No one thought it was viable considering the resources of the Da Beers cartel. In hindsight, they were right.
I still have a small block of manufactured diamond I had made with impurities (as a proof of concept) in a box in my closet. With age comes wisdom.
Well you fought the good fight. Thanks for trying! I sincerely hope someone brings down Da Beers
Could be the timing was wrong? I'd think that an online direct to consumer model could work now with focus on social media marketing. Worst case you get bought out by De Beers if you make headway, especially now they are getting in the consumer synthetic market themselves.
btw let me know if you'd be interested in collaborating on such a thing