he worked his professional network and went out on a limb for this startup. Some in my network (former consulting clients and business friends) ended up buying

he worked his professional network and went out on a limb for this startup. Some in my network (former consulting clients and business friends) ended up buying the service. So the company benefited in a tangible way (real $'s). I worked as if this was "my company". So yeah, I do feel screwed for the reasons you say and more...