Just to clarify:
It is entirely dishonest to say the W3F is not the cause of the shut down of The Kus.
W3F shut down The Kus.
I’m not sure why this should be publicly escalated instead of dealt with in DMs, but here’s the timeline:
Nov 13 - I’m told W3F is taking over OpenGov but The Kus will continue
Nov 23 - I circulate an offer for Kus Broadcasting 2026 - 40% discounted from 2025
Nov 24 - last time I hear from Bill, all outreach ghosted
Dec 18 - the week before Christmas I am granted a meeting with 2 “messenger” employees of W3F:
- I am told our offer for Kus 2026 will not work
- I am presented with a counter offer of 11% of what we suggested - for 8-10 Space Monkeys that could “maybe” commence later in 2026
- AAG was specifically mentioned as something W3F did not want to continue
- I agree with the messengers that I will lay off the entire Kus team (end of the Kus)
- We agree to negotiate from the 11% and they will revert back
- Call is about to end but then I am alerted that there is a final thing to discuss. It is an inquiry into an accusation of foul play (generated by Flez/Jeeper). It is a conspiracy so bizarre that when it is finished and I ask the messenger to explain the wrongdoing, they are unable to do so!
So I am left:
- Blindsided 1 week before Christmas (no chance to continue negotiations)
- Forced to lay off entire Kus Team
- A weak 11% counter offer (less than a single salary)
- the immense disrespect around the conspiracy - the day after I started this thread with an extremely comprehensive history of our activities.
Since taking stewardship of the treasury, the W3F has shut down countless productive relationships in a similar manner - notably with no care to preserve assets.
I have received contact from W3F since this silly situation started. So far nothing about transfer of the assets though.