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Tim is the recent Harvard Grad who is our VP of Business Development. We explain how we like to democratize investing, give you an overview of our 3 products, and describe how the Fluentworlds Virtual Immersion method is the best way to learn a language!\u0026nbsp;Enjoy:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;https://bit.ly/2QbA4Bj - All the Best- David","published_at":"2019-05-20T00:36:26Z","author_name":"David R Bradford","url":"/feed/116551","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/116551"},{"id":115059,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:115059","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"KingsCrowd","preview":"The Equity Crowdfunding research and analytics platform that enables informed startup investment decisions.Fluentworlds is being featured today\u0026nbsp;athttps://kingscrowd.com/explore. Kingscrowd is the top website providing research information on start up companies. 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Thank you.","author_name":"LaFoy Thomas","votes":1,"created_at":"2019-05-08T15:29:26Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-52427","answers":[{"id":52477,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:52477","answer":"LaFoy - I think you meant to say that the \"$5.5 M valuation is NO longer available.\" Having said that, I am showing $139K raised - which is a bit short of the $150K. Although, to be sure, I have folks that have told me they will be putting in money to get us over the 150. So my advice, invest as soon as possible and hope for the lower valuation. I just can't guaranty the lower valuation at this point.\u0026nbsp;It could be that someone has already invested through WeFunder with\u0026nbsp;more than 11 k but that\u0026nbsp;there is a delay between their actual moment of\u0026nbsp;investment and when it actually show up on\u0026nbsp;the WeFunder web page. Thanks for your confidence!\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-05-08T21:55:45Z"}]},{"id":51489,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51489","question":"Hi David - Great business model and traction numbers. Can you please explain though why you have such a large growing net loss? Also, I see that it's listed on the App Store as \"free\" with \"in-app purchases\". Is there a free version people can use and then add to it with different subscription levels? Or is it a free download but then you have to pay the subscription to actually use it? Please explain that aspect in a little more detail. Thanks!","author_name":"Dean Bartosh","votes":1,"created_at":"2019-04-28T20:28:04Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-51489","answers":[{"id":51494,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51494","answer":"Hello Dean - I like people from Wisconsin - nicest people on earth. Thanks for your interest in Fluentworlds. In terms of the\u0026nbsp;loss, that has been\u0026nbsp;intentional on our part as it took significant, personal dollars on our part to build what is the best and most innovative language training system in the world. No one does Vr/Ai/3D IMMERSIVE language training. It was expensive to build. And you, Dean. along with\u0026nbsp;our other new investors\u0026nbsp;are all the beneficiaries of all of that\u0026nbsp;personal investment. The Technology and platform are now fully built. Now it is just marketing dollars we need to go into China, Japan, Korea, Brazil, etc. Of course, we will continue to innovate.\u0026nbsp;We have only scratched the surface. But in the end, our absolute goal is to run a great, profitable cash-flowing business. The beauty of software is that you get substantial operating leverage. In other words, I don't have to add a bunch of salaries or capital costs as we scale. On your second question, we have done extensive A/B/C testing.\u0026nbsp;Here is the subscription model that has worked best: Downloading FluentWorlds and now Perfect Accent is free.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;In the case of FluentWorlds, you get to play the first 2 of 55 virtual adventures for free. Then a credit card request pops up to the user and says . . .\"Hey - do you want to play the other 53 adventures?\u0026nbsp;If so, click here to\u0026nbsp;subscribe.\" When they subscribe, all aspects of the App are opened up to them including a \"Find It Game\", 53 added adventures like an airport, hotel and even Virtual Las Vegas- also A dictionary etc.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;In the case of Perfect Accent, the user gets to practice 25 sentences for free until a credit card request is made.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":1,"created_at":"2019-04-29T01:28:33Z"}]},{"id":40553,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:40553","question":"After reading your Form C, I am definitely going to invest! Please disregard my question concerning the run rate as of February or March. The Form C answered it for me and I totally understand... I do still, however, wish to know projected revenue for the full year 2019. Thank you!","author_name":"LaFoy Thomas","votes":1,"created_at":"2019-03-31T16:06:22Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-40553","answers":[]},{"id":330943,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:330943","question":"Hey, Just wondering the status of our investment. I invested $1k in 3/2019, but have not heard anything in a few years.","author_name":"Gregory Bell","votes":0,"created_at":"2026-04-13T17:35:36Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-330943","answers":[]},{"id":312359,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:312359","question":"Why the company is not updating investors here or directly via say an e-mail list in spite of doing well in the market?","author_name":"Murali Karthik","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-08-02T16:08:09Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-312359","answers":[]},{"id":312358,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:312358","question":"Why