Titan Medical Inc (TMDIF)

[Bristol19]

Agree with you in that from a Fowler-type's probable point-of-view, as a surgeon-scientist, time is never the pressing issue. Robotic surgery is his career interest, not a ticket to a fortune. And absolutely true for the other SAB people. They've got very busy careers. Titan is a cool sideline. I've seen what should have been 3-month research projects stretch to 3 years in academic medical institutions. The only time people start picking up the pace is a week before the funding stops. They are not buinessmen. So, they picked up Hargrove. Well first of all looks like his JnJ connections might be a fixxle if he fails to pick up the JnJ/Google backing which could have been dynamite.

As for Hargrove, how dynamic is someone who is post retirement, 70+ years old. Can you imagine a Steve Jobs (or a Steve Case) showing up at a trade conference and saying Apple (or AOL) told him he had to be there; with nothing to show. Hargrove's the CEO for god's sake.
Believe me, Hargrove is at the end of his work-lfe timeline; he couldn't give a crap about Titan 5-10 years down the road, except for nepotism, which he's already indulged in.

What's been missing all along with this crew is dynamism, tech saavy. They've got some big competition ahead; they've got to raise the energy level.