public function getEmail($request_link)
 {
     return Investor_request::where('request_link', '=', $request_link)->first()->investor_email;
 }
 /**
  * Run the database seeds.
  *
  * @return void
  */
 public function run()
 {
     \Md\Investor_request::truncate();
     DB::table('investor_requests')->insert(['investor_email' => '*****@*****.**', 'first_name' => 'Investor', 'last_name' => 'Investor', 'company' => 'Bongo Afrika', 'job_title' => 'Programmer', 'request_status' => '2', 'created_at' => \Carbon\Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString(), 'updated_at' => \Carbon\Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString()]);
 }