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What's the best way to reach you before end of the community round for a zoom meeting?","author_name":"Tristin Chambers","votes":1,"created_at":"2025-03-26T12:03:42Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-304664","answers":[{"id":304685,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:304685","answer":"Hi Tristin, please email to victor@b0arding.com","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-03-26T16:46:47Z"}]},{"id":303276,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:303276","question":"I see you ended 2024 with about $2 million in revenue. Your forecast for 2025 and beyond shows extremely aggressive growth. What would drive that growth?","author_name":"Adam Sampson","votes":1,"created_at":"2025-03-01T19:05:51Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-303276","answers":[{"id":303300,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:303300","answer":"Hi Adam, here are our three key drivers to achieve projected growth: 1. Integrations with Google Travel, Rakuten and Open AI Operator. 2. Collaboration with Top Travel Influencers and Affiliate agencies. 3. College campus tabling campaigns. We are raising to fuel our rocket for takeoff.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":2,"created_at":"2025-03-02T01:18:30Z"}]},{"id":298284,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:298284","question":"Boarding.com looks like a dog boarding website. is this going to confuse customers as much as I was? Any website name rebranding ideas? It feels like an alphanumeric password.","author_name":"Cody Heisinger","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-12-18T00:26:18Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-298284","answers":[{"id":298293,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:298293","answer":"Hi Amandeep, thank you for the question. We use the number \"0\" in our domain instead of the letter \"o,\" and so far, b0arding.com hasn’t faced customer confusion. That said, I see your point—our app will launch under a new name and domain, TravelSnap.ai","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-12-18T03:58:34Z"}]},{"id":297564,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297564","question":"What are the revenues for the first 6 months of 2024?","author_name":"Wael Alghamdi","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-12-06T07:45:07Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-297564","answers":[{"id":297578,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297578","answer":"Hi Wael, $1,3M in revenue for the first 6 months (2024).","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-12-06T16:38:34Z"}]},{"id":297437,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297437","question":"Why are the financials under \"Details\" showing numbers as of 2021?","author_name":"Lea C","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-12-05T01:33:48Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-297437","answers":[{"id":297577,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297577","answer":"Hi Lea, thank you for bringing this to our attention. This is simply a technical error on the page, and the years will be corrected shortly.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-12-06T16:19:26Z"}]},{"id":297397,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297397","question":"Do you plan to add organic search to your marketing mix or focus on social media influencers?","author_name":"Alex Makarov","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-12-04T17:41:17Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-297397","answers":[{"id":297406,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297406","answer":"Hi Alex, we are integrating our platform with Google Travel to increase our exposure on 1 billion searches. Appreciate your investment!","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-12-04T18:19:45Z"}]},{"id":297160,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297160","question":"What happens if Tripadvisor starts to copy you, implementing video reviews?","author_name":"Clifford Wilson","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-11-29T18:01:11Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-297160","answers":[{"id":297390,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297390","answer":"Hi Clifford, copying us proves our product-market fit and a strong incentive for our partners to consider acquiring b0arding.com. For Tripadvisor to develop a similar product, they would need 8–12 months, during which we’ll continue capturing market share—creating a compelling case for them to make an acquisition offer rather than attempting to replicate us.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-12-04T16:35:57Z"}]},{"id":296891,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296891","question":"Hi Boarding Team, What is your Go-To-Market Strategy in 2025? What is your Roadmap for 2025?","author_name":"Dmitrii Lukin","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-11-25T18:03:56Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-296891","answers":[{"id":296952,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296952","answer":"Hi Dmitrii, As I shared with Yelizaveta, we’re integrating our technology with Booking, Amadeus, and Google, which will expand our reach to up to 1 billion searches + enhancing our current customer acquisition channels: TikTok, Instagram, and Handshake. We’ve already secured a list of top influencers ready to promote our product on TikTok and Instagram, giving us access to a global audience of up to 100 million followers. Through Handshake, we’re running tabling campaigns on college campuses, allowing us to grow our U.S. user base by up to 7 million per year (projected).","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-11-26T08:54:21Z"}]},{"id":296813,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296813","question":"Your projected growth looks pretty ambitious, can you disclose how do you plan to achieve