This is an excellent piece and kudos for being transparent. This is possibly a story of virtually every startup that doesn't quite make it to 10X: You get fundi

This is an excellent piece and kudos for being transparent. This is possibly a story of virtually every startup that doesn't quite make it to 10X: You get funding and expand team rapidly but then revenues are not keeping up so you cut down and then wonder where you go from here. For many startups there is a path of being sustainable profitable business that perhaps will never become unicorn but then investors aren't happy with that. I think buying out investors is an excellent idea in this situation and every founder should always think about this possibility when signing the term sheets.