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Hi Cat. Long time. Too bad what's happened here as they seemed to have something legitimate on the go but never got hot enough to produce any steam. Now they are a shell just like HRID before them.
Don't know if anyone here knows this yet or not but they have a new president - Llewellyn Watkins, of Watkins WorldWide LLC. It's not Melissa Walker anymore. Check out the following:
1) nvsos.gov/sosentitysearch - (can't post the full URL here but this should be enough to get you to the Nevada Secretary of State website; NOUV, of course, being incorporated in the state of NV)). Just plug in the name of the company and click on it when it comes up in the search results. Scroll down until you see the Officers' names listed. The only one is Llewellyn Watkins; he's named in every capacity.
2) Also, from finroad.com/directory/watkins_llewellyn (again - can't post the full URL here but this should be enough; if not, then add ".html" at the end, without the quotes):
"Watkins WorldWide, LLC is a intermediary agent between ‘publicly traded shells’, and private companies looking to go public through a reverse merger or IPO."
Don't know what to make of it but it's interseting, isn't it? You mentioned the possibility of some future news bringing it out of hibernation; that is exactly what brought it into existence in the first place as HRID turned into NOUV. That is quite possibly what we are looking at again in the ongoing saga of HRID/NOUV.
What will it be in its next incarnation? Hopefully the answer to that is "successful".
This will be removed for TOS violation but here goes, anyway:
1. No harm intended toward anyone whose posts I removed this morning. I did so only because, according to the TOS (and supported in the moderators' handbook), these are classified as spam. People will disagree on this, and that is fine. Again - nothing meant on a personal level toward anyone.
To you in particular, Pastor Phil... apologies. Please forgive the "wildness".
2. I wish to thank everyone for the enjoyable dialogue over these past few months. It's been a pleasure, however I believe that two things are apparent here. One is that I clearly abused the privilege of board-moderator today, and the other is that I have likely worn out my welcome in at least a few people's minds. I attempted to perform a service that I thought was both warranted and that would be appreciated however this does not appear to be the case, entirely. No sour grapes on my part. When a "leader" is this out of tune with those he's offered to help "lead", then it's time to step down (if not completely step away). I do this without animosity or regret. It's just the right thing to do.
I wish to say that I also don't take anything personally, and have only enjoyed the experience of posting and reading the posts of others on this board.
Best wishes to you all... with respect to NOUV, and everything.
Longtime.
Nouveau Life Pharmaceuticals to Begin Sales of Azul Instant(TM)
Nutraceutical Company Releases Daily Men's ED Supplement
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Nouveau Life Pharmaceuticals Inc. NOUV -9.68% , a provider of quality all-natural dietary supplements, reported today that production is complete on the first run of Azul Instant(TM), an all-natural male enhancement supplement for erectile dysfunction (ED) that works in 5 minutes and lasts up to 48 hours.
Nouveau Life began production of Azul Instant(TM) earlier this spring. Manufacturing is complete, and the product is currently being shipped to the warehouse. Nouveau Life anticipates online sales of Azul Instant(TM) to begin in the next two weeks.
In addition, Nouveau Life has released a complementary product to Azul Instant(TM) that can be taken daily to help the over 30 million men in the U.S. who suffer with ED. The new supplement Azul: Male Enhancer(TM) is designed to support a healthy libido in men. Regular use of the supplement Azul: Male Enhancer(TM) promotes being ready when it counts. Azul: Male Enhancer(TM) is available for purchase at www.nlpnaturals.com .
"It made sense to us that some men would prefer a daily supplement while some men would prefer a supplement that could be taken only when needed," stated Nouveau Life CEO Melissa Walker. "We are working behind the scenes to get Azul Instant(TM) on the market as quickly as possible. We know the market has been anxious for the supplement's arrival, as have we. It is the only all-natural ED supplement on the market that works in 5 minutes. In the meantime, we're proud to announce our daily ED supplement Azul: Male Enhancer."
With the addition of Azul: Male Enhancer(TM), Nouveau Life currently offers three all-natural supplement products. Nouveau Life's signature New Life Naturals(TM) line includes New Life Naturals: For Her Senses(TM) intended to help the nearly 48% of American women suffering with female sexual dysfunction (FSD) and New Life Naturals: For Your Weight Loss(TM), a Raspberry Ketone Formula with Acai designed to aid in safe weight loss for the 36% of Americans classified as obese. All of Nouveau Life's products can be purchased by visiting www.nlpnaturals.com .
Opinion being just that, I would have to say that this is indeed a very exciting time to own NOUV. However, in tempering that, as someone else stated earlier today it is also a time to be cautiously optimistic. If you've taken up a position, then depending on what your investment goals are you may want to sit tight and hold for a while.
