Good for us eh buck?

It's cool though, not going to waste time telling people here, busy helping friends and family on the path to
POET riches. Be well, strik, Buc, Rick, Steve.

I don't expect anything earth shattering out of the AGM. The new COO starts tomorrow. We could see a news release of some sort this week, was hoping to see the new CEO this week. Blevins is still in the dark, but this Apple connection cannot be overstated.

Hopefully we get more news soon, but I set August as my determination last August so I'm sticking with it.

Yeah I pulled it as my IPad double pasted a big chunk of it. Note that it was my IPad's fault, not mine. ; > )

Yeah,timing has sucked. I don't have anything else right now that looks like it might pop sooner so I am hanging in. But I have missed out on several quick hits this year while anticipating this to move. Breaks of the game.

Me too on both counts. It will pay off though.

Good luck, when it happens here, unless there is a halt or a buyout,you may have time to still get some relatively cheaply.

Lots of folks have contacted him in the past, he responded to q's and who the heck is going to imitate him and provide such benign info? That and his screen name has not changed since he began posting.

I had predicted last year that we would be around $4 by August 2015, $16 August 2016, $64 2017. Thought I was being very conservative with my 2015 prediction, not so now.

Thanks it lasted a few hours, but got my rating back down to 3.6, took me off the list. Don't want to babysit that board. That $37 billion acquisition of Broadcom by Avago is huge, shows the potential we have if all plays out.

Good stuff today, complimentary technologies will certainly be in our future. There are likely some very high stakes poker hands being played right now, it will be interesting to see who wins, besides us of course.,

Hey strik, I decided last August to give this a free run for a full year, barring significant setbacks. I remain on that tack. I have seen companies continuously update shareholders with PR releases, tweets, you name it (ONCS comes to mind) to no good end. These guys are mature and professional and my read is, if they are not talking, it's either because they can't, or they are in the midst of such intense activity (boarding CEO, deals, partnerships) that appeasing us will come with results of those activities. We will be fine. Have a great Memorial Day weekend.

We'll be fine strik, taking longer than I wanted but it will happen.

JJ, I am glad you left the dark side, though I am still suspicious of your highly negative posting in the past, I suspect as you were accumulating shares.

Good luck, the lowering of the possible reverse split from 5 to 1 to 3 to 1 clearly points to a significant share price increase in near term, otherwise they would want to keep the 5 to 1. Very bullish sign.

I believe that, either Blevins is the new CEO, or POET has a significant and established relationship with Apple, or both. The release last night gave me cause to re-read some of the prior filings. One that caught my eye again was March 30 announcement of BAE relationship, the TRAB creation, and options grants to Daniel D. One of these items really does not ordinarily fit the profile of a material change.

Consider:

1) POET announces a new advisory board , consisting of Taylor, Manocha and Tony Blevins, no bio, no edification, nothing else. Why is this a material event? Advisory boards function within the general parameters of operating a developmental company, no reason to flag this. But what if the generic addition of Blevins to the company in some nominal capacity allows him to function as defacto CEO for several weeks/months, without distractions of public/media intrusion, get up to speed and be actively involved in all negotiations? If not because he is the defacto CEO, then why bother announcing a newly created advisory board at all, specifying his membership? And deliberately leaving out his affiliation with Apple? Its simple, you announce it only because you are required to do so, otherwise, you can bury his involvement in a 'contracted consultancy' role. They could not bury this if he was going to be actively involved in making decisions versus recommending actions. Can anyone provide another logical explanation for this deliberately obtuse action and even more vague announcement? It's the only plausible explanation I can come up with.

2) How beneficial would the placement of an Apple exec in the CEO position of a company that is about to deliver the the greatest advancement in chip power, speed and multi-functionality be to Apple, it possibly gets first crack at the tech, but can also ensure supply chain for decades? The fact is, he is already geographically right there, and can easily transition into the new role.

3) Deshmukh hired--No chance this gets done without new CEO approval. None.

Of course this is all circumstantial. But can anyone confirm anything TB has done since his TRAB announcement? His location is a perfect cover to begin the transition quietly.

There are these other possibilities:

1) Even if Blevins is not the CEO to be, Apple allowing him to be on advisory board is a clear indication of an established and significant relationship with POET. One that no doubt involves some level of exclusivity in exchange for $$ and likely a piece of the business.

or, for the pessimists and doubters,

2) There is a major problem with their milestones' completion, lab to fab, resulting in a significant delay. If you believe this, then explain why two new board members, Blevins and Deshmukh would still stick their necks out and join an unproven technology company even in a limited capacity. No doubt they would wait until such issues were resolved before committing.

I was skeptical of someone of Blevins caliber taking the CEO position until an active VP from a $25 billion company decided to become COO for a company with 1/75th of the market cap of his current employer. That sets the bar for a new CEO very high. Now it becomes apparent that the new CEO has to be coming from an even bigger stage. And Apple is one of the biggest stages in the world.

