Helping OTC Issuer Management to Communicate Accurately.
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Appreciated
Your comment is appreciated too. InfoAssistant believes that OTC Market investors are an alert, intelligent and ambitious elite. Most people sit on the sidelines in life waiting for magic to happen. OTC Market investors go a step further - they look for opportunity and participate in a company's aspirations by becoming a stakeholder. That relationship can last hours, days, months or years. Regardless of duration, it is an expression of self-confidence and shows initiative.
The role of management in that relationship is to remember that shareholders are human partners, not merely faceless numbers on a computer screen.
Nobody wants to be taken advantage of. InfoAssistant's message to management is to think of shareholders as above-average calibre stakeholders who want management to succeed, and will even help the company to achieve its goals, if they know that the mission is legitimate, and sensible. Management must convey how these two conditions are true. If so, then good things can happen. If not, then neither shareholders nor InfoAssistant want to be involved.
That's the basis of the exercise.
IA
iHUB Already a Leader
Investors Hub has already earned the reputation of being the most heavily utilized discussion board environment in the world for English speaking OTC Market investors (and other special interest communities).
No separate announcement is necessary because iHUB is free to the public to read posts, and the pre-eminence of this platform is already universally understood. Furthermore, no "material developments" will be disclosed exclusively in this platform. For that, traditional newswire service is more appropriate.
All InfoAssistant posts disclose the basis of InfoAssistant's role in supporting management's communication to shareholders, by means of the special designation icon on each post and a thorough disclaimer statement and webpage.
Balance
Relationships matter. SWHI respects and appreciates its legal and financial professional service providers. However, patience and loyalty if carried too far, become a fault rather than a virtue.
InfoAssistant feels that SWHI management showed balance in this matter and proceeded as it needed to in the end.
A big thank you to the shareholder team for having confidence that the company will get it done. That includes shareholders who read the discussion, but do not post.
Thank you as well to the board moderator for the special interest and effort that this role represents.
IA.
Employed?
Thank you for your kind thoughts. InfoAssistant is not an employee of SRMX, SkyFidelity or Tri Cascade. We are an independent service that is focusing on a select few companies whose management claims to seek a better relationship with their shareholders. If management of those firms is willing to work with us authentically to foster better understanding, then we accept a trial assignment of cooperation and then see how things go. It's not easy for OTC Management to see IR associates as having opinions that matter, or being willing to be asked inconvenient questions to get to the heart of issues.
InfoAssistant believes that over the long run, our presence on a discussion board will be understood to be a sign of healthy intentions by management, and a good omen for renewed energy for the firm, in the short or long term.
Respectfully,
IA
Thank you to Shareholders
Management appreciates the fact that a number of shareholders have been supportive over the past 6 weeks. Several things have been done to bring new life to the company's reporting and business prospects, as you can see.
Now that the Attorney Opinion Letter is uploaded, the company awaits OTC Market staff review and processing.
IA
Postings
We are very new.
As a form of transparency, the InfoAssistant posting name is the same wherever it appears, and forms a public record of posts that can be seen on iHUB through posting history.
InfoAssistant has no control over management - we can only advocate for constructive engagement, and behave accordingly.
It is in the nature of our work that we are engaged by companies that have problems. This takes courage on our part!
Our view is that if we conduct ourselves authentically, i.e. in accordance with proper intent, then shareholders will be able to distinguish between our role and the actions of management - whatever they are.
Thank you for your kind thoughts.
IA
News Releases
News releases are best used to announce material developments. However, the progress of most companies takes place as a series of little steps and setbacks, rather than material developments.
The SEC Fair Disclosure Guidelines are clear that the use of social media by companies to provide comments about their operations is perfectly acceptable if the information is available to all people, and if it is known that the company's information is available in that venue.
Investors Hub is the world's most important discussion setting for OTC Market companies. The perspective of company management is a useful addition to reasonable conversation. However, it is impractical and undesirable for management themselves to be "living on" the discussion boards. It's a distraction from their work and it involves them in personality contests that are unhelpful for anyone.