the company is updating investors here or directly via say an e-mail list in spite of doing well in the market?","author_name":"Murali Karthik","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-08-02T16:07:43Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-312358","answers":[]},{"id":96469,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:96469","question":"Any news?","author_name":"Thamer AlGhamdi","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-07-03T19:04:20Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-96469","answers":[{"id":152066,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:152066","answer":"Good afternoon Thamer. Thank you for your interest! An update should be sent to you today (I believe via email), and you should see an update on FluentWorlds' Wefunder page.","author_name":"Trevor Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-06-01T20:06:51Z"}]},{"id":63438,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:63438","question":"Wonderful - Thank you very much for the update!!!","author_name":"Timothy Pratt","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-09-17T20:14:09Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-63438","answers":[{"id":63458,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:63458","answer":"Happy to do it, Timothy!\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-09-18T00:26:11Z"}]},{"id":63073,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:63073","question":"There didn’t appear to be a response to Jay Jiang’s question appended below dated July 22nd, and I was also wondering when to anticipate receiving the Perks mentioned in your campaign? Additionally, will we \u0026amp; the people we distribute the perk apps to be able hold off and use them when your Spanish \u0026amp; Mandarin updates are completed, or are they only intended for English? Thanks for any feedback/updates that you can provide.","author_name":"Timothy Pratt","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-09-12T19:14:55Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-63073","answers":[{"id":63359,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:63359","answer":"Your question is timely. We just made a final close of all the investments last Friday the 13th of September. We are now putting together the list of Perks to send out to people. Also - we are now raising additional capital from other sources to \"flip\" the App to have it teach people how to speak Spanish . . . then Mandarin.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-09-16T21:54:14Z"}]},{"id":58361,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:58361","question":"Excellent - Thank you for the quick response, Sir - it is Greatly Appreciated!!!","author_name":"Timothy Pratt","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-07-30T23:54:54Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-58361","answers":[]},{"id":58341,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:58341","question":"Have you considered getting Timothy Doner or other members of your team to demonstrate the FluentWorlds app at any of the upcoming Polyglot Conferences, Polyglot Gatherings, LangFests, etc.…, or even having FluentWorlds being one of their sponsors? Tim is very well known in the Language Learning Community, so I’m sure that even if he were to just mingle at those venues, some of the Language bloggers like Kris Broholm, Founder of the Actual Fluency Podcast, would request interviews with him, and he would be able to tout the app - giving it a lot of exposure. Oh well, just a thought from a Polynot.","author_name":"Timothy Pratt","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-07-30T19:31:13Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-58341","answers":[{"id":58354,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:58354","answer":"Hi Timothy - we definitely will be looking into ways to work with the polyglot community, especially when it comes to conferences and podcasts. Thanks for your great idea!","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-07-30T22:49:42Z"}]},{"id":57875,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:57875","question":"in your explanation you say that Fluent Worlds pays facebook to provide consumer info on interested customers. Might the recent governmental review have an adverse effect on this?","author_name":"Harold Tolchinsky","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-07-25T16:52:24Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-57875","answers":[]},{"id":57606,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:57606","question":"I like this app. and invested 1k. How do I redeem my perks? Thanks.","author_name":"Jay Jiang","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-07-22T02:32:36Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-57606","answers":[]},{"id":57060,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:57060","question":"What do I get out of investing in your company?","author_name":"Dixie Conner","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-07-12T21:39:24Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-57060","answers":[{"id":57061,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:57061","answer":"thanks for the question. You will be reliving the right to own Stock in the Company","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":1,"created_at":"2019-07-12T21:46:29Z"}]},{"id":55895,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:55895","question":"Hi David, love the product and traction! Whats your best guess on how long it takes you to recover the cost of acquiring a new user?","author_name":"Nam Nguyen","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-06-22T20:35:09Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-55895","answers":[{"id":55914,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:55914","answer":"Great Question, Nam. It is between 75 and 100 days to recover the cost. Best- David","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":1,"created_at":"2019-06-23T14:38:42Z"},{"id":55959,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:55959","answer":"Thank you for your investment!