hahah, oh boog. Your expectations are still so different from mine.
My view on management has never placed them on the level of fortune500. They're just a few random people operating out of a small office space in Florida. We knew that years ago... remember hte pictures? Are they sloppy? Yeah. Botched supply chains & whack expansion plans. blah blah. Big stuff, i know. Doesn't stop the potential of the product (at least not making it any less of a decent gamble). This year alone has shown that. Remember, you can be a crappy fisherman, but if you're fishing in a mighty fine area you can still get decent fish.
The company issues PR's to raise values to raise money. Dont you dare see it as anything less. You need to see this company through the eyes of the distributor, not the CEO. Can the distributor sell the product? Has the product's market been tapped out or is it just budding?
Expect distributor turnover - not everyone can spend thousands of their own money to further the cause of an unproven product.
When they STOP getting distributors I'll be concerned.