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Feel free to use this link to set up a time: https://calendly.com/melanie-akwule/melanie-minwo-investor-meeting","author_name":"Melanie Akwule","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-12-09T22:07:10Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"I'm having trouble grasping the business model. Can you provide a real world example of how it works?","answer":"Sure! Our customers have a community of businesses that they support by connecting to resources and experts. Most of them either have no tech supporting this work or use multiple tools to patch together a system that works. Our platform, Rialto, gives them one place to manage the logistics of supporting their community. We charge them a monthly or annual fee to per community space. Hope this helps!"},{"question":"We have an investment group interested in learning more about your company and profiling it to our investment community. How might we setup a time to talk?","answer":"Hi Phil, thanks for reaching out. Feel free to use this link to set up a time: https://calendly.com/melanie-akwule/melanie-minwo-investor-meeting"}]}}}