I have been polite in asking my questions (and not so polite pointing out Apexa’s issues), and in return you
@Brewly have returned that professionalism to me. With that in mind, please read what I am writing not as an attack but as a constructive dialogue.
This idea will work everywhere but Meso. We all know it. SST isn’t a total cesspool, but they’re still a lot looser with their rules. I have seen zero lab pictures over there. But testing is done, reviews have their own section, and it doesn’t seem like it’s a total hellscape like anabolex or one of the dozen other source-owned shithole forums. That being said...
Your vendors want to be on Meso, but they don’t want to go through the pain of being vetted here. Triple B is very liked over on SST. But here? He’s not getting much love. And he put in some effort getting ready to come here. It was a tough decision. Colonial isn’t here, though nothing is stopping him. Same with Synergy Forge. But now Brewly shows up as a platform and hey, maybe a vendor on SST can sneak into the Meso ecosystem without the hassle of the Meso vetting. That’s what this is. That’s what this always was. Your vendors gain access to a huge base of potential customers without having to bang their heads against a wall for hours a day, months on end. Seems pretty attractive. They get to have someone else—you—do all the heavy lifting while they get a free pass to Meso. Kind of a shit deal for you.
So here’s what Brewly the entity needs in order to work: sources that have broad appeal here. That doesn’t happen if they aren’t vettted here. Simple as that. No matter what you, Brewly, the individual, do you
will not overcome that barrier. It’s not personal. It’s not a reflection of you as a business startup. Meso requires vetting. Whether these vendors like it or not if they want to sell here they need to actually be here. Until you have the clout to make that happen—and I know it’s early days so you’re not in a position to make demands—you’re going to spin your wheels. It’ll be another 40 pages of back and forth about security and lack of vetting and and and. Nothing will get accomplished. You and DO will want to strangle us all. Nobody will win.