I am long-term on this, as anyone who has read my posts knows (and it's also suggested pretty plainly in my user name). However many savvy traders are wisely and cautiously following the course of this stock throughout the day and trading it on a daily basis (and making money at it). So since you already HAVE taken some risk, the next question becomes not whether or not it was worth it to do that but what is your investment goal in the coming days/weeks/months? The wording of your question suggests to me that you are willing to be moderate to long-term on this without necessarily having the intention of increasing your position (although it's possible that you do). If I'm correct about that then I believe it would be wise to hold; if you ARE willing to increase your position then I believe now's the time to do it as you'll pay a premium in the future by waiting (please understand that these are opinions - not advice). The company is just starting to roll and get some real traction, IMO. There are good things ahead, I believe.
Disclaimer: apart from investment strategy, and how we each approach the market, none of us here really has any inside information beyond what you have been able to read for yourself. You asked for a statement of belief, so this is what I have offered. I'll be honest with you and inform you that there has been a very diverse mix of sentiments expressed on here over the past few months. Much disillusionment and frustration has arisen out of expectations that were not met. However, as I say, things are beginning to look up. I think you'll be pleased with your decision to take the plunge soon enough. And when I say that "now" is the time to buy if you intend to, I don't necessarily mean tomorrow or the next day or even next week. I just mean sooner rather than later. Please accept this as opinion, rather than advice.
Welcome aboard (to NOUV and also to IHub)!
Indeed, those were some of the facets that comprised their original model. The entire model was a thing of beauty, really, and so environmentally conscious in many important ways. The two main revenue streams were intended to be derived from sales of top-grade beef as well as an ethanol-blended diesel fuel that, in testing, was shown to reduce particulate emissions by up to 69% in a variety of vehicular applications involving the burning of diesel - by far the worst pollutant (other than coal) arising from the development of the transportation/shipping industry over the past many decades.
It takes some imagination to see how these two very different products could arise from one cohesive scientific/business model, however that is where the beauty of it comes to the fore. I STILL believe strongly in the potential of this model to the point that I have tried to convince a few fellow-shareholders from the old days that we should submit an offer to the appropriate parties for the intellectual property rights to the original model and, subsequently, for the physical property & assets that remain. However that, of course, is another discussion that would be off-topic here if I were to continue.
At any rate, the plan eventually evolved from incorporating the production of ethanol ("paid for" in energy terms, if you will, by the heat-energy recovered from the incineration of the cattle manure) to the generation of electricity instead. It was very involved, but so beautifully integrated and self-sustaining that I am truly sorry, from an environmental standpoint - not just an investment one - that it never had a chance to get off the ground. Not everything in life can be reduced to the "bottom line" (or shouldn't be), but in this case there was plenty of promise for enough of that, too, to please even the most environmentally unconcerned profit-seekers (and just to be extra careful, - I am not suggesting that profit seekers are, by nature, environmentally unconcerned otherwise I would have to include myself in that). There was something for everyone; it was Utopian. It should be a going concern, worldwide, by now but instead it's the topic of a few meaningless posts on a discussion board (no offense). Can you tell I'm disappointed in what became of it?!
So here I sit with shares of NOUV now, and as such - things are definitely looking up. And although I'm not as "invested" in the goings-on of NLP as I was with HFI, I am probably more optimistic now about the potential I see from this fledgling co. than I came to be about Hybrid over the years. It had an excellent model, born out of tremendous vision, but it lacked spirited leadership that cared enough to do anything with what they were sitting on (which, for the record, was nothing short of an intellectual goldmine).
So if you, like me, bought back when it was a beef & ethanol company then, "hello, brother - a toast to you and to your shares in NOUV... may they bring you a handsome reward for your years of patience and endurance."
All the best.
That's for sure. All the DD in the world, and we can still find ourselves clinging to hope, such as I described in the case of the original Hybrid group. It seems that we decide on a course of action based on what intel we have but in the end there are certain contingencies that we may not have anticipated and/or factors that are beyond our control. At least with respect to this story there may be a happy ending yet. One can only hope.
All the best to you as well!
Hi Cat. Warning - long reply ahead.
That is it exactly, Cat; I couldn't have said it better myself. The fact is that the original business model of Hybrid Fuels was very sound, scientifically. It just never had the right people driving it. Marketing/PR was virtually non-existent, which is why you always read in the company bio/history that they have always been a develoment stage co. focused on further developing their technologies, etc., etc., etc. Here's the truth... there was not enough focus on anything. The powers that held the reins were all self-made, having succeeded in their respective previous business ventures and sadly - I think HRID was more of a hobby than it was a serious business interest for any of them.
They were all guys who were already long in the tooth, if you get my drift, and I guess they came to realize that they didn't particularly want to pour into that venture what it had taken them to each succeed in previous ventures. They didn't have the drive anymore, and were apparently not too concerned with taking a "small" bath on their investments in Hybrid. The problem is that for most of the shareholders the bath was not one we could afford as easily.
