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If you look at the Market Size slide in the \"About\" section of our profile you will see we estimate a Total Addressable Market of over $11 Billion. In fact the potential market is much larger than that when you consider the myriad of benefits that can be gained from using different types..."},{"question":"I like the overall concept and think that it is a cool idea. In addition to being positioned as a self betterment application, have you considered the education market segment? I teach college students and many struggle to write proficiently. I partly attribute this issue to l...","answer":"Scott thanks for your question. Wow...you have picked up on two very compelling markets. The wellness technology segment saw $2.2 Billion in investment in 2019. The overall wellness market is estimated to be $4.2 Trillion worldwide. 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