THIS is the only public statement I will make. I have a great attorney who can handle things from here on out. I will not go into the current legal situation and really it's nobody's business as it is ongoing, I will however let some truths be known.
This is my user handle, inside_equiso is an acquaintance of mine who has been privy to the illegal actions taken by my two co-founders. I reaffirm that I am co-founder or Equiso, my equity remains at 30% and I also am a board member of the company.
Oftentimes with startups greed takes people over. We have heard this tale time and again, but greed ain't good baby. I signed on because I thought it was a cool project, I was told it was a unique technology and even patentable. My passion is entrepreneurship and I was excited to build a company with a team. Had I done more research I would have found out that it really isn't that revolutionary of an idea and as some users of the forum have pointed out, is simply a Urtek (sp?) stick re-branded with our logo on it. I did not oversee the manufacturing so as far as I knew the stick was designed and sketched out in house, I was told we would be pursuing patents on the product -- How can you patent a product designed, configured and manufactured by another company? I was told many things which again, have turned out to be untrue.
Again, I hate the fact that I even have to post on here but it has gotten to the point where Jeffry Waye and Adam McBride are foolishly defaming my name on public forums, two words, libel defamation. I think it speaks volumes of a person's character when they post on a forum such as Kickstarter whereby I have no way of responding and defending myself as I have no access to the Kickstarter comments portal. To me that is worse than someone protecting their identity with a username on this forum. Publicly bashing anyone via a platform where they have no means of defending themselves is cowardly.
I have integrity and look to build businesses the correct and ethical way. Since Dec. 1, 2012 I have been illegally locked out of the company by my two co-founders. Maybe they didn't appreciate my speaking up on things that were unethical and not in the best interest of potential investors, current partners and the backers. I cannot associate my name with those who have no morals and take no issue with lying to people - it's dangerous and to be honest these actions constitute as fraud. I again will not disclose the entire story, unlike my co-founders I do not need to openly bash either one the truth will come out in the end. Jeffry Waye has taken it as far as posting threatening comments on his Facebook wall and requesting friends join in and bash my good name. Also such a wise decision to make while in the midst of a legal matter. Very savvy business folks indeed. With each lie and threat they put out there they actually build the case against themselves as there is overwhelming evidence, documents, texts, emails, recorded voice conversations etc that proves every claim they have made in regards to me is not true. So keep going with the tall tales Mother Goose, Aesop, just remember with every made up fairytale there's a moral to be learned at the end.
As an owner I want the company to be as successful as it can possibly be -- I have absolutely done nothing to harm the company. Some MAJOR company changes are needed and I am sure we will see those happen over the next few months. All I ask is that everyone let the attorneys handle this matter. To my co-founders and team at Equiso I ask we all respect one another and not take to public arenas in order to air our matters. I also ask that my two co-founders do not pose as innocent employees (unpaid employees) on kickstarter comments page. That is as said above "not cool." Leave the employees out of this, it is unprofessional. Leave this offline. It is for the best interest of all of us.
Also just to note the pros are in the process of being manufactured -- I wish I could confirm what phase they are at for all of you, but again I am illegally locked out. If it were up to me backers would be updated at least twice a week. Anyway I hope this clears some things up. I wish you all happy holidays and the truth will come out in the end.
** NIKO - may I ask you to delete this thread. It is filled with pure here-say and honestly I don't want employees dragged into this matter, they don't deserve it and I would like to protect them. Also it really has nothing to do with the device itself which is the purpose of the forum.
Respectfully,
Jeanine
Co-founder Equiso