So they never reached the operational stage, even though the numbers suggested they were on the brink of something that could have been very lucrative. They just weren't motivated enough to pursue the outcome we had all envisioned. To this day I still believe in what they were about. Most folks, unless they've been around this company/story as long as I have, would not know what the original business model entailed. I still believe that in the right hands it would make for a successful business, capable of generating handsome returns on shareholders' initial investments, but I guess we'll never know now. The company lapsed into shell status, with a pps of a penny (literally), and so for all intents and purposes it appeared dead; until, that is, it was given a chance at new life... "NOUVEAU Life".
For me, and for some others, this new opportunity is one that has a whole different feel to it than what has perhaps been the feeling of most other more recent investors in HRID/NOUV. We are still not within a sniff of my avg., but I remain quite optimistic, given what I see unfolding.
So you were not wrong. You were bang on, sir.
Have a great day.
That is a great observation, Cat. I didn't mean to imply that it wouldn't still happen - just that the margin is much slimmer as the air gets thinner up there, hence there's less potential for the huge pop that many seek out in the minor leagues. The fundamental strategy, applied as you suggest, though, is certainly capable of working in any bracket given that you front enough capital to make it worth the effort; there may simply not be as many who can do it successfully at those levels, or who have the stomach to try.
My point was really just that I hope we find ourselves in a completely new bracket at some point down the road - hopefully not too far from now.
Cheers.
Hi there, Cat. I, too, concede that this is the conventional wisdom in this arena. However, a penny-stock need not necessarily remain a penny-stock forever (or at least not one that offers the allure of such potentially huge % increases within so short a period of time). Most probably do not ever grow to become dynamic companies with a valuation of $2+, however some do. I think there is enough upside here, given the size/value of the market they are targeting, to become one of those dynamic success stories. So the days of buying the dips and selling the rips on this one may be relatively short lived.
I, for one, sincerely hope they will be. Go NOUV!!
And for you, Figs... and for you.
Your suggestion to remain cautiously optimisitc is bang-on. Things ARE moving in the right direction, but a good deal of caution still needs to be exercised.
All the best to you.
You make some excellent points, Money. I believe there were many who lost hope on account of the things you mentioned. For myself, I never lost hope so much as I became frustrated with certain aspects of, in particular, their communication with shareholders/lack of transparency. As you say, though, things take time and although I still believe that the company could have done a better job in this area they nevertheless had bigger fish to fry over these past few months than to make sure they were responding to everyone who wrote or called. However I think the wheels are finally beginning to turn now, rather than spin in place, and we're finally going to get some traction from all the recent developments that have been occuring.
In my opinion, the future looks bright. As someone who is really just along for the ride, having not actually bought shares in the past six months as you and most others have done since Hybrid Fuels started hitting people's screens back in late '11, I am very excited about the prospects I see for something that I had for a very long time, already, feared was dead and without hope. THAT, for me, was MY period of hopelessness as far as this stock was concerned. Everything that has happened since has been positive... EVERYTHING.
Mine is a whole different perspective, I guess.
You're right about their goal of hitting the bigs. Whether it happens by year-end or not, I believe it's coming - probably not until next year, at best, but it's coming.
I have been with HRID for the past decade so I'm not sure if there are too many others on this board who have been in for as long as I have. I'm not going to tell you what my avg. is but let's put it this way - the last time I purchased shares was in 2004, so it's several times what yours is. Believe me - I have been very tempted to add a significant number of shares at this price level, but once bitten, twice shy I'm afraid. I may still do that if prices linger here for a while, however for the most-part I'm content for now to watch the developments take shape and wait for the right time to take out some profits. When I do, I'll meet you wherever and whenever you want so that we can race... your new Harley and my new Ferrari.
Agreed, Moneyguy. Good things will come, I believe, to those who patiently hang in for the long term. Let's not forget that although this is a penny stock it falls into this category because of what it used to be (ie. HRID) - not what it's going to become. I don't believe it's necessarily going to remain a penny stock forever. There is potential, I believe, to see it go dollar/multi-dollar down the road.
So, for the hares in the race, there is potential to make a nice flip on a short-term investment; for us tortoises, there is substantial potential to really win... big-time.
I always did like that story...
NEWS: Nouveau Life Pharmaceuticals Releases Weight Loss Supplement with Raspberry Ketones
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Nouveau Life Pharmaceuticals Inc., a leading provider of quality all-natural dietary supplements, announced today the release of its newest supplement product: New Life Naturals: For Your Weight Loss(TM).
The For Your Weight Loss(TM) supplement was developed by Nouveau Life as a dietary aid for the more than one-third of U.S. adults who are now considered obese (source:Centers for Disease Control & Prevention). The weight loss supplement is a Raspberry Ketone Formula with Acai. Recently recommended by Dr. Oz, Raspberry Ketones cause the body to burn fat faster and more effectively. When taken in conjunction with regular exercise and a well-balanced diet, For Your Weight Loss(TM) can help to shed pounds quickly.
