Epteca is an established B2B travel retail platform (founded 2011) that solves a genuine problem (ancillary revenue) for travel providers. However, the submission contained significant errors, including the incorrect project name 'SwiftStorm' and hyperbolic claims ('most people have used my product', 'reach: everyone'). While external verification confirms the company's existence and partnerships with major brands, the submission's poor quality and lack of verifiable data resulted in heavy penalties to the Traction and Response Quality scores.
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