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Could you share a personal moment from your past that, looking back now, influenced you (and your parents) to defect?

I imagine that the incredible dangers associated with attempting to flee would require some serious impetus to overcome. Thank you for sharing your story and LiNK's mission with us.

That's really interesting. It's amazing to think that for every person like yourself who has the courage to attempt to escape, there must be many times more who wish they could flee but lack the courage.

Have you considered cross-referencing donor names with data on government contractors from the Office of Management and Budget? It would be interesting to see if the people/companies donating to different candidates are also heavily reliant on government spending. The OMB data also comes with NAICS codes, PSCs, and DUNS numbers so you have the opportunity to further build out the industry component and shrink that "Unknown" category a bit.

Cool! I've seen a couple similar concepts, and they always have trouble commercializing their vision. How do you take an inherently difficult-to-monetize product and turn a profit? What's your strategy to turn the social board game experience into a product?

Definitely a smart move to opt for a small space you can always fill up. Have you considered doing a 'season ticket' type deal where repeat customers can pay a discounted rate for a set number of slots? That could help make your revenue structure more robust for when you have slow months, especially if you have a lot of repeat customers (I'm assuming most are repeat customers given the product).