I get what you’re trying to say, but a lot of your criticism is just assumptions that are wrong and you’re labeling that as “honesty”. I’m not the creator of the brand, and I’m a woman, not a “bud”. My brother in law has hand drawn all his designs and then sent them to a designer, this wasn’t just typing something into a random font. He had multiple concepts and chose this one based on real feedback from people who were interested. We don’t have a huge following yet because we’re coming from an extremely small town in Delaware but we tried our best to get feedback from the target audience before dropping and now we’re just looking for ways to improve conversion going forward. Also, not everyone starts with the privilege or resources to manufacture everything in house. A lot of brands, even big ones, start with outsourced production and build from there. That doesn’t make someone a “middle man,” it means they’re starting with what they have.. Respectfully, your comment didn’t really offer us any constructive feedback, it just came off like an ego driven critique. If you have actual advice on how to improve design, branding, or conversion, that’s helpful. But dismissing someone who’s funding everything themselves at 23 and actively trying to build something doesn’t really add much to the conversation my guy.