So if I am wrong about the CEO, at the very least, POET still has a significant relationship with Apple that entails Blevins being on a POET advisory board. How huge is that? And if I am right, how will the U.S. Markets react to an Apple exec leaving to become CEO of a heretofore unknown tech company? How much buzz will that create in Silicon Valley, in the investment community and in the tech world?

Lots of ammo in the arsenal, just a question of which weapons they chose to deploy, and when.

Around May 12 company will release the proxy for the June 12 Annual Group Meeting. While there will be many routine housekeeping items, expect far more information to be presented.

For one, the new CEO should be announced before the AGM and introduced at that meeting. That individual's coming out will include and/or be followed by a series of positive PRs regarding milestones, agreements, Nasdaq listing, additional exec appointments, partnerships, etc.

The beginning is therefore a matter of days to mere weeks away.

Very glad you got some.

Strik and Buc, this is setting up so nicely. The news is beginning to roll out, now 5 top tier tech execs on board. And we and our friends can buy this now for less than any of them will pay for their options/warrants. They are not complaining, it's about being part of something much bigger.

Hey strik, I picked some up up last week with my IRA contribution. No dry powder left, but I have enough.

Hey strik, I added some today, the story still remains extraordinarily positive. I committed to this last year with the expectation of delays, and targeted August as my re-evaluate timeframe if it hasn't broken out by then. We will know well before then. The new board members and Blevins are major tells, Silicon Valley execs and an Apple VP, so we're good here.

If you are interested, getting lots of buzz about ZIOP, Ziopharm, major breakout and news anticipated there, planning to grab a few shares myself.

Hey strik, we are at the beginning of the news cycle I believe. Today this:

http://app.quotemedia.com/quotetools/newsStoryPopup.go?storyId=74620271&topic=PTK:CA&symbology=null&cp=null&webmasterId=92583

Two new top notch directors tells me that they intend to go it as an independent entity. That's great news for us, as long as they take on a few guardian angels (big partners) to help stave off any potential hostile takeovers.

Copetti stated at Investors Circle in London that the run to the Nasdaq would require a continuous flow of positive news. That run has started.

Yes a dual edged sword. Each positive step has de-risked the investment, but the share price still reflects a fraction of its value. Listening to their London investment club presentation (on their website) from February seems to indicate they have partners lined up to sign up for either or both the forthcoming milestones, so I expect April and May to be revelatory of what they can be. Good luck.

Nice Walter, my only foray into mining was Allana Potash, not a disaster for me but certainly a disappointment. Going to dig into Lightwave in more depth, hopefully will start a position this summer.

Glad you got on board Steve!

Still too early here, POET (POETF) is going to be grabbing the attention now. Apple VP just joined their advisory board and VCSEL and ring oscillator milestones will result in offers for partnership or more. This is happening now, not next year. Plenty of time to jump on and come back. Good luck.

BAE is an ongoing relationship, enables further development in friendly hands. The key takeaway is Tony Blevins, Apple VP does not become part of advisory team as a goodwill gesture. More to come over next few weeks. Expect milestones announcement before BNN TV appearance.

Good times for sure x

Hey JJ, where did you go? Apple VP on advisory board now, along with the former CEO of Global Foundries But this is not a serious stock. Or so says you. Gonna cost you lots more to get on board now. So don't bother.

Nice play on ONCS, thought it might test 30 but never got there. Good job. I expect POET may run up to end of month, but I don't think we will hear anything until April 8th or so.

Hitchens, now there is a master of the word craft. Didn't always agree with him, but always loved to hear him argue. We are close Cuppy, mere weeks I believe. Then the real fun begins.

A tie at best since JJ has been ignored for awhile now, though you may make me unignore him just for chuckles. Pretty confident we will have the last laugh though, that's what counts. It may drift down in bad market, lack of news, big that's temporary. He'll be that guy that says "I have a huge amount of shares" when it takes off!

Spend time on Agoracom site and use links library. If you invest 40 hours of your life, not researching, but reading the research that is available and has been done, you will see how far along they are and how close this really is in terms of monetization. And at current share prices, risk /reward is compelling.

Put it away for a few months tops, you will see results. This is not about technology on silicon, it will replace silicon. That is an industry sea change.

Agreed. Used to that, in fact I am cautiously considering trading volatility when it occurs, did well with INO that way and this stock will bring out the detractors when it runs. Should be fun.

Nice close, highest volume in nearly 4 months, modest gain in US, 1.6 cents, up 8 cents in Canada.

Interesting stuff Steve, but still years away.

That's funny, so you know Google, Apple, etc are NOT interested. JJ, this is the last post of yours I will acknowledge. You are a waste of my time, and I have no wish to provide you with any further information.

Agreed and thanks strik. Better to ignore and deprive them of oxygen.

Do your own DD, if you can't figure out what's going on by reading the tons of information that is available that's on you. It's clear that you go on Agora, read the articles, the links library and the top messages.

Sorry JJ, I'm done leading you to the water just so you can whiz in it.

Good luck and welcome aboard.