\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-06-24T12:27:07Z"}]},{"id":54799,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:54799","question":"Is there a set deadline to invest in this company?","author_name":"Jose Rodriguez","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-06-08T16:21:43Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-54799","answers":[{"id":54867,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:54867","answer":"End of July","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":1,"created_at":"2019-06-10T08:59:23Z"}]},{"id":52564,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:52564","question":"I have the same question as La Foy - $150k has not been met and the valuation is$6.5 M? Is this a question for Wefunder?","author_name":"Ted Ainsworth","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-05-10T00:33:19Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-52564","answers":[{"id":52926,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:52926","answer":"Yes- this is a question for WeFunder. We deeply appreciate your investment, Ted!\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-05-13T17:59:09Z"}]},{"id":51875,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51875","question":"I completely get your mission with FluentWorlds and I think the idea has legs. I have some questions. I have to echo some of the other individuals here that the valuation seems quite high based on free cash flow or even a multiple of revenue. With a $5.5M valuation, are you indicating that if you were to sell the software assets they would be worth 5.5 to a buyer? One of the concerns I have is that it's been five years and the company is earning $164K a year, which doesn't necessarily say to me that the concept has been proved. Why has it taken five years to pull in 164 a year? In the financials section you said, \"By summer of 2019, we expect (although cannot guarantee) revenues to increase from 12,500 a month to 50,000 a month with an infusion of marketing dollars.\" How was this number calculated? Through this mechanism \"for every dollar spent on ads, the company gets 2 dollars in sales\"? Exactly what marketing channels will put a 4x on monthly revenues? I also saw that you mentioned the founders are willing to continue to fund the company. If that is the case, why dilute the owners for just $1M? I have a concern about your revenue per employee number at $16K which says to me that the company might be overstaffed. What's the justification here? If you can disclose this number, I'd be very interested to know the average annual salary for your employees. Finally, I'd like to know if you've already put this on offer to VC firms and if they agreed on your valuation/strategy.","author_name":"Olive Carter","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-05-03T04:18:45Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-51875","answers":[{"id":52314,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:52314","answer":"Olive - Thanks for your question on valuation. Among many other data-points, I\u0026nbsp;met previously with a gentleman with over 20 years of Professional experience in valuations. He specifically owned a company that\u0026nbsp;did VALUATIONS OF PRIVATE COMPANIES IN THE SOFTWARE WORLD for Venture Capital funds.\u0026nbsp; After an extensive conversation about the Fluentworlds 3 products, the monies invested, the digital assets we have built, our revenue traction, and the global and opportunity, he asked: \"So what Pre-money Valuation are you raising money at?\" I replied:\u0026nbsp;\"$6 Million\"He audibly gasped and said:\u0026nbsp;IS THAT ALL?Here is more on why the valuation is easily justifiable.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;First, our B2C strategy and proven revenue model will allow us to connect to massive audiences globally through digital and social. Second, we have a significant B2B2C approach that has already resulted in signed contracts or active negotiations with close to a dozen foreign distribution companies in selected markets together with a revenue-share business model that requires no upfront capital from us.\u0026nbsp;Quite simply, now that our technology is built, we can market it profitably and efficiently. Since our products are digital, there are no geographic constraints thus allowing FluentWorlds to sign up hopefully millions of customers in a short period of time.Expectations of Future Performance - In the Tech space, businesses like FluentWorlds are valued for the expectations of future performance. FluentWorlds has a clear competitive advantage with its game-changing technology. The FluentWorlds products combine 3D, Artificial Intelligence, VR and Speech Recognition to provide the most innovative and effective learning products available today. Our speech recognition engine was built by the father of the Amazon Echo. We are confident in our ability to execute in the creation of a great cash-flow business with multiple options for potential exit. I might add that not all of my previous companies were profitable early on. And yet, in one instance, the company went on to achieve a market value of over $3 Billion dollars- Fusion-IO. Operating Leverage - As FluentWorlds scales and experiences significant growth with its digital products, its operating costs will remain low, thus allowing for great profitability. There's no need for a massive B2B sales staff or support team and little need for infrastructure as the company grows larger. Sure, it needs to pay for Amazon Web Services for Cloud hosting and will require more engineers as it grows but these costs are not linearly proportional to the increase in revenue which we will enjoy.Intellectual Property - FluentWorlds has patent-pending technology, along with Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Copyrights, which give the company a