A rational compromise that serves everyone's interest, including the broader investor community, and even the public at large, is that management's perspective is shared by an ethical third party investor relations assistant with a focus to provide professional, unemotional, factual remarks if it can foster improved understanding. The key is that this role should be disclosed as compensated awareness. iHUB has a specific mechanism for exactly this sort of function, as can be seen from the Compensated Awareness icon on posts, complete with the active disclaimer link.
This service has the further benefit to shareholders of reducing a company's use of news releases to discuss issues of lesser significance, but still of interest to shareholders. In the parlance of the field, it cuts down the flow of "fluff" releases.
As a general principle, shareholders benefit from understanding the firms in which they are invested. Financial statements are only a small aspect of understanding a company. A company's culture, its aspirations and its approach to life matter too. This service helps SRMX shareholder interests by providing occasional comments sharing the company's perspective on some matters so that the shareholder community can decide for themselves what matters to them, being better informed in the process.
Formal filings are just that - "formal". At the best of times they are difficult to understand. They are so dense with detail, and often with legalese, that a normal person loses interest fast in even reading them. There are probably few people who ever read formal filings from top to bottom. Accordingly, the conversational yet professional tone of management thoughts on certain issues in this venue may be a welcome and beneficial development for SRMX shareholders. They will decide this for themselves.
In the meantime, InfoAssistant can state that SRMX management is deeply appreciative of whatever support its shareholders convey. Management is keen to get to the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show in January and make some good deals that will benefit SRMX shareholders in 2019 and beyond.
IA
Interesting Strategy
As SRMX's new generation of material and reports is generated for shareholders, more attention will be given to foster understanding of the business plan.
In the past, there have been some mixed messages that are made even more confusing by the fact that the technology being discussed is relatively new and not something that most people understand on a personal level.
What InfoAssistant would like to achieve, in collaboration with management, is to strike a better balance between tech detail on the one hand and discussion of the business model on the other. Too much tech talk sounds like smoke and mirrors, and too much business talk without the back-up of specific product developments is like wishful thinking. Previously, the company was emphasizing its technical pursuits. In future, there will be additional (balancing) business discussion.
This will accomplish two things. Firstly, it brings the conversation to the core interest of the shareholder - how will the company generate sales, make money and grow. Secondly, it will demonstrate to shareholders through clear logic, rather than fancy words, that management has astute business insights.
In a general sense, what sets SRMX apart from many other aspiring tech companies in the OTC space is that SRMX is not relying on one magic gizmo to make its destiny. SRMX, through its subsidiary Tri Cascade, is really more about leveraging its tech concepts into commercial relationships with major service providers in the software/internet and telecommunications field who will deploy these concepts within their service environment. This strategy is more difficult to achieve in the short term, but potentially much more lucrative for shareholders because the company will then have preferred status of some sort with the top firms in their service categories.
The ecosystem of continuous improvement that arises from being operational with "best-in-class" business partners becomes fertile ground for staying in a leadership role, rather than merely having had a good idea whose time has come and gone.
Management does sincerely appreciate the positive energy of its supporters amongst the shareholders and understands that even the best business ideas don't go far if they are not effectively shared with interested parties.
So far, the company's strength has been on the technical side. There are discerning, credible tech organizations who respect and appreciate Mr. Li's insights. Until recently, that was his responsibility in the SRMX corporate structure - technology development and relationships. Now that Mr. Li has accepted the responsibility for being CEO of the public company dimension as well, SRMX shareholders will notice increasing logic and planning being applied to this side too. It will take a bit of time for all of this to emerge and be experienced in practical terms, but this is the cultural direction of the company - and that's good for SRMX shareholders.
IA
Attorney Letter Update
Management has been told by alternative legal counsel, who has been reviewing the material, that the company will be granted the Attorney Opinion Letter - AND - that this will be done in a more timely matter.
Therefore, the process is back on track and will be resolved shortly.
With thanks,
IA
SRMX Shareholders in Las Vegas?
Management is genuinely proud of what SRMX Tri Cascade will be offering to commercial partners at the Consumer Electronics Show, Jan 8-11, 2019.
If there are shareholders who are within a reasonable drive, or who will be in Las Vegas anyway on those days, it would be a great opportunity to see some SRMX Tri Cascade products in operation.
