outstanding questions. Unfortunately I was for some reason not receiving notifications. So sorry, our round closed in December 2020. We're thinking of re-opening because we've been getting a lot of requests! Stay tuned...","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-07-30T21:04:11Z"}]},{"id":133624,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:133624","question":"It looks like you are raising another round. Could you please add more information about the business between the last close and now?","author_name":"Omar Shehab","votes":1,"created_at":"2021-03-05T13:59:16Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-133624","answers":[{"id":160615,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:160615","answer":"Hi Omar. I was just alerted by WeFunder that we have outstanding questions. Unfortunately I was for some reason not receiving notifications. Our round closed in December 2020. Our profile was incorrectly marked as active due to a WeFunder glitch. WeFunder posted an update apologizing for this: https://wefunder.com/updates/143023-an-update-from-wefunder","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-07-30T21:03:08Z"}]},{"id":131058,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:131058","question":"I did not understand the essence of this proposal. After all, you can get a divorce quite simply and cheaply by filling out forms online. For example, on sites like this https://gaonlinedivorce.com. Or what was meant? Can you describe the benefits in more detail?","author_name":"Cathy H. Hadley","votes":1,"created_at":"2021-02-17T10:37:25Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-131058","answers":[{"id":160613,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:160613","answer":"Hi Cathy. I was just alerted by WeFunder that we have outstanding questions. Unfortunately I was for some reason not receiving notifications. There are many sites where you can fill out forms for $125-250. The unmet market need is finding a way to reach an agreement on division of assets, child custody \u0026amp; support, spousal support, etc. Right now if you can't reach agreement there's no way to do it except to hire attorneys for $10-$30. BlissDivorce helps to couples reach agreement and move on without the time, cost and conflict of attorneys, for $4K. Our solution works even for more complex divorces, which the simple documentation sites cannot handle.","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-07-30T20:59:18Z"}]},{"id":111559,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:111559","question":"When is this round anticipated to close? Will it remain open until the upper limit of the goal is met? I am trying to time my investment so that it remains deployed elsewhere for as long as possible. Thanks!","author_name":"Sreecharan Sankaranarayanan","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-10-21T18:56:34Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-111559","answers":[{"id":114412,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:114412","answer":"Sreecharan - Hope I'm not answering too late! We're closing this round 12/9. That's our last day on WeFunder, and we don't expect to raise additional funds until a Seed or Series round mid-next year. Hope you'll join us for this round before it closes! - Scott","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-11-14T20:07:14Z"}]},{"id":111377,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:111377","question":"Does Bliss own the ODR IP or is it licensing it from a parent company/different company?","author_name":"Richard Jared Dorminey","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-10-20T19:16:22Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-111377","answers":[{"id":114411,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:114411","answer":"Hey Richard - Good question. So far all the ODR tools we're planning to deploy have been developed in-house and are covered by utility patents. We have looked at some existing ODR tools and I could very well see us licensing them in the future. But these would be an adjunct to our own IP, to fill in spots in our user experience. We are definitely focused on our own ODR as a key differentiator/competitive advantage. Thanks! - Scott","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-11-14T20:05:27Z"}]},{"id":109804,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:109804","question":"Hi, i know for some this can be a sad topic but also a good market. Is there any competition like Legal Zoom site for this. Looking to potentially invest. Do you have a business method Patent on this? Also do you need so much money raised for this? Sorry if you already answered any of this. Thank you!","author_name":"Luke Wilson","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-10-10T03:52:11Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/blissdivorce#question-109804","answers":[{"id":114408,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:114408","answer":"Luke - So sorry for the delay in responding. As I mentioned to Santosh, I have been focused on our MVP launch neglecting WeFunder. Our main competition is attorneys. Other online solutions currently focus on cases in which the spouses can reach an agreement between themselves. We are using mediators (MVP) and online dispute resolution (ODR) tools to help couples resolve disputes without the time, cost and conflict of attorneys. We do not have a business method patent but have filed utility patents for our ODR tools. We are hoping to raise another $75-$100K on WeFunder, which will give us runway into the third quarter of 2021. By that time we expect to complete a Seed/Series round in the range of $3 million. Thanks and sorry again for the slow response! - Scott","author_name":"Scott Seidewitz","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-11-14T20:02:07Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"When will your current fundraising end?","answer":"Hi Omar. We will end the current round when we raise a total of $375K more, including money raised on WeFunder. Right now we're at $120K on WeFunder, so we have $255K to go. I can't put an exact date on it, but my guess is that we close this out sometime in September. Thanks, and let us know if you have any other questions!"},{"question":"What does each member of your team bring to the table ?","answer":"Hi Michael. Thanks for getting in touch! There's quite a bit of information about our team in both the\u0026nbsp;\"Our Team\" section and story flow. But in a nutshell:Sheila Tan - Brings marketing expertise, C-level management experience, deep LegalTech knowledge (former CMO of LegalZoom), and strong track record scaling organizations.Scott Seidewitz -\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Brings exceptional\u0026nbsp;new product \u0026amp;\u0026nbsp;consumer insights knowledge, startup/entrepreneurial experience and a demonstrated ability..."},{"question":"Interesting concept, maybe you could give all investors one free divorce? You never know","answer":"Hi Ty. Thanks for the suggestion! At $2,950 per case, a free divorce for all investors could get a bit experience. But maybe a discount? I'll talk it over with our team. Thanks! - Scott (CEO)"},{"question":"How do you plan to market and advertise to make people aware of your solutions? Also, how did you arrive at your 8 mil val cap and will you convert your investors at your next round of funding next year? Thank you","answer":"Hey Michael - Thanks for getting in touch! Marketing and advertising will have several phases. For our MVP, BlissDivorce Virtual Mediation, we have a digital media campaign that we've developed and are putting in place as I type. We'll also ask our network in CA, where we're launching, to help spread the word. Marketing for the release of our fully automated DIY product, including online dispute resolution tools, will be more extensive. Initially we will continue to drive traffic through pay-..."},{"question":"The $2,950 per case, How is this paid? Both parties split or only one party does?","answer":"Thanks for the inquiry, Steve! The easiest way to pay is with a joint credit card, and then there are no splitting issues. Couples will have the choice of splitting between two cards if that's what they want to do (although not with our MVP). If one party pays from their separate funds, half the amount will be taken out of the other's spouse's settlement, unless the parties decide not to do so."}]}}}