Big Thanks

Thank you all, 

for believing and supporting nakupenda!

Last updated: September 2024 

“Nakupenda” is a Swahili African word. That means “I love you.” 

It is a common way to express love for friends, family, or life. 

Nakupenda brand is built around love.

At Nakupenda, we are committed to putting theory into practice through our lifelong experiments,

based on Wang Yangming's  philosophy of uniting knowledge and action ('知行合一' in Chinese). 

We are grateful for your support!

We will continue to keep you updated on our progress, and we appreciate your continued support.

“Nakupenda” is a Swahili African word. That means “I love you.” 
It is a common way to express love for friends, family, or life. 
Nakupenda brand is built around love.

At Nakupenda, we are committed to putting theory into practice through our lifelong experiments,

based on Laozi's Taoist philosophy of uniting knowledge and action ('知行合一' in Chinese). 

We are grateful for your support!

We will continue to keep you updated on our progress, and we appreciate your continued support.

1.List of People to Thank

All Users

Thank you for discovering us during our start-up phase and supporting our development with your actions. A good instrument needs to meet a good musician, and so does a good guitar stool.

 

Without you, there's no tomorrow's nakupenda.

 

 

 

 

Jilong Zhang

Angel investor. Thank you very much for your investment in Nakupenda.When we still didn't know what product to make, you generously invested your home purchase money to support Nakupenda. 

 

It is because of your support that Nakupenda was able to get started.Your investment is not just money, but also trust in our team and vision. We will always remember your support and work hard to make Nakupenda a successful company.

 

 

 

Wenfeng Ma

Early Lender.Thank you for keeping an eye on our development over the course of a year-long period and providing critical funding as we enter the production phase.

 

jiapeng Duan

Based in Shenzhen, Duan has generously shared his extensive experience in product management and supply chain management, greatly benefiting Nakupenda. Moreover, his financial support has been crucial to our success.

Jianzhe Liu

Guitar Teacher,Thank you for participating in the Guitar Stool product experience design. Your suggestions were an important inspiration as Guitar Stool version 1.0 broke into version 2.0.

Guo Wenbin

We are proud to introduce our 3D rendering engineer, Guo Wenbin. He expertly crafted the main images for our latest 5.0 version guitar stool. His work beautifully captures the intricate details and texture of our products, showcasing their high quality and unique design.

David Zhang

Our shareholder in spirit.You and we are both entrepreneurs, and we are honored that we share the same values and business philosophy. Your gift of a Patagonia t-shirt represents the totem we share for a better world.

 

Echo Zhang

Our shareholder in spirit.Thank you for unreservedly getting on a plane at your own expense to help us, and we look forward to having you as nakupenda's Chief Brand Officer.

 

Dongrong Liao

Supply Chain Manager. Your advice and enthusiasm was a great help to us as we searched for the top furniture supply chain in Guangdong Province.

 

Tomo Fujita

We are grateful to Tomo Fujita, a respected guitarist and Berklee College of Music professor, for being the first to try our Guitar Master Stool. He kindly shared his experience in an independent YouTube unboxing video, offering his honest thoughts. We appreciate his openness and thank him for sharing this with his followers.

Dong Xu

Early investor.Thank you for your financial support after nakupenda found its way into entrepreneurship. It allowed nakupenda to build both iStand and Guitar Master Stool.

Bin Wu

As an Architectural Engineer, I would like to express my gratitude for the large, aerospace-grade industrial scanner that assisted us in scanning the Panasonic stool bench tops. This allowed us to iterate and create the best possible guitar stool bench tops, which are a centerpiece of the product experience.

 

Hongyu Liu

We are proud to introduce our 3D rendering engineer, Liu Hongyu, who crafted the main images for our 1.0-3.0 version guitar stools. His exceptional work highlighted the intricate details and texture of our products, effectively showcasing their quality and unique design.

 

Langle Yao

Our shareholder in spirit.Thank you for the spiritual support and financial assistance you have provided all along. You are an important friend on this journey.

Li Ban

Best Neighbors. You may be surrounded by wise people whose life experiences will benefit you greatly and who will be like friends to keep you going.

 

Rachel Cai

Our shareholder in spirit.You are the most active member of the nakupenda community. Thank you for exploring the entrepreneurial journey with us.

 

Iris Wang

Key people. Our guitar stool was finally given to the idol of our hearts, China's best rock artist Xu Wei, and it's because of you.

 

 

Jianfeng Mei

Key Connector. It was a wonderful fate that led us to the right manufacturer, giving Nakupenda a stable supply chain. All of this is thanks to meeting you.

2.List of Companies to Thank

Panasonic Living Space

The life insight and humanity of your product power has been a great inspiration for nakupenda!

https://sumai.panasonic.jp

 

NAMM SHOW

It's a great honor to be selected as an Innovator Product in the Innovator Showcase section of the NAMM Show for the first time.
Directly facing consumers and key musicians, this is the most important step for nakupenda.

https://www.namm.org

Openai/ Claude/ Bard

In the early days of our startup, we were fortunate to have the advent of large AI models. The value of large AI models is at least equivalent to hiring three excellent employees.

https://chat.openai.com/

https://claude.ai/

https://bard.google.com/

We are honored to provide you with wonderful products. We look forward to your use of Nakupenda products, so we can provide you with better suggestions and ideas, and have you join as our spiritual shareholders.Together we can make the world a better place. Nakupenda!