There is a good chance that you will also meet Max Li in person. He's a worker-bee! You will see first-hand that he understands the subject matter, and is passionate about the business opportunity for Tri Cascades' products (and emerging partnerships).
It's a great "due dilligence" opportunity. But you can bet that Max Li and his team would not be going to one of the world's most important trade shows empty handed - so that's a good sign in itself.
Short newsletter style updates about SRMX Tri Cascade's participation in the show are being prepared to e-mail any shareholder who would like one. You can go to the IR page at www.TriCascadeInc.com or the Contact Us page of the same website to get yourself on a mailing list.
IA
New Approach
As InfoAssistant understands it, until recently, Mr. Li was in charge of the subsidiary, not the parent company, SRMX. That is because Mr. Li is the person guiding technical development and building strategic relationships with commercialization partners.
Changes were then announced publicly that brought Mr. Li into responsibility for the publico parent as well, SRMX, with Mr. Peabody's resignation.
Mr. Li's goal is to bring more logic and coherence to the structure and operation of the firm going forward, so that shareholders have a closer relationship to, and understanding of, the operating heart of the company, its subsidiary, Tri Cascade.
There are some inspired business ideas being worked on and brought into product form presently. The company's participation in the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 8 - 11th is an important milestone.
It is not clear yet what the capitalization strategy will be in 2019 because the synergies that may emerge from Consumer Electronics Show could bring some tipping points. Every company would rather be self-financing. If there are some relational advancements for SRMX Tri Cascade as a result of the show, with commercialization partners, it may accelerate the firm's ability to qualify for conventional financing or to gain access to capital that is less costly.
One thing is certain - Max Li is deeply interested in, and involved with, the company's core business and industry. Tri Cascade is not being operated as a "latest gimmick" by a person who was selling shoes last year and will be selling cars next year. Tri Cascade has management that is deeply rooted in the industry, has good connections amongst senior commercialization partner prospects and has sharp business instincts. There are long term, insightful, commercialization plans being developed.
Thank you Also
We have had extensive discussion with management about the need to translate information into more practical presentation for shareholders to discuss what is being attempted, what the challenges are, what the proposed solutions are, and how to get to the point of having products in use, verified.
Our impression,at InfoAssistant, is that there is pride of purpose, dedication and vision in the office of the CEO, Max Li. However, operating a public company on the administrative level is a different matter than driving a tech-innovation venture. Mr. Li is reaching out for assistance on the administrative side so that he can deliver a home run for shareholders in the core operating business.
There are commercial relationships that must remain confidential from the point of view of the other parties. InfoAssistant can state that this is not a ploy. There really are such ties, and they really must be kept confidential during testing and until mutually agreed commercial launch is permitted to be announced.
The role of InfoAssistant is to share what is possible, so that management is not distracted by the public communication function.
IA
New Information Resources Are Coming to SRMX Shareholders
SRMX management is in the process of preparing additional tools to communicate with its shareholders.
The purpose is to convey the scope of the company's business plan more effectively than in the past, and to explain in practical terms how its impressive Tri Cascade subsidiary intends to achieve its goals for the benefit of SRMX shareholders.
InfoAssistant has been engaged to assist in this process. We are NOT a stock promotion company. We are information assistants. This is a refreshing new service for OTC market shareholders. It supports shareholder interests by helping management to provide timely insights from a management perspective about company developments under SEC Fair Disclosure Guidelines.
SRMX management is going to focus on restoration of the company's OTC Markets Current Information Tier status ("PINK") as one measure, of several, to strengthen shareholder interests. We are also examining how new investor website resources can better convey the company's operational premise to its stakeholders, moving forward.
The Tri Cascade subsidiary of SRMX has more than inspired "ideas"; it has actual new products to be launched. These are products at the leading edge of how people interact with the internet. These products have the potential to set new norms in consumer convenience and value, both.
SRMX / Tri Cascade's presence as a 2019 exhibitor at the world famous Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 8-11th, is an important milestone in this progress. Management invites SRMX shareholders to see for themselves what your Tri Cascade team is accomplishing by coming to the booth and saying hello.
CES BOOTH 1607 Tech East, Westgate: Tri Cascade
We will be sharing further updates soon.
Respectfully yours,
IA
Attorney Letter
Management has now reached out to an alternative qualified legal practice to discuss more responsive service.
