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TOP 10 ?? for Open House:::::::;
Add to this list and keep reposting it. I will put a copy at iHub so IVRT can keep a clean copy with the trash cut out.
1. (by stockholder101):
What is the timeline on the first discovery... Just some proof that an analysis of DNA is successful in determining the effects of drug "X" on a individual "A." In the latest press release they say 'soon.' Is 'soon' a week, month, 6 months. Well, it's just something all investors want to know, I'm sure.
2. (by andymcgo):
There is a ton of shares in escrow for performance related "bonuses" for Tony's Tigers. Can they shed some light on what some of the specific goals are that need to be met for these shares?
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Key Q&A from the interview:::::::::
http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/zforum/00/walker1116.htm
Leslie Walker's .com Live
Discussion with eToys CEO Edward "Toby" Lenk.
Leslie Walker: Hello to everyone and welcome to Toby Lenk of eToys. Let's go to the questions.
It’s a rough time for etailing, with another high-profile .com closing almost every day. Some analysts think pure-play Internet retailers won’t last. What is eToys doing differently from the dying .coms that will help it survive?
Edward Toby Lenk: Most dying .coms have little revenue, little brand share, and no business models. eToys has a considerable amount of all three. That said, the climate is difficult for all .coms, for sure.
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Atlanta, Georgia: Does eToys still have a relationship with Fingerhut?
Edward Toby Lenk: We no longer have a relationship with Fingerhut. We have added 2 mil square feet of new warehouse capacity, and have been 100% in-house in our fulfillment since the Spring. Last Holiday season, we were about 50% in-house.
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College Park MD: Do you have any exclusive arrangment with manufacturers that would give you an edge in supply over rivals.
Edward Toby Lenk: We have thousands of unique and less well distributed products. We are the exlcusive online distributor of Discovery Toys, for exammple. Thousands of our products are not contractual exclusives, but "effective" exclusives, in that mass retailers cannot or will not carry them. On things like Barbie, we carry virtually every item offered, whereas mass retailers carry the TV promoted ones -- a limited range.
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washingtonpost.com: Can you discuss your fulfillment capacity? This was a big issue last year with toys not making it in time for the 25th. What have you done to improve distribution over the past year and what is the final cut off date for an order to be delivered by Christmas.
Edward Toby Lenk: Some people in the kids space performed horribly and gave the sector a black-eye. We performed quite well and were rated the #1 online retailer for the holiday in a major study published in Fortune. That said, we strive for perfection and we weren't perfect. Every year we do things to get better and better. This year will be our best ever in customer service, since we have expanded our in-house capacity roughly 10x to 2 million feet of warehouse space.
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Columbus, OH: There have been mixed messages about profitability--I've heard 2002, 2004, and so on. When will you be profitable, and do you foresee any problems raising enough cash to get there?
Edward Toby Lenk: There has been no mixed message from us on profitability. We have been very clear. We are targeting being very near operating profit breakeven next holiday (2001), and profitable the year after (2002)on a full-year basis.
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DC: Regarding the TRU/Amazon partnership, would you say it is a concern to your business, that you will maintain your #1 position, or that there is room for more than one player in this field?
Edward Toby Lenk: We are targeting $110 bil of retail spending on children. Our biggest competition is traditional spending in physical stores. There is huge room for 2 online kids retailers to do well. We always assumed we would compete with TRU.com. The advantage we have is that we do not have channel conflict -- all of our best efforts and products go online
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Rosslyn VA: What types of changes do you see in etailing say five to ten years from now? A lot of people - including myself - think that the reason that e-tailers are going under isn't because the idea of selling stuff online is bad idea, but that the technology and customer base was not really ready for the push that these dotcoms made last year. I would appreciate your thoughts.
Edward Toby Lenk: I believe that customers are ready, and many online companies were not. Very few online or traditional companies have good web sites, and good web service. Very few. That is because this is a whole new thing, and requires whole new merchandising skills, technology, and logistics expertise. The good get better and better. This is our 4th Holiday season, and we could not be where we are without the tremendous learning and investment over the past three seasons. We have never been as prepared as we are right now.
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Leslie Walker: Please tell us about your marketing budget, and what, if any, kind of discounted and free shipping you'll offer this season. Last season you reportedly spent around $33 per customer acquired--how about this time?
