Yawn...
It's shareholders that kept the faith, even while the company was raising capital, to put our now-current plans into motion. Without the initial investors/shareholders, EESO wouldn't be where it is, today.
Of course, even now that they're in the swing of things, we're still carrying EESO until they do acquire a large, solid customer-base.
In the grand scheme of things: Shareholders beget customers, which in turn, beget shareholders.