Question 1

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 ...

Accepted 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 2

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?

Accepted 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 3

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?

Accepted 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 4

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?

Accepted 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 5

Is this exclusively for individuals, or can companies also invest?

Accepted Answer

Hi Maxat, Companies can invest. Let me know if you have any more questions.

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