it?","author_name":"Yelizaveta Larchenko","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-11-23T18:49:26Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-296813","answers":[{"id":296851,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296851","answer":"Hi Yelizaveta, We are integrating our product with Booking.com, Amadeus, and Google Travel search, enabling us to accelerate our projected growth indicators significantly .","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-11-24T19:25:07Z"}]},{"id":296744,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296744","question":"Hi Victor One of the main target audiences is Gen Z, which is very promising. However, I have a question. Have you conducted any research on this method of information search?","author_name":"Oleg Zaichuk","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-11-22T16:47:20Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-296744","answers":[{"id":296763,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296763","answer":"Hi Oleg, yes, I’ve previously managed a hospitality business focused on the GenZ demographic, allowing me to engage with thousands of customers and uncover the root of this problem—one that b0arding.com finally solves.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-11-22T20:42:50Z"}]},{"id":296662,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296662","question":"The project is very interesting, but I have a few questions: 1. Is the video review system convenient for users? Has any research been conducted? 2. Can you please briefly explain b0arding’s competitive advantage? 3. Can you disclose your current ARR?","author_name":"Oleg Zaichuk","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-11-21T17:32:43Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-296662","answers":[{"id":296677,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296677","answer":"Hi Oleg, 1. Absolutely, especially for the GenZ demographic. They turn to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to search, consume, and share content. b0arding.com finally delivers what they’re looking for: content monetization. 2. We leverage AI, specifically computer vision models, to match videos with listings, focusing on the GenZ market—a space competitors overlook. 3. Our current ARR stands at $1.8M, with a projected $2M by year-end.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-11-21T18:00:30Z"}]},{"id":296609,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296609","question":"Very interesting product. My daughter is an GenZ and she is a user. How do you plan to scale the business? Any challenges that you face? I see the previous question was from 2022, why didn't you launch the campaign then?","author_name":"Victoria Garcia","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-11-21T00:58:45Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-296609","answers":[{"id":296611,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296611","answer":"Hi Victoria Yes, most of our users are Gen Z. To scale the business, we're integrating our product with Google Travel and Rakuten, leveraging our Handshake partnership to expand our user base across college campuses and collaborating with top social media influencers like Timote Chanut for increased visibility. We initially planned to launch a Wefunder campaign in 2022 but held off due to the product's earlier stage of development. Today, with 30K users and consistent growth, we’re perfectly positioned to raise funds—offering you an ideal opportunity to invest.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-11-21T01:17:10Z"}]},{"id":305063,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:305063","question":"Your 2025 revenue projections are high. Where do you stand today three month into the year?","author_name":"Adam Sampson","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-03-31T21:50:11Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-305063","answers":[{"id":305065,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:305065","answer":"Hi Adam, we're at $1M YTD—intentionally. We've focused all resources on completing key integrations with strategic partners, I've mentioned in the previous answer. Once done, we expect a quantum jump in revenue growth (as projected).","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-03-31T22:10:19Z"}]},{"id":298744,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:298744","question":"Came here to add a second vote in disfavor of the current domain. Got an email about your raise in my spam and saw the 0 in the domain and thought it was a phishing attempt :( Just my two cents from the guy in the cheap seats.","author_name":"Paul Buijs","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-12-23T20:25:06Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-298744","answers":[{"id":298790,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:298790","answer":"Hi Paul, thank you for the feedback. As I mentioned, we have another domain, TravelSnap.ai, and will transition to it after the app release. Looking forward to have you on board.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":1,"created_at":"2024-12-24T21:22:18Z"}]},{"id":298037,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:298037","question":"Could you give a breakdown of the COGs? EDIT: For more clarity, what I meant was whats making up the 90% COGs? Appreciate the quick reply!","author_name":"Daniel Ibanez Becker","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-12-14T04:43:56Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-298037","answers":[{"id":298075,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:298075","answer":"Hi Daniel, the current COGS accounts for approximately 90% of the revenue, which is fairly typical for B2C businesses.