This Just In...

Maybe why Alice ran away was because the company didn't have money to pay employees?

How much cash on hand do they really have?

idk because the audited financial promised last September-ish by Alice never materialized.

Maybe the reason why is the company didn't have money for the auditors?

Let's go a step further

Maybe the 'website' is delayed because the developer(s) also ran away?

Or they were getting paid in shares and realized they were going to tank?

So many possibilities.

Shall we just forget about the promised mobile apps too?

People join a company for a few reasons. They may run away for many reasons.