That quote from the CEO was back in November 2022. Those who believe that a regulation "A" offering is good for shareholders will be broke soon. The fact is that if they aren't able to create some demand for their shares they will never get the offering sold. The buyers of the offering will want the ability to flip for a profit quickly.
**We have repeatedly indicated throughout the year that our dual goals were to grow the company and to manage and repay the debt we accumulated in previous years. In the next few months, we expect to make substantial progress on these goals with the new equity raise outlined in the filed form 1A ***