"The addition of a weight loss supplement to our New Life Naturals(TM) product line fit into our strategy for growing Nouveau Life, which - in simple terms - is to address real health concerns in profitable markets. Obesity is a major health concern for a large part of the U.S. population. The For Your Weight Loss(TM) product is a safe, all-natural alternative to side effect-laden prescription medications. And the market for over-the-counter weight loss aids is growing at a nice clip," explained Nouveau Life CEO Melissa Walker.
According to Marketdata forecasts, annual sales of meal replacements and OTC diet pills sales should realize a 3.3% growth by 2014 in the U.S., raising the combined market value to an estimated $3.04 billion by that time.
New Life Naturals: For Your Weight Loss(TM) is the second product to be released in Nouveau Life's signature New Life Naturals(TM) line of quality, all-natural dietary supplements. The weight loss supplement can currently be purchased by visiting www.nlpnaturals.com .
About Nouveau Life Pharmaceuticals:
The Company, formerly known as Hybrid Fuels, Inc., was incorporated in the state of Nevada in 1998 as Polo Equities. It has primarily been a development stage company with management focused on developing innovative business opportunities and further advancing technologies.
Forward-Looking Statements - This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause future results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. You should consider these factors in evaluating the statements herein, and not rely on such statements. The forward-looking statements in this release are made as of the date hereof and Nouveau Life Pharmaceuticals, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update such statements.
CONTACT:
Nouveau Life Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - 954-903-2993
SOURCE Nouveau Life Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Copyright (C) 2012 PR Newswire. All rights reserved
Granted I've seen better, but I've also seen worse. As far as payment options are concerned, they are accepting various major credit cards as well - not just PayPal. I tested two different credit cards and both were recognized without any difficulty. I didn't complete an order but I was able to make it right to the end of the transaction just prior to completion. Both my Mastercard and Amex card were working options. I didn't try Visa... didn't figure it was necessary at that point.
Can you please provide proof of these claims. Thank you.
Wrong Melissa Walker. Please be sure to verify the accuracy of information posted as the individual mentioned in these articles is deceased and therefore obviously not the person recently appointed as CEO of NLP. Respectfully - we'd all like to avoid negative propaganda that is not based on fact nor which has any relevance to the discussion at hand.
Thank you.
Agreed. Legitimacy was a huge question in many people's minds not that long ago but the scrutiny given to a company that has undergone an official name and ticker symbol change is significant. Whether or not they are running a scam is therefore not the issue any of us need worry about anymore; the questions have more to do now, I believe, with the quality of their management, efficiency and timetable of their operations, and transparency in their reporting. They are by no means to be commended for having done anything fantastic just yet but at least they are legitimate as you pointed out... a huge improvement in public perception over what existed not that long ago, as I say.
Agreed. The changes were very important - none of us should underestimate that - however until there's something actually occurring in the way of sales of their products there remains nothing at the present time to account for any increase in valuation.
The name change alone is obviously not enough; that should go without saying, and people should not be expecting a pop just because of this. They are not an established company yet; no one is going to buy in on the strength of their name alone. The changes were foundational, but the house still has a lot of work to be done on it before it will look like a house.
Patience is the key here.
Yes - they've been doing that for the past few months already, however no one ever calls back. Chrissy, Britney, and Cindy all answer the phone and take messages for Nancy - who never calls back. This has been a particularly frustrating weakness of the company in its first few months of business.
I believe they have been doing some good things behind the scenes, that we will be thankful for in due time, however they have been very poor at managing investor relations and public relations alike. I'm sure this will improve in time as they are no doubt focused almost wholly on getting things off the ground at the present time - not on answering your questions and mine. Still, I consider it poor form and have advised them of this, accordingly. Unfortunately, nothing seems to get a reaction right now so we may have little choice but to wait things out.
Let us all know if you hear back from the company. I have been asked by others to do the same, only I have yet to hear back after almost two months and several calls and emails. Perhaps you'll have better success.
Don't lose heart, folks. The name & ticker symbol changes achieved this week still stand as a vital accomplishment, and as a necessary bit of groundwork for achieving the things we'd all really like to see them accomplish in both the near and long terms.
The fact that the price hasn't sustained itself over the last few days shouldn't come as a surprise. It was only the ask, not the bid, that rose above 4 cents. Volume has been low, and the spread between bid/ask has returned to normal. The fact that there still hasn't been a formal announcement of any kind simply confirms the fact that there just hasn't been enough to sustain any kind of breakthrough in terms of the pps. Until we hear the announcement of actual revenues derived from sales of their products, there is just no reason to expect a sustainable change in price.
