Hi Tomek, As other reviewers have mentioned, your dedication to this difficult cause is admirable. Your pitch certainly conveyed the inspiration for this venture with great sincerity, but it, along with your site, lacked some of the essentials that investors need to know before handing over their money — product details, marketing and growth plans, for example. How much money do you need to help Bamboo Dan grow? And, what potential is there for generating income? Is it or can it become affiliated with Universities or other institutions where this is a big problem? Who is your competition? Or whose model are you building Bamboo Dan after?
From an EVA perspective, a lot of unanswered questions leave me unwilling to invest, but I think you’ve definitely identified a good concept — it just needs to be further teased out!
Hi Tomek, As other reviewers have mentio…
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Thank you for your input Claudia. As this is a non-profit development, there is no intention to generate income whatsoever at this moment in time. Some grants have been confirmed from local mental health groups and government affiliated organizations, but I intend to keep it small and see how well it works before considering growing, spreading it to other schools and making a proper business out of it. As mentioned in the site as well, there is no domestic competition because the topic of student suicide is culturally unaccepted, so there is a big risk but just as big potential to start this venture. If this project does grow I will definitely need to answer all the questions you brought up, so thank you for your detailed response - I hope I will be able to use your analysis for the future of Bamboo Dan!
