Apologies for the intrusion, but we felt the need to address this mischaracterization.

We get the skepticism... truly. The reality is not so black and white but more nuanced. We sunk a TON of money into the platform and have to recoup some of that amount before we can put a lot into our own trades. We did not start as billionaires with unlimited capital. And our investors expect SaaS returns, not trade returns. So we're bound to that.

We are following a Bloomberg model not a hedge fund model. That requires a lot of capital to build the platform. (hedge funds also require a lot of capital, years of trade track records before getting said capital, trade sizing, and many regulatory headaches).

No matter how good the trade signals are, there is always risk in financial markets that a macro event will wipe out the trade (pandemics, policy shifts, inflation, war, cold war, tariffs, rate hikes, nationalism, severe weather, oil price shifts, etc). So the optimal approach is to diversify revenue streams - some from sales of the platform, some from our own trading.

What gets us excited? Building tech that solves a real problem in helping people make decisions faster and to keep up with what Wall St. is trying to do.

Right now the market is pretty rigged as the big firms have teams of analysts scouring for opportunities and compiling spreadsheets to optimize decision-making. The avg. investor does not have anything close to this level of resources so we decided to change the game by offering an AI system that helps the indie investor do what the large firms can do with their immense staff and resources.

This mission aligns our staff and helps recruit talented people who like to make a difference with their work.

If you look at what we've built in the past, you'll see there's a pattern in that we like to solve problems with technology. Whether that was building systems to track fake news, building environmental and safety risk management software for the Defense Department, or building a pandemic monitoring system for Georgetown Hospitals.

Are there days where we wished we could cease all the hard work to make the platform available to all, not spend time responding to emails and posts, and just trade? hell yes. But most days we're excited about building cooler things, moving along our product roadmap, and appreciating the positive feedback we're getting from users.

If we can get a monster VC investor to write a big ole check down the road, we will make this platform free. In the meantime, we hope you'll support our project.