Thanks for the invitation regarding ideas for VHUB to consider. After having learned more than I ever wanted to learn about Bitcoin this morning as the upcoming international currency of choice, I was almost ready to suggest that the company print all marketing materials in Esperanto. More seriously, here are some thoughts (after applauding you for your thoughts):
1. In order to more fully remove the "stain" of having been the subject of a "pump and dump" 2 1/2 years ago (such a stain can keep potential new investors out of the picture), the company should present whatever details of the episode of which they are aware. It's clear, to me at least, that the "family" wasn't among the bad guys, as they held their multi-millions of shares while the stock rose and then tanked.
2. Even at the price of Directors and Officers liability insurance increasing, I think it might be worth it for the company to bring on outside, non-family directors. There's been a lot of flak, even on this board (and even by me at times), about how even small intra-family dealings, such as consulting fees to the Winther CPA firm or property lease arrangements, can look improper even when not.
3. It was mentioned up-thread about how the company might be planning a shareholders meeting, and our colleague Cashbyers was kind enough to write that he'd be maintaining the questions I thought ought to be respectfully raised and satisfactorily answered.
4. Given that the price of the stock would, I believe, rise substantially in the absence of the remaining toxic debt, I think it would be worth it for the Winthers to take out the debt themselves by providing the company with more loans from officers on strictly-interest, i.e. no convertibility, terms.
5. Work with a nationally recognized medical center to create a smoking (cigarettes) cessation program. ...or maybe with the Veterans Administration, once the new leadership is in place, as the VA needs some "wins" and smoking cessation is a very public sort of win.
6. Connect with Trump's new anti-regulation czar, Carl Icahn, about the FDA-imposed mess on the vaping industry.
7. If the company would like some inexpensive, smart labor to use on whatever projects they've got going, MBA and MPH schools frequently require internships or practicums.
8. Just as an expansion of an earlier suggestion, it's time for one or more of their dealers to go on their board of directors (paging Hostastock and RPH). They're the people who'll have the best ideas as contrasted to theoreticians like me.
9. Speaking of self-serving ideas, it's the most obvious thing in the world that someone in the company be assigned to monitor this very discussion board, because maybe there's a good idea to be found here among all the swill.
10. As the company has a California location, perhaps there's a firm that specializes in product placements in movies.
I do realize that any idea above is of the brainstorming species, meaning that the best hope it has to become practicable is for folks to massage it. So, have at it!