IA
Financials
In discussion with InfoAssistant, Mr. Villagran-Garcia expressed a preference for audited financial statements. As these are more costly and a barrier to many OTC companies, IA pointed out to Mr. VG that shareholders would no doubt prefer the Alternative Reporting Guideline disclosure as an interim measure. It would be beneficial for shareholders to have the Pink Current Information designation restored, regardless of other elements in the works. As we understand it, Mr. VG is considering this.
Time of Service
Mr. Villagran-Garcia approached InfoAssistant less than two weeks ago. We have no prior relationship. Mr. Villagran-Garcia expressed a desire to improve his communication with shareholders as he works toward the goal advancing Tamino Minerals.
Whatever his past relationship with shareholders is, the Tamino CEO has only indicated to InfoAssistant opinions and intentions that are authentic to the advancement of the company.
InfoAssistant asked Mr. Villagran-Garcia whether he would be willing to explain in his own voice to shareholders more of who he is, and what his plans are, and he agreed. The first podcast of this general discussion is already a public record, and has been posted on iHUB. It would be a good item to put in the iHUB box for easy future reference. If we understand correctly, this public discussion will be followed by more, with increasing specifics.
There may be people who "take issue" with the Tamino CEO, however a CEO without legitimate intentions would by virtue of human nature be reluctant to be so public in his declaration of intentions. InfoAssistant does not claim to be an expert in mining, nor are we stock promoters. We are a new service for companies with a sincere desire to have their perspective be part of the shareholder discussion, rather than be "absent". There are thousands of OTC companies whose discussion boards would benefit from improved communication between management and their shareholders.
InfoAssistant's worthwhile goal is to be a constructive element in the communications equation, with an emphasis on fostering understanding, rather than "promotion". As such, our arrival on any discussion board can only help shareholders. Our arrival is also a positive reflection on management, regardless of any other "shortcomings", real or perceived. This is because the presence of InfoAssistant involves/requires more communication, not less. More clarity, not less. More accountability, not less.
For whatever our period of service, shareholders have only an upside from our presence.
Respectfully,
IA
LOI
Yes, sadly, the Letter of Intent mechanism is often abused in the public markets to create the appearance of action or potential where none exists in reality, or it is weak. However, the Tamino Minerals news release of today provided several points of fact which speak to this LOI's likely authenticity. The LOI was described professionally, without exaggerated hype. This transaction will be referred to in greater detail in a follow-up interview, soon. That discussion will also be posted to iHUB.
IA
Financial Statements
InfoAssistant has asked Mr. Villagran-Garcia to commit to updating financial statements. He has done so in his spoken remarks of December 9th, 2018 posted on this board today. It would be odd for him to do so in such a public manner if it were not his sincere intention. This will be discussed further, shortly.
IA
Audio Discussion with Tamino Minerals, Inc CEO
Mr. Pedro Villagran-Garcia, CEO of Tamino Minerals, Inc, will be discussing the full range of matters of interest to TINO shareholders in a series of audio files, of which the first introductory item is linked below. Further discussions will be posted soon that deal with increasingly specific TINO topics.
SoundCloud Link: Introductory Discussion with Tamino Minerals CEO December 9 2018
Attorney Letter
Management is still awaiting the Attorney Opinion Letter and is not aware of any specific reason for it not yet being supplied. The attorney has let his clients know recently that there will be a temporary delay in his response times. Management is as eager as shareholders to complete this task. The attorney has provided good service to the company in the past and has a good reputation. The company would prefer to remain with this attorney and is providing a bit more time for a resolution. Good relationships matter, and this relationship has been positive and professional to date. We will post more asap. When this minor housekeeping matter is tended to, and PINK Status is restored, the company will discuss its forward looking plans. Management is enthusiastic about next steps.
IA
News Release Link in this Post
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Attorney Letter
It continues to be the company's expectation of receiving the Attorney Opinion Letter at any time. The company understands the letter to be ready and awaiting signature. The AOL will be posted to OTC immediately upon receipt by the company. The company is eager to have the letter uploaded so that shareholders can benefit from the impact upon SRMX of being PINK Current Information, and to thereafter discuss its forward-looking plans with shareholders.
