yeah idk how they can in good conscience do this, like they’re essentially splitting 500k of investor money or whatever the difference is

1. the earnout is a mirage
2. you’ll eventually want to raise money again and you’ll regret taking this deal whenever that happens

Don’t beat yourself up though, like so many people fall into this trap

how are you marketing? Just building something doesn’t mean people will buy. Did you talk to a single prospective customer before building out things?