@stoodkev I love the project and thank you very much for making a second proposal to review what was done after the first and ask for new funding! @budgets just sent 25 SBD to help boost the visibility of this and I plan to resteem also when I have a free spot!

When I started my company in October 2011, I was very eager to look like a real business by having an office, starting an LLC, and hiring people to help.

By October 2014, it was a miracle I was still in business and I had over $100,000 in debt to show for it featuring maxed out business credit cards and personal loans to pay the bills. To survive, I gave up all of the "look like a business" stuff, minimized my expenses, and focused on just doing what I needed.

In October 2017 and still today after six years in business, I still work at home and have no one working with me full time even though I can afford more than ever to have a nice office and a full time employee. I minimize expenses and focus on helping others the most.

Given my experience, would you consider running a more lean operation built to survive on less for now because we are still very early in the process of collaborating and building an app? I am talking with a few developers on huge projects that could end up taking nearly all of the budget for months. The price of Steem might drop further.

Will 500 Steem be enough to continue funding the project because
I would love to fund you for another 500 Steem this month on the expenses that will be the most effective while producing the least liability? An office in my opinion and a full time employee are liabilities. A contractor with a work at home office and putting off the LLC until revenue is coming in from another source might also reduce expenses?