real, competitive advantage. All of these intellectual properties have help us build strong barriers to entry thus helping us maintain market dominance. We also own all of our I.P.","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":2,"created_at":"2019-05-07T22:06:24Z"}]},{"id":51832,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51832","question":"I have never invested in a crowdfunding project but have very ample stock market experiences, so please excuse my basic question. How much stock or future stock would I recieve if I invest X hundred Dollars? At what price per share is this company currently valued? Or does it work like this: Valuation 5.5M, if I would invest 1,000 Dollars I get 0.000181 % of the company?","author_name":"Georg Wimmer","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-05-02T16:26:26Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-51832","answers":[{"id":51843,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51843","answer":"George - thanks for the Q. We would love you to have a piece of Fluentworlds. Your basic calculation above is correct.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-05-02T20:34:34Z"}]},{"id":51679,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51679","question":"You propose that 25% of the money raised --- or $250,000 --- will be used to pay you and your wife to run a business she owns 95.5% of? Ummm, no.","author_name":"Chauncey Chaunce","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-05-01T00:31:27Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-51679","answers":[{"id":51690,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51690","answer":"Hi Chauncey, my wife and I do not draw a salary and have not since the company's inception. We currently have ten employees (including two full-time software developers) and we are looking to use the proceeds from this raise to expand that team even further - hiring more engineers, graphic designers, marketers and technological consultants to ensure that FluentWorlds stays ahead of the game.","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-05-01T01:56:03Z"}]},{"id":51566,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51566","question":"Thanks for all your candid answers David. I really appreciate you taking the time. I'm waiting for a couple pieces of info as part of my due diligence process but I'll probably be jumping on-board at some point.","author_name":"Dean Bartosh","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-04-29T13:02:02Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-51566","answers":[{"id":51567,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51567","answer":"Thanks, Dean.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-04-29T13:26:47Z"}]},{"id":51499,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51499","question":"David - Thanks so much for taking the time to answer our questions here. I have just a couple more quick ones before I decide to commit or not. 1.) Why are you doing this? Why did you decide to do what you're doing with FluentWorlds? What prompted you to start FluentWorlds in the first place? 2.) Why is now the best time for offering this service? Why is now the time for this idea to succeed? 3.) Tell me the top reason why this business might fail. 4.) Given the amount of cash you had at the beginning of the year and your current burn rate, you've just about burned through your cash reserves. And to give yourself another comfortable 12 months of runway, you'll need to raise approximately $300k during this round. How do plan to be profitable in only 3 months and how do you plan to fund operations if the fund raising here falls short and you need more time to scale?Thanks again!","author_name":"Dean Bartosh","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-04-29T05:35:53Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-51499","answers":[{"id":51563,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51563","answer":"1. My PhD wife is a life long educator. I am a Hall of Fame Tech guy. Together we want to elevate lives of people across the globe through technology enabled educational tools.\u0026nbsp;We wanted to create a product and service that would allow for increased communications across the globe utilizing the latest in VR/Ai/3D and mobile technologies.\u0026nbsp;2.The Digital English Language Learning Market is expected to grow globally at CAGR of 23.36% in the next 5 years. FluentWorlds is at the very center of this market. Its technology platform is at the confluence of some major technology trends including Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, 3D eLearning, Social, and Mobile. FluentWorlds has applied their technology platform first to language learning but it is applicable to any training. The Company provides the world's first language training completely in 3D. FluentWorlds features a revolutionary \"Virtual Immersion Method.\" The Company created and shipped the worlds first WebGL/WebRTC 3D meeting platform. Further, we are breaking ground in developing the absolute best English speech training and accent reduction app ever created: Perfect Accent! The former Chief Product officer of Rosetta Stone has said: \"The FLUENTWORLD’S environment provides a unique and revolutionary opportunity for teaching language. I believe it will become the preferred way for learners to learn.”\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;3..Over investment in the wrong technologies. Dr Linda Bradford and I will continue to fund this. We must be wise in the way in which we allocate your funds and ours.\u0026nbsp;4. Because I have been highly successful in my other Tech businesses, we have the personal resources to continue to\u0026nbsp;fund this\u0026nbsp;business. We have a long run-way that will ensure capital for the business. The reason we are doing this fund-raise is to allow friends and family to participate in this massive market opportunity. Also - this will allow us to ACCELERATE our growth and ensure we take advantage of our \"first-mover advantage.