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-12-14T19:29:50Z"}]},{"id":297980,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297980","question":"Can you confirm the share price? The valuation looks the same from startengine, but looks like the share price is double.","author_name":"Adam Sampson","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-12-13T05:28:56Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-297980","answers":[{"id":297995,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297995","answer":"Hi Adam, thank you for catching that! The share price listed on StartEngine was incorrect. The correct price per share is currently listed on Wefunder, which accurately reflects the valuation. We apologize for any confusion caused by the error on StartEngine and appreciate your attention to detail. Looking forward to having you onboard.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-12-13T17:58:52Z"}]},{"id":297044,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297044","question":"Hi! May I ask what your preferred exit strategy is — M\u0026amp;A or IPO? Thanks.","author_name":"Catherine Zaychuk","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-11-27T16:04:51Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-297044","answers":[{"id":297053,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:297053","answer":"Hi Catherine, The current strategy is aligned with the potential for acquisition by one of our partners.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-11-27T17:55:09Z"}]},{"id":296793,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296793","question":"Is this exclusively for individuals, or can companies also invest?","author_name":"Maxat Kazakpayev","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-11-23T04:32:53Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-296793","answers":[{"id":296812,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:296812","answer":"Hi Maxat, Companies can invest. Let me know if you have any more questions.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-11-23T18:17:17Z"}]},{"id":205198,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:205198","question":"I am interested and I have couple of questions- 1. How do you make it marketplace? How are you different than Airbnb rather than low low fees? How do you compete with Airbnb? 2. Did YC invested on you? 3. What was main challenge to get up to this stage? Any known challenge to scale it globally. 4. Revenue as of today 2022. Revenue projections next few years.","author_name":"Badal Haider","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-05-15T20:22:11Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/boarding#question-205198","answers":[{"id":206981,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:206981","answer":"Hi Badal, Thanks for your interested we will start the campaign in a couple of weeks. Here are some answers: 1. We not trying to compete with large enterprises like Airbnb. Our users have different needs (extended stay) so we disrrupting a different market. 2. We never applied to YC but graduated from NYC based Starta Accelerator backed by Starta VC. 3. The main chanlenge is to be in focus on high level of customer satisfaction and move fast. 4. 1st year of operations led us to $175K. Planing to make a jump to $4M within next 24months.","author_name":"Victor Nikonets","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-06-01T01:40:27Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"I am interested and I have couple of questions- 1. How do you make it marketplace? How are you different than Airbnb rather than low low fees? How do you compete with Airbnb? 2. Did YC invested on you? 3. What was main challenge to get up to this stage? Any known challenge to ...","answer":"Hi Badal, Thanks for your interested we will start the campaign in a couple of weeks. Here are some answers: 1. We not trying to compete with large enterprises like Airbnb. Our users have different needs (extended stay) so we disrrupting a different market. 2. We never applied to YC but graduated from NYC based Starta Accelerator backed by Starta VC. 3. The main chanlenge is to be in focus on high level of customer satisfaction and move fast. 4. 1st year of operations led us to $175K. Planing..."},{"question":"Very interesting product. My daughter is an GenZ and she is a user. How do you plan to scale the business? Any challenges that you face? I see the previous question was from 2022, why didn't you launch the campaign then?","answer":"Hi Victoria Yes, most of our users are Gen Z. To scale the business, we're integrating our product with Google Travel and Rakuten, leveraging our Handshake partnership to expand our user base across college campuses and collaborating with top social media influencers like Timote Chanut for increased visibility. We initially planned to launch a Wefunder campaign in 2022 but held off due to the product's earlier stage of development. Today, with 30K users and consistent growth, we’re perfectly ..."},{"question":"The project is very interesting, but I have a few questions: 1. Is the video review system convenient for users? Has any research been conducted? 2. Can you please briefly explain b0arding’s competitive advantage? 3. Can you disclose your current ARR?","answer":"Hi Oleg, 1. Absolutely, especially for the GenZ demographic. They turn to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to search, consume, and share content. b0arding.com finally delivers what they’re looking for: content monetization. 2. We leverage AI, specifically computer vision models, to match videos with listings, focusing on the GenZ market—a space competitors overlook. 3. Our current ARR stands at $1.8M, with a projected $2M by year-end."},{"question":"Hi Victor One of the main target audiences is Gen Z, which is very promising. However, I have a question. Have you conducted any research on this method of information search?","answer":"Hi Oleg, yes, I’ve previously managed a hospitality business focused on the GenZ demographic, allowing me to engage with thousands of customers and uncover the root of this problem—one that b0arding.com finally solves."},{"question":"Is this exclusively for individuals, or can companies also invest?","answer":"Hi Maxat, Companies can invest. Let me know if you have any more questions."}]}}}