IA
Reasonable
The question/proposition that you put forward is reasonable, as presented. IA does not yet have much information about the firm, and has not accepted any engagement for AFPW. Experience in life has shown us all that there are two sides to every issue - but the facts as you set them out would need to be addressed frankly, as you say.
IA
Questions Supplied
Thank you for your thoughts and questions. We will discuss this with management and will report back.
IA.
Assumptions
You are entitled to make your assumption about the legitimacy of the InfoAssistant service, but that does not make it a fact - it is an opinion.
InfoAssistant is an integrity-based service, with no prior relationship to TINO or its management. Our purpose is to help management provide its perspective in public discussion boards with professional detachment. InfoAssistant asks questions of management and exercises its own judgment in assessing the information it deals with. There is no stock-based compensation.
We assist in investor communication. Therefore, our presence on a discussion board is a positive development for any shareholder group. IA cannot be held responsible for prior disappointments between shareholders and management. However, IA may be able to improve the relationship going forward by increasing the quantity and quality of information provided to shareholders. This is what InfoAssistant advocates for, with an emphasis on building credibility.
All of this takes time. Management is as impatient as shareholders for "snap-of-the-finger" results. In the real world, however, it takes time to dig into the circumstances and lay out a course of action that has impact because it is meaningful. So far, in its brief relationship with InfoAssistant, TINO management is demonstrating sincerity as a way forward is being discussed.
IA
Due Diligence
The Due Diligence is being carried out by InfoAssistant in order to determine whether services will be provided by IA for this company. It is not known in advance how long this will take. It depends upon the answers received from management.
Information
From the perspective of InfoAssistant, the most useful information can be verified. This is the objective of InfoAssistant - to help Tamino to gather and present credible information that is relevant to shareholder interests. It would seem, by your remarks, that this would be a welcome development, if it occurs.
That is our goal, anyway. So far,into the new assignment, it appears that this is management's goal as well. If so, shareholders can only benefit.
IA
Confirmation that Issuance was Restricted
This is to confirm that the 10 Million share issuance since last reported was carried out as restricted stock, not free trading shares, and not as conversion. Therefore, the shares cannot enter the market for 1 year, at the earliest. SWHI's low float is unchanged.
IA does not receive stock compensation. The funds raised were for operational purposes.
IA
How do we know?
We are not investigative agents, but we are in an advisory capacity to management. Our mission is to perform a value-added function that benefits shareholders, and thereby also benefiting the company. An iHUB discussion board with InfoAssistant present is a board with an additional resource, compared with ordinary boards. IA is in regular touch with management, asks many questions and discusses matters from a shareholder perspective. It would be short-sighted for management to provide false information, as they will lose access to InfoAssistant services. Furthermore, there are some things that IA can verify independently, and often does.
IA
Attorney Letter
It is IA's understanding that the Attorney Opinion Letter has been prepared and is awaited in the company's hands imminently. It will be posted immediately.
IA
Due Diligence
IA has put forward a number of questions, and management is intending to provide answers in an audio discussion soon. To the extent that you have indicated that nothing useful has been forthcoming from management previously, this new initiative may represent a turning point in TINO's approach to shareholder communication. If so, it will be beneficial for shareholders and their company, both. It seems that this is what management is seeking. That is a good thing.
Attorney Letter
IA will seek an update in tomorrow's briefing and will share the latest.
IA
Thank you
Your possibilities-thinking is appreciated. InfoAssistant looks forward to learning more about Tamino's plans, and to helping shareholders to receive more practical information in the process. This can be of help to the interests of the company and to its shareholders, both.
IA
Management Interview
InfoAssistant is organizing a spoken word interview with Tamino's CEO so that he can address, in his own voice, the normal information that existing prospective shareholders need to have.
In addition to updated financial information, this includes shareholders needing to know:
• What sets Tamino apart from the many failed mining penny stocks? (i.e. why is Tamino different from so many failures?)
• What has the CEO accomplished in his career that can give TINO shareholders confidence in the CEO's management of TINO?
• What work has to be done for TINO to advance operationally?
• How much will this cost?
• How soon can Tamino have cashflow from operations, rather than just investor infusion, and how much profit should Tamino make?
