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A couple of follow-ups on our end: What's the planned timeline for market entry, and what is your current burn rate? Will the $400,000 raised be sufficient to reach market launch? Additionally, we're interested in understanding the main challenges in monetizing the product so far.","author_name":"Zac Stahlhut","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-02-21T18:07:41Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/guide.book#question-276839","answers":[{"id":277467,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:277467","answer":"Hi Zac, thanks for the questions again. Our product is live. You can check it out at guidebookco.com. We will begin monetization in March, just a few days away. The goal we set on Wefunder was just our Wefunder goal. We are targeting a much larger raise overall. But the $400K (now $500K) we have raised gives us runway to move well into 2024. As far as the monetization challenges go, we could have monetized at any point over the last 6 months. But for a number of strategic reasons we chose not to, and I would rather not share all those reasons publicly! Hope you understand, we don't want to share our strategy with the internet. That said, I would be happy to give you more details on a call if you'd like. Lets set something up. Shoot me an email at stuart@guidebookco.com.","author_name":"Stuart Jordan","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-02-27T16:48:12Z"}]},{"id":274676,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:274676","question":"I'm from D3VC, a venture fund that specializes in equity crowdfunding deals, particularly in innovative and forward-thinking companies. I've got a couple of questions that piqued our interest: Firstly, we're eager to know if Guide Book's revenue saw an increase in 2023 compared to the previous fiscal year. Secondly, we noticed that the number of investors isn't listed. Is there a specific reason behind this? Just trying to get a complete picture of your investor landscape. Thanks for your time, and looking forward to your insights!","author_name":"Zac Stahlhut","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-01-24T17:36:19Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/guide.book#question-274676","answers":[{"id":276278,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:276278","answer":"Hi Zac, I believe all of the financials are detailed here on the Wefunder platform. We have not yet monetized the product. Regarding the number of investors, I am not sure why they aren't shown. As of 2/15 we have 9 investors on Wefunder (Reg CF). If you would like more details on our Reg D raise, please reach out at stuart@guidebookco.com. Thanks","author_name":"Stuart Jordan","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-02-15T14:54:56Z"}]},{"id":272682,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:272682","question":"Hi there, a) What is your most recent monthly burn rate? b) What is your most recent monthly cash on hand? c) Are you raising a parallel angel or VC round simultaneously? If yes, who is investing in this round?","author_name":"Teddy Lyons","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-12-27T18:11:10Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/guide.book#question-272682","answers":[{"id":272686,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:272686","answer":"Hi Teddy, thanks for the question! a) In November, we burned ~$32K. December will be a slightly higher burn because we had some larger end of year expenses hit. We expect December to be around $38K. b) On Nov. 30, 2023 we had $137K on hand. We also have ~$100K in SPVs that we are actively raising into. c) Yes, we are raising a Reg D in parallel from both angels and VC. I don't feel comfortable naming angel investors here, but I am happy to do so on a call. Keyhorse Capital is a midwestern VC that has invested $100K. Render Capital, another midwestern VC, will also be investing in Guide Book through their Wefunder match program. Hope that helps! Would love to schedule a call to discuss further if you'd like.","author_name":"Stuart Jordan","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-12-27T19:04:40Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"Hi there, a) What is your most recent monthly burn rate? b) What is your most recent monthly cash on hand? c) Are you raising a parallel angel or VC round simultaneously? If yes, who is investing in this round?","answer":"Hi Teddy, thanks for the question! a) In November, we burned ~$32K. December will be a slightly higher burn because we had some larger end of year expenses hit. We expect December to be around $38K. b) On Nov. 30, 2023 we had $137K on hand. We also have ~$100K in SPVs that we are actively raising into. c) Yes, we are raising a Reg D in parallel from both angels and VC. I don't feel comfortable naming angel investors here, but I am happy to do so on a call. 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