Therefore, if anyone wishes to live on the razor's edge and trade on extremely thin margins, then by all means... if you're inclined to want to buy just below two cents and sell just above then I suppose there might indeed be money to be made; of course, there'd also be money to be lost. I'm in for the long haul, so I'm not concerned with the daily fluctuations in price. But to those who are growing weary and doubtful - don't lose heart; there's been absolutely no reason in the past few days to expect any kind of pop. It will happen soon enough, I believe... but it needs something to drive it (and sustain it) first.
Hi Ron. Thanks for the question. Unfortunately I'm not able to reply privately as I don't have a paid subscription here - just a free one. I will say this, though, and that is that I believe there is indeed hope for more good things to come from this company. The pivotal issue for most investors, though, will be their time-frame. Mine is long-term, but I sense that there are many who do not necessarily plan on staying invested for much more than the realization of a short-term profit.
On that note, I know you've been waiting to see if it could make it back to .06 (which may not be far away, after today's developments) so that you could get your investment back, but I think if you're willing to remain invested a little longer you will see it do better than that; I'm just not able to predict any better than anyone else how much better that will be or how soon.
As posted earlier this evening by Hybrid-Vet, the importance of the name-change cannot be overstated (see http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=75868652 ). In particular, I found the article he provided a link for to be very interesting reading; you should give it a read if you haven't done so already ( http://www.thelebrechtgroup.com/blog/finra-6490-is-that-the-number-of-days-it-takes/ , re. FINRA Rule 6490). Now that this hurdle has been cleared, and the road lays open before them, I think we're going to see more positive developments from them throughout the year and into 2013. So depending on how much time you have, or want to give things, I believe it won't be much longer before you're able to say that you're glad you hung in there.
Cheers. TTYL.
Nope. Not sub-penny... not in the gutter... not without hope of recovering (whatever that means to you, personally). Aren't you glad to be so wrong?!
I hope for your sake, and for the sake of us all, that we continue to see real solid growth over the rest of the year as the company is now in a much better position to develop their brand and market their products accordingly.
Great milestone achieved today! A landmark day, to be sure!
I completely agree. This is something I've been saying for some time now. Your post was an excellent statement not only of fact but also of encouragement to all those who have been needing some over the past few months.
It's a very thorough process (approving the name/ticker symbol change) and one which I appreciated reading about, thanks to the link you provided.
Great development; great post.
Hi Ron. I hope you're doing well. I just thought I'd write to encourage you by saying that I don't really think it's dead as you seem to believe. I'm not sure what you're expecting to see on a daily basis but one thing's for sure and that is that you'll drive yourself crazy if you watch things as closely as you seem to be with the expectation of a "pop".
As for why this board seems, to you, to be dead, I don't assume that it's either because people have sold and walked away or that they don't care anymore; either or both of these things may be true, I just don't make those assumptions. I am just speculating, like you, when I say that I think it may be because people are beginning to realize just what I said and that is that there's not a lot of point to posting every day, multiple times a day, working themselves into a lather over a development-stage company that is in the process of slowly and surely establishing its operations.
Please don't take this the wrong way, Ron, but when you post things like "... another day of this POS...", I'm not really sure what you were expecting to see happen. Rome wasn't built in a day. And as far as the board itself goes - frankly, I like the board better this way - with a lot less "noise" from people who haven't really got much to say except to vent their frustration. Frustration with substance to back it up... fine and dandy; frustration that doesn't add to the conversation... not so much.
I'll tell you what I think, as a "long-time holder" of this company's stock, and that is that there are people - possibly you are one of them - that bought in a couple of months ago when things spiked there for a while, with the hopes that this was going to be off and running immediately, making them a nice tidy profit in a short period of time. Unfortunately this doesn't amount to investing in the company as much as it does investing in the hype generated by other people.
If this is your story, then I'm sorry that you're down but realistically everyone has to do their DD and accept the consequences of their own actions. A stock doesn't become a POS just because there's been no reason for its price to increase (which there hasn't been). Long before the paid pumpers showed up, there were already plenty of people, I'm sure, checking their inboxes for the newest alert and springing at the opportunity to jump on the next "big one". So other than being similarly disappointed with things that I think could have been done differently (i.e. better) I don't blame the company for the actions of people who have purchased their shares only to scratch their heads and wonder why things haven't lit up yet.
So is the stock dead? Not at all. Is this board dead? Not at all. The company is working to get things established and you and I, both, will know soon enough when they do. Regarding this board - in my opinion it is made better when people contribute in a way that adds to the ongoing dialogue. When all you have to say, though, is that this company is a POS, and until it reaches X number of cents that's all you're going to have to say, etc., (even though you claim to have all the time in the world to wait and see)... not so much.
Hang in there with the rest of us, Ron. In time, I believe, you will not be disappointed.
Hi Caerus. I hope so too.
As far as share price is concerned it's hard to say what's in store. With dilution of this magnitude there is undoubtedly a negative impact, such as you described, in the short term. However for those who stay in over a much longer term there is the prospect of owning a much smaller piece of a much tastier pie. So dilution in and of itself is not negative. Sometimes the desired growth just never happens unless there is first a good bit of capital to get things off the ground. And then - when things get rolling - that smaller piece might ultimately be worth more than a larger piece of a less successful enterprise would have been.
