[maartn]

I can read and relate to your frustration. But I'm convinced that a business is not solely made of fantastic software. Good people tend to earn good money. And if they want to spend it on their partner, that's not my business.

I've been in a situation where a couple of early clients were able to dictate quite a bit of the business due to early contracts. We do not want to end up in that spot.

So I'm looking for best practices to find a balance between "just trust me" and your scenario.