\"\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":1,"created_at":"2019-04-29T12:19:25Z"}]},{"id":51335,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51335","question":"What about English speakers looking to immerse in another language: Spanish for example? Does the possibility exist for FluentWorlds to expand into this segment?","author_name":"Cameron McCarthy","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-04-26T16:05:28Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-51335","answers":[{"id":51356,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51356","answer":"Cameron - Yes - absolutely. If you look at our Use of Proceeds you will se that\u0026nbsp;we will be flipping the Apps--\u0026nbsp; 1st to teach Spanish, then Mandarin. These are potentially very lucrative markets. Think of all of the people in the USA that want to learn Spanish . . .and now they will be able to immerse themselves in Spanish environments like a soccer stadium from their smartphone. Would love to have you invest with us to make this happen.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-04-26T21:53:00Z"}]},{"id":51321,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51321","question":"This org does its charitable works in Ethiopia","author_name":"Matthew J Donovan","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-04-26T12:22:38Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-51321","answers":[{"id":51323,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51323","answer":"Hi Matthew - was there a question here?\u0026nbsp; FluentWorlds is looking for opportunities to provide free copies of FluentWorlds to the under privileged.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-04-26T12:40:01Z"}]},{"id":51320,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51320","question":"If I invest 5-10k in this entity would fluent worlds direct its product to Selamta a nonprofit org that builds forever families composed of orphans off the street and marginalized women as heads of households","author_name":"Matthew J Donovan","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-04-26T12:20:57Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/fluentworlds#question-51320","answers":[{"id":51324,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51324","answer":"\u0026nbsp;Our overall goal is to elevate lives around the globe with our technology powered educational tools. So YES - we are looking for opportunities to give away Free copies of FluentWorlds and its companion App - Perfect Accent to those in dire need. I have read about your project online here:\u0026nbsp;http://www.selamtafamilyproject.org/why ; It sounds incredibly deserving.\u0026nbsp;","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-04-26T12:44:53Z"},{"id":51740,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:51740","answer":"Matthew - The basic answer to your question is absolutely. How can we hook up and make sure both Selamta and Fluentworlds can collaborate?","author_name":"David R Bradford","votes":0,"created_at":"2019-05-01T13:47:34Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"What's your exit?","answer":"Hi Baron, we're considering two exit strategies at the moment: (1) an IPO, if FluentWorlds continues to see major increases in revenue and adoption over the coming years or (2) acquisition by a large player in the language or education industries. If you'd like to chat further, feel free to reach out to me at david.bradford@fluentworlds.com"},{"question":"Do you intend to pay a dividend after the SAFEs convert?","answer":"Craig - great question. Happy to get on a call to discuss. You can email me at david.bradford@fluentWorlds.com to set up a time. ​In general, technology companies are not dividend paying until they get to a much larger size and are public traded. We will definitely consider a dividend when we are public.\u0026nbsp;"},{"question":"Wow! Your company sounds amazing! I'm literally sitting here trying to figure out where I can pull extra money from to invest more than my typical private company allocation into your company. I still have to read your Form C in detail, but so far this looks like a winner! I g...","answer":"Thanks for your kind words LaFoy. You have expressed much of what others have said. Recently, the CEO of another language Training Company, said to me:\u0026nbsp; \"I hope you realize you are changing the world of language learning forever.\"\u0026nbsp; Yes- Form C will tell you more but this in 2017 we did 40 K and in 2018 we did 180K. BUT this is an important note. We have ONLY SOLD to native Spanish speakers thus far.\u0026nbsp;. . .the more lucrative markets are in China, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Russia, etc..."},{"question":"Hi, how did you come up with the $6.5 million valuation? Thanks","answer":"First, I have been in the computer industry for nearly 40 years. I understand valuations and I know personally the power of operating leverage with software platforms.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;We have spent nearly $6 Million just building the most advance language training system in the world. You as an investor are the beneficiary of our personal investments.\u0026nbsp;Plus, this company is already producing revenue where for every dollar we spend on Marketing, we get $2-$2.50 back in terms of sales. Once we s..."},{"question":"Why you value your business on 5.5 millions I think the right value is 500K$ can you please give reasons why you valued at 5.5 millions?","answer":"Thanks Waled. Several reasons. First -\u0026nbsp;We have created $5 Million in 3d digital assets already. Those are hard dollars spent on the creation of our virtual immersion platform. Second -\u0026nbsp;No one does what we do. DuoLingo does have apps and recently raised money at a market value of $720 Million! But FluentWorlds is the more highly rated App and we have spent 1/20th the amount on development. They do flashcards; We actually immerse the user is a series of virtual worlds where they can l..."}]}}}