I think if you believe that this is a good way to onboard new users and trully believe you can do this then you should at least try. We already spending 100K for a damn Race Car just to look as a legit Brand. I meen... cmmon. So I believe 1000 HBD is more then possible if you can deliver a solid plan. I meen, DHF should be possible as well and worth trying that, but you already have @starkerz and @acidyo who would like to help you out and maybe we can find more people who can help you out. I believe face to face onboarding is so far the best onboarding we have when oboarded by a trusted user on Hive who has already built own reputation on Hive. You could even start by posting related articles about the project where you would be well curated and use these funds as well. It would take some time but that's also a way to do it.