As an investment, as a long share holder, no, he has not increased the value of the stock. The stock value has depreciated 95% over the past 20 months. The majority of longs in this stock have lost considerable amounts of money believing in Matt and his business model. FACT.
Why would you trade when you receive an almost constant barrage of press releases and emails leading you to believe the stock is going to pop at any time? An IR person who encourages shorting?