Troy is the first one to tell all about how intelligent he is. He damn well knew how every one of his PRs would be taken, badly if they were wishy washy.
He knows how to be a leader, but using misdirection, even though good on the battlefield, detracts from investors goals.
You must demand to know the identity of the funder, if it exists at all, for without the excuse for a funder to double the A/S, then all was to a lie to defraud investors of the truth of the company.