Edward Toby Lenk: We expect to spend absolute dollars comparable to last year, but advertising will come down significantly as a % of sales as we expect strong sales growth versus last year. We don't put out forward statements on the specific "customer acquisition cost" measure, but we expect to remain one of the most efficient in the online world.
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CHICAGO, IL: When will eToys begin to release information on the seasonal volume increase. Has your increase started and is it as expected, or a little slower this year?
Edward Toby Lenk: We historically have not released information within a quarter. We certainly see consumer interest building in October and so far in November
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Leslie Walker: Amazon's been offering free shipping on big toy orders--any chance you will too?
Edward Toby Lenk: We generally offer great prices, great content and suggestions (a giant idea and suggestion factory!), and great service. Generally, free shipping and other very "deep" promotions are used as a substitute when you don't have these things. Also, just to clarify, their offer is for orders over $100, which will not be relevant to most of their customers
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Link to Washinton Post live interview with ETYS CEO::
http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/zforum/00/walker1116.htm
also posted in the interviews section at http://www.sockthestocks.com/profiles/etys.htm
Proof of NO RS:::::::
In the "Email Conversations" section at
http://www.sockthestocks.com/profiles/dnap.htm
DNAPRINT ANNOUNCES PHARMACOGENOMICS COLLABORATION
SARASOTA, FL. and Jacksonville, FL, Nov. 08, 2000 –DNAPrint genomics, Inc. (OTCBB: “DNAP”) announced today that the company has partnered with a group of independent physicians of internal family medicine in the Jacksonville, Florida area to conduct original research in order to discover and develop new personalized medical products. The products produced through the collaboration could be used in the near future to genetically match hypercholesterolemic and dyslipidemic patients with optimal chemotherapy regimens. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Hypercholesterolemic and dyslipidemic patients are at increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular (heart) disease. Currently, these patients are prescribed medications, nicknamed “statins”, to ameliorate this risk. Statins function to decrease cholesterol levels by inhibiting a key enzyme (HMG-Co enzyme A reductase) in the cholesterol pathway. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s National Cholesterol Education Program, high cholesterol is one of the key risk factors for heart disease. Heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States, and more than 90 million American adults, or about 50 percent of the population, have elevated blood cholesterol levels. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in September 1998 says heart disease deaths have declined steadily over the last 30 years, decreasing by 10.3 percent between 1990 and 1994 alone. This improvement is largely attributable to better prevention of heart disease through the wide-spread use of statins. .....(more) http://www.sockthestocks.com/profiles/dnap.htm
ljoeo.. looks pretty good doens't it?..eom
:::UPDATED DD LINKS::::
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FM - Exactly!! i did ok with RGEN and ARIA early in the year but made a mistake in hangin onto to NEXL too long. Pigs get slaughtered if your swinging/flipping. But longs don't need to worry as much. We all want free shares; just don't know when to get them, thats the problem i guess
Sock
FM - i was originally in at .15 and sold between 27 and 47 (got lucky hiitng the top), re-entered from 26 down to 16. Problem i see with it this time, once it's off the pinks there's not telling where profit taking should occur. Don''t get me wrong..i'm high on DNAP and will hold a position for a long long time, but by buying and selling on the dips and runs i get to increase my position with OP (other people's money )
FM - When in Favorites and i click My People, it takes me to the login page.
FM- Several people on RB have emailed IR and the company officers about the expected BB status. The consistent answer has been "within 30 days". DNAP, so far, has executed as promised. The filings are in and it's just time now. A lot of investors are waiting for it. We are all expecting (hoping for) a pretty good pop on the announcement.
dstod - here's a pick::::;
it's not exactly undiscoverd so maybe you know about it already.
DNAP - DNAPrint Genomics
Went public via RM in June
Bought a fully reporting company (SDE) this month and expects to be off the pinks within 30 days.
Hovering low to mid 20c range now, may drop to 18 or so.
Begin your DD at http://www.sockthestocks.com/profiles/dnap.htm
Good luck
Sock
Joey has a great site at http://www.joeystockmarket.com
C'mon Joey, let's get some of your small army over here.
IVRT.. let's get the good RB posters over here..eom
Sock