The real heart of the issue is the company's lack of delivery (so far). Duke and the other detractors here are empowered by it.
And now that Benny has gone dark the past 2 weeks, it's making things worse. Now everyone is left to wonder what is going on...and that just emboldens the detractors and creates a situation where some try to influence others into selling (or buying) based on stuff that is complete misinformation. The longer Benny remains silent, the worse it will get.
In a dark vacuum like this, it's a wild west environment. And that's a reflection of the leadership (or lack thereof) IMO.
Do you want to shut the naysayers like Duke up? There's only one way, and that's for Benny and the company to actually produce results and prove him wrong.
The longer this goes on with delays, etc., the more the detractors look like the seers and the pumpers look like the irrational fools.
If there is another major hiccup coming, then it may take a long, long time for Benny to ever restore trust. That is my biggest concern. I can take a May or June delay. But Benny's recent FB posts in January and early February could be construed as very misleading IMO if there is bad news coming.
I've been around the block with penny stocks. Been in the rodeo too many times. I've seen promising pennies get blown up in a few short months. Want names? ACLP, FRMC, MFLI (now BRAV), just to name a couple. And it often starts with the investors no longer trusting the CEO.
I am concerned about what has happened the past couple weeks. But Duke is the least of my concerns. To me, he's a bitter guy. I just hope there aren't 20 or so other Dukes here in a few months. I've seen stock forums completely turn on companies in a matter of weeks.
Again, the only way to shut the detractors up is for the company to prove them wrong. Then they crawl back into their holes.