• What about the future? What happens to TINO shareholders when the proposed mine is exhausted?
TINO's CEO is keen to address these questions. We are making arrangements for this spoken response, in the CEO's own voice and words, to supplement other material being gathered for shareholders.
IA
Answers Needed
InfoAssistant agrees that there are answers needed. So does management. The role of InfoAssistant is to obtain the answers and to share them, on behalf of management, in this setting (and where appropriate in public filings as well).
These answers pertain not only to operations, but also to financial reporting. As recently as in yesterday's briefing between IA and management, management confirmed (at IA's request) its intention to get financial statements updated. The current discussion between IA and management is focused on pinning down a time frame that can be agreed-on AND POSTED as a formal management commitment.
InfoAssistant has no past dealings with TINO, nor its management. IA has been engaged by TINO management to help it get its public communication into better shape. Now, on a daily basis, InfoAssistant is advocating for shareholder information. This is not a function that existed at TINO previously. Only time will tell whether it makes a difference. So far, InfoAssistant can state that management is responding authentically to this new relationship. If it works out well, it will be beneficial for all.
Thank you to shareholders who are willing to give this process a chance.
IA
Disclaimer
As you see from the disclaimer, InfoAssistant is a compensated resource. The open disclosure of this fact illustrates the integrity of the process. IA does not have any history with AFPW, and is focused on dealing with the present issues, such as restoring current information and setting out a realistic business plan for the shareholders to gain understanding of what the company is doing and how it intends to make money.
As far as AFPW is concerned, InfoAssistant has not yet accepted an assignment. We are in the due dilligence stage, to determine more about management's commitment to forthright communications.
InfoAssistant would be a good resource for shareholders. We add value to the discussion about the company.
Management Perspective
Management perspective is usually missing on the discussion boards. There is a role for it in a meaningful discussion about the company's circumstances. IA does not post anything that it knows or suspects is incorrect. Management can disengage from the InfoAssistant service at any time, as can IA. It is beneficial that management's perspective is made available in a straightforward manner.
"...Other Stocks Covered...."
We are a very new service. The history of our posting is a public record. IA does not refer to other trading symbols on discussion boards in order to remain focused and relevant to the discussion at hand.
"...attempting to defend him...."
Thank you for your thought, truly. What you say may be the logical extension of past experiences, or perceptions, however there is also the possibility that with proper assistance to management, things going forward may take a different tack.
For example, during the day, IA has prepared questions for management pertaining to the non-confidential aspect of the company's mineral interests and business plan. The purpose is to start making it more clear to shareholders how the company intends to make money, and when.
Also, a possible online audio interview was discussed, in which IA advocated for meaningful questions. These will be more helpful to shareholders, rather than PR fluff. IA understands that there is an accumulation of issues, whether real or perceived, that should be addressed in a plainspoken manner. Most companies under-estimate the collective intelligence of their shareholders. OTC investors are alert to opportunities, ambitious and willing to participate, but don't want to be taken advantage of.
The assignment (and mission) of InfoAssistant is to bring the facts out into the open that will normalize the company's credibility and provide the basis for the company to earn the confidence of its shareholders. Management understood that this is the InfoAssistant mission going into the assignment. That is a good sign for shareholders. It shows that something new is occurring.
Ultimately, the facts as they emerge will speak for themselves. If sufficient concrete information emerges to justify shareholder interest and confidence, then everyone will be better off for the experience.
In the meantime, InfoAssistant approaches the assignment with proper intentions - namely to ensure that management's perspective is conveyed in the world's most important discussion forum for OTC shareholders. It is in shareholders' best interest that InfoAssistant succeeds in bringing out the best of management's efforts to advance the company. OTC CEO's are often very bright people whose ineffective shareholder communication holds them back from accomplishing what they want for everyone's benefit. It is possible that TINO management has terrific qualifications for a success to occur. If this is the case, InfoAssistant would like to help this emerge.
IA.
Caring
It is our impression that the management of TINO does want to approach things with renewed commitment. This will become more apparent through actions to be taken going forward, starting with the engagement of InfoAssistant. The engagement involves a two-way flow of information, because InfoAssistant cares about the shareholder experience, and advocates for shareholder interests in its discussions with management.
IA