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Jun 19
2020

Sunu launches pilot in India and opens door to largest customer segment


Unleashing Sunu's Impact to the World

There are circa 285 million people who are blind and visually impaired worldwide. Close of 90% of visually impaired people live in developing countries. India is home to the world's largest population, with 47.7 million people who are blind. India represents one of largest potential market segments for Sunu. And throughout the past month, our team has been working on creating partnerships within the country and we've launched our first pilot in India.

The purpose of this multiphase pilot program is to:

  • Understand the market in India.
  •  Validate the kinds of business opportunity/business model that Sunu can pursue in the country.
  • Establish our business case that allow us to address this market segment.
  • Establish a pathway / go-to-market to successfully introduce the product in India.

We're already having traction, and have:

  • A team in India who is co-managing the pilot.
  • Sunu Bands in the country.
  • Forming partnerships with organizations for the blind and ready for user testing. 

The pilot in India, which is addressing a significant market segment will accelerate Sunu as a business and its global impact. The results from the pilot will allow Sunu to replicate this program in other countries - therefore allow us to capture a large segment of the global market. 

Finally, we thank Guarav Mishra for his support as a value-add investor in Sunu.


 



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Jose Mauricio Rocha
6 years ago
wonderful job!
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Rodolfo Santos
6 years ago
Amazing news! Wish you best of luck and success!
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Julie Madison
6 years ago
That is amazing!! Congratulations, I am very pleased to help with this wonderful endeavor.
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Fernando Albertorio We'd love to have you onboard @julie-madison
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Larry Hadrava
6 years ago
Fantastic!!! Visual impairment knows no borders. The world is the marketplace for these products.
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Fernando Albertorio Thank you @larry-hadrava We'd love to have on our team
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Irene Turnbull
6 years ago
Great job!
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Angella Reynolds-Screen
6 years ago
Thanks for the update. This is a wonderful opportunity for Sunu. Keep up the good work!
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Mark savage
6 years ago
Great news, I wish you the best and look forward to seeing the positive change you will make in these peoples lives.
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Fernando Albertorio Thank you @mark-savage-1
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Prathap Sekhar
6 years ago
Hi Fernando, that's happy to hear. Please let me know if you need any support or help, I can extend my hands and do the needful.
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Fernando Albertorio Thank you @prathap-velavaluri-sekhar Tes, can we connect over Linked In. I'd love to get the conversation going with my colleague Marco.
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Prathap Sekhar @fernando-albertorio looking forward
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Charles H. Curry II
6 years ago
Now in the thick of it. Great news again. You must have gone around the corner and I missed it. Great news Fernando. You are destine to help so many people worldwide.
Best,
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Fernando Albertorio Thank you @charles-h-curry-ii
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Mohammad Alam
6 years ago
I may can help to take the business to Bangladesh which is next to India
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Fernando Albertorio Thank you @mohammad-alam-2 Yes, lets please connect via Linked In. Marco and I would love to learn more about your possible connections in Bangladesh.
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Mohammad Alam @fernando-albertorio thank you for reaching out. try to connect on linked but its privet. you can connect me at kichulove@gmail.com. or call me at 610-400-7381
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Shelley Krause
6 years ago
Exciting to think about Sunu connecting w/ the visually impaired community in India!
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Fernando Albertorio @shelley-krause Thank you for your support.
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Sarat Kumar Rachulapalli
6 years ago
Great initiative!
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Fernando Albertorio @sarat-kumar-rachulapalli awesome
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Thomas Algiere
6 years ago
The Pilot program is India sounds like a very promising move. Well done.
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Fernando Albertorio @thomas-algiere thank you.
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Branden Rivera Legrand
6 years ago
Awesome for Sunu and the visually impaired community in India!
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Fernando Albertorio Thank you @branden-legrand-1
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William Bisland, Sr.
6 years ago
Thanks for the up-date, Fernando ! The move into India makes sense - from a strategic, as well as a humanitarian, prospective ! Keep the momentum going !
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Fernando Albertorio Thank you @william-bisland-sr
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John M. Hanevy
6 years ago
How many people in India are testing the product now? How soon do you think you will be able to fully launch in India? Thanks, and keep up the great work!
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Fernando Albertorio Thank you @john-john-m-hanevy. We just started the pilot testing. We have circa 10 people testing, and we anticipate ramping it up throughout the next 2-3 months. A full launch will depend on our validation of the market It's is a multiphase program, so we're aiming for end of Q3.
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William Linville
6 years ago
I believe you will do very well in India and thanks for the update keep up the great work
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Fernando Albertorio Thank you @william-linville
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John Botero
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That is an astonishing and terrible statistic, although it creates a huge market, that is an incredible of visually-impaired people!
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Fernando Albertorio Yes @john-botero, thank you. India opens the door to a big segment that Sunu can address.
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