What's been of greater concern to most people, I'm sure, is quite simply the legitimacy of the company. All too often when you see dilution like this in the case of a penny-company, it's a sign of stock manipulation; hence the rampant speculation that this is what we have been seeing here with this company over the past few months. As long as I can see signs of there being a legitimate direction that involves real operations and transparent reporting then I'm satisfied that things are legit, and as far as the rest of it goes... patience. This has admittedly been a challenge thus far, but that is precisely why I find this development so encouraging; not so much because I expect to see a sharp rise in the pps over the short term but because my trust and confidence are being restored. If I have these things, then I can be patient enough to wait for the rest of it to follow.
Good luck to you as well.
The Nouveau Life website is up and functional (it can be found at nlpnaturals.com). Initially, there was a problem with the shopping cart page insofar as there would be a message that would appear stating that PayPal could not be used. The problem now appears to have been rectified as the shopping cart appears to work, and PayPal is offered as a means of payment now.
It certainly appears secure and therefore legit. The website also has a much more professional look to it than either the Azul Instant site or the original Hybrid Fuels site. It's quite nice, really, and can only get better (one would assume). Meanwhile, the horribly unprofessional-looking, out-of-date Hybrid Fuels website will surely cease to exist in the near future, and hopefully the Azul site will get a bit of a makeover as well. BTW, the NLP website hasn't been advertised as yet - I'm guessing because the name-change is still pending. Once it's finalized though, I would expect there to be an announcement regarding the website and the availability, online, of the first product in the new "New Life Naturals" line.
All in all, though, it's a very positive indication from the company of things turning a corner in terms of real business operations. It's always difficult for a start-up company to get off the ground, especially if there's a cloud of uncertainty and worse - distrust - circling them at every step. I don't believe it's been a banner first six months for them - they've certainly stumbled in some significant ways, if you ask me - however the importance of this site being developed and launched cannot be understated. It's at least an indicator, as I said, of things about to turn a corner and straighten out in the not-so-distant future (note: relative term - depends on your definition of "distant").
Hang in there everyone. Losses are only on paper until you decide to make them real.
Good things coming, I think.
Thanks for sharing this. How did you come across it? It doesn't show up when I search on the company name or the name of this new line of products, but it certainly is up and functional as you said.
It's encouraging, anyway.
I'm quite possibly one of the only ones on here who owned this company before it was this company. I've been with Hybrid almost since the beginning; it's only been in the last five months that it was acquired in a shell-state and renamed Nouveau Life (pending). So as someone who didn't "buy in" the way most of you did, relatively recently, I'm not nearly as concerned with the pps as I am with the direction and management of the company.
I was already sitting on top of a huge paper loss long before the occurrence of any of the things that people have been reacting to with respect to disillusionment/disbelief/distrust. Investors - not the company - were responsible for a short-lived spike in the pps, which is now serving to act as the standard by which the company is judged. Everyone looks at the price and figures the stock is a POS (not mentioning any names, Ron) simply because they rolled the dice on something they were hoping would give them a quick hit and have subsequently seen it fall back to where it initially was at the time of its acquisition. So I may well be one of the only optimists on here regarding the possibilities that this company presents (albeit they've handled their promotion & PR very poorly in their initial few months in business).
I'm headed there in July/Aug. I'll be in Ft. Lauderdale and will pay a visit to 401 E. Las Olas Blvd. It's still a long way off but I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to hold court with the management team.
Regarding Walgreens, the following explanation will be very long... just thought it wise to warn folks in advance.
I haven't heard back from either the company or Walgreens regarding the nature of the company's relationship with Walgreens but spoke with another "longtime holder" from the original days of Hybrid Fuels and his interpretation (summarized in my own words) was as follows:
Only two PR's (Feb. 21 & Feb. 23) ever IMPLIED the existence of any formal vendor-agreements (i.e. contracts, etc.) that have been reached with those representing Walgreens' Florida's retail outlets. They can be accessed at the links below.
http://app.quotemedia.com/quotetools/newsStoryPopup.go?storyId=48640219&topic=HRID&symbology=null&cp=off&webmasterId=89753#
http://app.quotemedia.com/quotetools/newsStoryPopup.go?storyId=48712846&topic=HRID&symbology=null&cp=off&webmasterId=89753#
Since there is nothing in either of those press releases to suggest the actual existence of any such contracts, many people - including many posters here - have taken to bashing the company and declaring that they're nothing more than a bunch of liars (I myself have been asking a lot of questions of late, but not because I hope to expose them as a fraud; rather I hope to exert some pressure on the company to begin performing, and INFORMING as it should).
