[robertgraham]

Yea, your startup failed long ago. You are just throwing good money after bad.

Here's how a business model works: you try a business model. If it works, great. If it doesn't, move on and try the next business model. You are either growing, dieing, or the zombie of living death. If it's the last two, get out now.

If you are a skilled person, then you can always get another job elsewhere, especially now that you've got "startup experience" on your resume. Conversely, if you aren't skilled, then that's probably causing your startup's failure, and that's not going to change.

Being overly optimistic is great when starting a company. You have to believe, against all odds, that you are going to succeed. But optimism death AFTER starting up, hanging on hoping things will change when they won't.

Growing companies have a chance of success. Dieing companies really don't. Zombie companies are even worse. Get out.