Over the last few years, we’ve asked friends and family to invest in our company.
From the outside, we understand how it can look.
It can look like we’re asking for money.
It can look like we’re asking for help with a car down payment.
It can look like we’re asking for support with meals, transportation, or job postings.
Let’s be clear.
When we asked for help with a car down payment, we were not asking anyone to buy the car. We asked for a small portion — less than 10% of the total value, closer to 3–5%. We carried the rest. That vehicle went on to generate substantial income.
That’s how early-stage entrepreneurship works.
When we ask for support for job postings, cloud services, lab equipment, or basic operating expenses, we are not asking for charity.
We are offering ownership.
We are giving family the opportunity to own this company before outsiders do.
We are not running first to strangers or venture capital firms.
We are coming first to cousins, uncles, aunties, parents, siblings.
Because we would rather family own pieces of this company than watch strangers take it.
Ten or twenty years from now, when this company has scaled, some of you may realize you own 0.2%, 0.02%, even 0.002%.
Small percentages can become meaningful.
Beyond returns, you invested in family.
We know the whispers:
“It looks like he’s not working.”
“It looks like he’s begging.”
What we are building is long-term. Robotics. AI. Systems architecture. This is not a side project. It is a generational build.
Startups require capital. Every one of them.
We will apologize for two things.
First, equity documents take time. They are complex, precise, and must be done properly. We cannot afford mistakes. If you are waiting, you have not been forgotten. Schedule a focused session and we will finalize it.
Second, we sometimes speak with conviction. When you are certain of the vision, it can sound demanding. That feedback has been heard.
But conviction remains.
Now look at family businesses.
Ford Motor Company — founded by Henry Ford — maintained family influence for over a century through special voting structures.
Walmart — founded by Sam Walton — scaled globally while the Walton family retained major ownership.
Scale and family ownership can coexist.
Before institutional investors negotiate board seats…
Before voting structures become complex…
Before outsiders request control…
We are giving family first access.
We are not giving up control.
We set the vision.
We hold the chair.
We structure board seats, voting and non-voting shares deliberately — strategic, inclusive, controlled.
To friends and family:
Thank you.
We know some of you are tired.
But you are part of something bigger than a quick return.
We are building something designed to last decades.
Consulting revenue is increasing. Enterprise work is growing. Over time, dependence on friends and family for short-term liquidity will decrease.
But during this foundational stage, capital is required.
Every dollar goes into equity.
Every dollar goes into structure.
Every dollar goes into ownership.
And for those supporting us — we support you too. If you need help navigating pressure from institutions, employers, or difficult situations, schedule properly and we will assist where we can.
We are confident.
We are disciplined.
We do not scare easily.
So this is simple:
Thank you.
If you invest, you receive shares.
If documentation is pending, schedule time and we complete it properly.
If you need help, reach out.
We build together.
And when this company scales globally, you will know you were there early — not watching from the outside, but owning a piece of it.
That matters.