Consider the wording of the PR from Feb. 21 - "Nouveau Life Pharmaceuticals... announced today that the CEO met with Walgreens representatives and received approval to sell Azul Instantâ„¢ beginning in the Florida market."
"...received approval...". What does this mean? One thing's for sure and that is that it can lead, and has indeed led, to widespread speculation and the drawing of conclusions on the part of those who read these releases (and I'm as guilty of this as any). "Received approval" is simply not binding language; it does NOT directly state that any formal agreements were struck. For all we know, "received approval" could mean that the execs agreed over beers on somebody's boat that it sounds like a good idea - one to pursue.
Secondly, the same PR goes on in the second paragraph to state, "We are excited by Walgreen's decision and are confident in our ability to deliver to one of the nation's largest drug store chains. After we launch in the Florida catalog with Walgreens, we will aggressively penetrate the East Coast, followed by the West Coast and then Midwest." "Decision" is not specific; "... confident in our abilty to deliver..." and "... after we launch..." are each forward-looking and are the very type of statement that is typically covered under disclaimer.
The PR from Feb. 23 likewise states, "The Company recently announced that Walgreens has approved the sale of the product and sales are expected to be generated from the national drug store chain within the next month." "... sales are expected to be generated..." is, again, forward-looking.
Therefore my friend's interpretation of the mass hysteria that has set in because the company has seemingly lied to us is that we have no one to blame but ourselves for allowing the self-imagined hype we all wanted to believe in to drive our greed to the point that we now view the sky as falling (just as Chicken Little did) simply because the product is not yet being sold in Walgreens' Florida-based stores, as we believe they promised.
I don't like the way things have been going, and I'm as tired of fluff-press as anyone (don't even get me started on the paid-promoters), however it does not appear that the company has done anything wrong. Speculation and conclusion are things that many of us have engaged in unfortunately, and when we don't like what we see and hear it's easiset and most convenient to pin it on the company.
So for those who don't have the stomach, it's probably best to settle up and move on. But for those, like myself, who are in this for the stretch run... patience.
P.S. Their financial disclosures were for year-end, 2011. Let's not forget that they were a shell up until that point. They have continued to make the minimum filings required to remain current on the OTC/Pinks, and they continue to issue press-releases that, although they drive us all crazy, hint at a plan that none of us are privy to and therefore none of us truly comprehends.
I don't like the atmoshpere surrounding this company at the present time, but much of that has to do with me and how I react and respond to what I see and hear.
Have a good day, all.
Hi Figs. I wish I knew the answers to your questions, but unfortunately I don't. You might have to contact Walgreens themselves to find out the answers to those particular questions. You could try calling Felicia at 1-847-315-2826 or Dianna at 1-847-315-3104. I've spoken with Felicia myself, although not about those specific questions. I have not spoken with Dianna, although someone else posted her name and number here recently.
I hope this helps. Sorry I couldn't offer any more than this.
Hi Navy - how are you doing? Haven't spoken in a while.
I've got to ask you - not like a few others who have called you a basher, but just as someone who wonders why you hang around the way you do - with all respect... why do you hang around the way you do? You made your money, and have subsequently been very unimpressed with the performance of this company, to the point of warning everyone to stay away - repeatedly.
Is this your MO, because if it is... who, really, are you reaching that hasn't already heard from you many, many times? The number of followers on this board hasn't changed much over the last couple of months; it tends to remain rather stagnant. Sure, there are some who come and go , but we're not talking about large numbers.
So I'm curious. If HRID shows "any" cred. IN THE FUTURE, and you'd be willing to play ball again at that point... why not concentrate on other things in the mean time... check for news/price performance once in a while to see how HRID is doing... and either play if it suits you or just forget about it once and for all if it doesn't? Why are you here multiple times each day posting on the board of a stock you no longer own nor believe in?
Talk to you again in the future (perhaps).
I'm encouraged by you saying that, and I find myself agreeing with that more this morning than throughout much of the earlier part of this week. It's been a trying week - not because of fluff press or red ink but because of information obtained that was initially very disconcerting.
However since yesterday things have started to come together in a more coherent fashion (for me) that, although it still suggests to me that things are not well managed at the present time, has provided hope that in time things will improve. That's the whole point, I suppose - that at the present time there's simply been no mechanism that should have caused that to happen just yet... not until there is some real news that takes us to the next level.
So we're back to December prices... big deal. For those who bought in once the price was on the rise and have subsequently lost, the negative sentiments are completely understandable but at the same time - caveat emptor (just sayin'). But for those of us who were around long before that, we're just back, as I said, to December prices - which is not surprising given the fact that nothing has really happened. Fluff press, great hopes, and speculation drove the price higher; and now - the realization that nothing concrete has really happened has led to doubt, diminished hopes, and a pps that has correspondingly fallen back to where it was when it began its ascent roughly three months ago.
