Thanks for the response. This is a throwaway account because I'm trying to be somewhat discreet about this approach. I don't want my business to be publicly att

Thanks for the response. This is a throwaway account because I'm trying to be somewhat discreet about this approach. I don't want my business to be publicly attached to my personal appeal; I'm trying not to directly prostitute it. I thought that might seem kind of desperate and/or tacky. As far as the "why do you deserve this funding" part of your question, I did attempt to answer that in my post, illustrating that I'm willing to work to the bone to be successful. In addition to that, I do have a live and working product to show for myself, I just didn't want to seem cheap and post it here as a link. Thanks again for your thoughts.