So just where is the great surprise in all of this? It's not the fault of the company or its stock that the price (which, let's face it, is what most people here are the most concerned about) has risen and subsequently fallen again; people's reactions have determined these things. What I DO fault the company for is the steady stream of fluff press that has been next to meaningless (there are a few other things as well but this is one of the biggest). Saying nothing over these last couple of months would have been better in some regards than saying things that are recognizably weak and which have fostered much negative sentiment toward the company.
So patience. Yes... patience. Easier said than done, I'm afraid - especially when they've put things out there that have affected people's hopes and expectations as much as they have. I still think you're right about this... it's just difficult.
Great way to start the day; enjoyed that very much!
I also agree with everything you said. Very sensible post, and in MANY fewer words than I normally use!
Have a great day and weekend as well.
Good point. I don't like how things are progressing any more than anyone else, however I'm increasingly of the belief that things are not fradulent so much as they're poorly managed.
And I also agree with you regarding the issue of advertising. If and when it becomes applicable, it will be a key component, but the product can't be advertised if it's not ready for distribution. That's just obvious. It's simply not the kind of product that can be advertised through advance-promotion campaigns (i.e. it's not a new model of car, etc.). In other words, demand won't be created by pre-touting it; demand can, and will, only be generated once supply is ready to meet it. After all - who would want to wait a month or more in order to be ready in five minutes?!
So I'm with you, Figs. The product is on its way, I believe, but we won't see any advertisements for a while yet. And like you, I'm not about to declare anything false that I don't know for sure, but neither am I going to pump it as being absolutely true. In fact anyone who has read my most recent posts will have seen that I'm intent on taking whatever action I can to be part of the solution, rather than part (or a victim) of the problem.
Still hopeful, but not willing to just sit around...
Thank you. I'm far from being any kind of scholar, though, when it comes to this particular arena. I readily admit that I am not all that experienced in the marketplace; I've been around things for a relatively long time, but others have engaged in much more activity in a shorter time frame, I'm sure.
At any rate, thanks for the kind words (and right back at 'ya).
Just got off the phone with Nouveau. This time it was Cindy I spoke with (she was the first one I ever spoke with a while back). My calls kept getting dropped initially (on my cell.) so within a very short span of time my calls were answered by Chrissy, Brittney, and Cindy. There are indeed people answering the phone there.
Cindy was very helpful. I laid it out for her exactly why I was calling. I mentioned that I've been in contact with Walgreens and spoken with representatives in both their puchasing and legal depts. I mentioned that the vendor agreements claimed by Nouveau have been denied by Walgreens. I mentioned that there might be legal action taken if it's warranted. I mentioned that no one from Nouveau ever returns calls.
Cindy said she hears that all day, every day. I then said that this ought to prove something to her and to everyone there - that if they are hearing this from virtually everyone who calls then their business is never going to get off the ground, if in fact it's legit in the first place; people will give up on them at the rate things are going. She told me that this (i.e. her job answering the phone, and in particular - fielding the same type of calls day in and day out, expressing disbelief, frustration, and even anger) - is something "you do for your kids".
This is the first sign I've seen from them that has caused me to think that there is something actually going on there. Why else would someone endure this day after day? Although management never returns calls, at least their receptionists answer every call on the first ring, so can it be a total scam if they're at least picking up the phone?
Cindy told me that Mr. Cadena and "Nancy" were in a meeting, but that I should leave a "stern" message for Nancy indicating that this is the last chance to return my calls or else I'll take some other sort of action (with Walgreens, etc.). She even seemed to agree that management needs to hear this so that they stop ignoring people. Act? Bluff? I don't know but it seemed real... she seemed real.
So I've left a "stern" message for Nancy to not take me lightly and to call back. In it I laid out the facts, that:
1. Calls are never returned.
2. Walgreens denies the existence of any vendor-agreements between Nouveau Life Pharmaceuticals and Walgreens
3. Walgreens' legal dept. has been notified and may be investigating.
4. This is a very poor way to do business - no communication, no transparency, and shady press releases that appear to be inaccurate.
Let's see if she responds this time.
Will do, Daddy... will do.
Hey there Daddy. I'm with you - it's tough to know what people's agendas are.
At any rate, when I spoke with Felicia at Walgreens (in Chicago) she had heard of Azul Instant and informed me that according to the information she had received, Nouveau has been attempting to place Azul in the Florida Walgreens stores through direct contact with individual store managers... very unconventional, and amateurish in my opinion. But at least it strongly suggests the existence of the product, otherwise why would the managers have been approached... to place something in their stores that doesn't exist now and never will?
So to answer your question about my optimism - yes, I remain optimistic, but very cautiously so. Mr. Cadena's background is supposed to be in marketing, but you'd never know it from the sounds of this report from Felicia at Walgreens. Either she is unaware of something greater that is shaping up, legitimately, or else Mr. Cadena and the rest of the team at Nouveau are not the marketing wizards they claim to be.
Time will tell, but yes - I remain optimistic.