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[Frank Zappa]

I disagree about all who are bagging Sean Hehir right now. Again it is a case of damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.

He looked like the blood drained from his body and his voice was croaky as hell. Was he nervous? Probably, and probably deserved after the last AGM. Roger may have gave him a good rodgering before processings. His delivery was poor but what if his delivery was an all American, everything is great dog and pony show? He would be destroyed by the same commentators who are bagging him now. He was not empathetic? Bollocks. He looked like he was shitting bricks.

For those analysing performances, it is the smooth Viana who I would worry about.

I wonder when a Fanciful Fairytale creator will surface with a broadsheet placing a high $2.00 value on our shares . I for one will have to be more discerning when determining the difference between fact and furphy .Even though the actual meeting was a public relations and information disaster, the ongoing creation and completion of a world wide desirable/essential product is still on course .Achieving sales revenue is like having a tractor pull competition. I think we still have the best engine to get us over the line first . Prey Sean has laryngitis on this occasion next year , although I do wish him to stay well . Confidence will return when there is an ASX announcement of sales being made . Not parting with my shares .

 

[Deleted member 118]

Agree with all the comments here. I'm willing to consider Sean was unwell, or hungover or something, but he needs to do much better, for the amount of money he makes. Our money. First strike! A second and he'll likely be out of a job. And that won't look good on the resume..

Tony did well, spoke clearly and seems to have his finger on the pulse. Much more aligned with shareholders expectations and knew what our concerns would be. Was empathetic to our plight and didn't act like a child being scorned.

But too many important questions were dodged. The big one being why are they the directors not investing their own money?

The other issue being around share incentives? We're told we can't know the metric on which these people are judged... they say they made it simple. Well, make it simple... share price? Sales? Acquisition of talent? Licences? Those metrics can't be under NDA's....they can surely tell us those. Why would we approve our money to be given to them and expect them to be honest about what the metrics are used?

Now, the way I see it, we have a product or products being developed but as shareholders, no idea who or if anyone is using it. Or will be soon.

If the product is so good, they need to let the product speak for itself and show that to the world. Develop a use case in house, do a study. They have the engineers, the support team. Don't wait for some mercedes or megachips or some other company to do it, and hope they mention us.

Customers and shareholders will flock if we can show how advanced it is. I'm not asking to say how it works, just that it does. Put some effort into showing that it works in the real world. Not just for us shareholders, but customers.

They seem to think that once someone signs on it will open the flood gates... but it seems most companies that might use us will keep that usage well under wraps. So they need a professional show, a product of their own that shows its advanced capabilities.

I for one will stay holding on, but I'm not happy and haven't been for a while with the lack of information and lack of sales. The obvious question being, does this have any real world applications. I was hoping for some reassurance today, but have been left wanting.

But again, I will hold, because the question being does it work or not, although unanswered for me. I still feel that this is a huge future market and I'm willing to gamble the odds that it does work.

Cheers
Draed...

NFA, DYOR

He must have been jet lagged as there is no other excuse for the poor performance

 

[MadMayHam | 合氣道]

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Had to look up what it was all about also

At least with the first strike, the board and executives will be on a tight timeline to pull up their socks in the next 4 quarters. That I see as a positive outcome.

 

[Dhm]

All I can say is the table cloth had seen better days.

 

[Fullmoonfever]

All I can say is the table cloth had seen better days. View attachment 37092

Picture paints a thousand words hey

 

[sleepymonk]

Agreed but at the time people were calling for the head of Intel ($11.6 mill USD), ARM ($17 mill USD) etc

I agree $4.5 mill is still a tonne of cash!

hi AG:
IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN HOW YOU AGREED TO THE 4.5 MIL SALARY PACKAGE TO SEAN.

 

[Deleted member 118]

All I can say is the table cloth had seen better days. View attachment 37092

Everyone looks happy

 

[supersonic001]

So, i got along to the AGM this morning along with a number of others from this group, Jesse C et al'.........

Overall, not surprised with the messaging from Chairman & CEO on current state of play, where we're at, especially given the plethora of information this TSE cohort constantly dredges and displays here, keeping us all pretty much up to speed with activities....

A few things that i took away:

• Sean's on a 5 year plan but cannot commit to the details nor the metrics on what that means IRL to either the adoption and volume uptake of Akida, nor resulting revenue or potential or expected SP at that time
• NO update to anyone in the AGM, on revenue expectations in terms of timing or size.... “up to customer how they proceed once evaluated”
• That said, no expectations of a need for capital raise (in theory only I’m sure)
• 3-4 years approx. for customer (Mercedes example) to truly test Akida and make ready for adoption to their respective product(s) for mass production
• 12-18 months time should see a turnaround
• Akida 1000 quite narrow in operability for end user, hence 1500 and now Alida 2.0
• Tape out of 1500 now ready for customer trails in response to 1000 initial use & feedback
• Staffing has incrementally grown but not yet at 100, as anticipated at last years AGM
• Some action and opinion about certain parts of the remuneration and reward proposals, but all approved For by the proxy vote & chairman

For me, I have no issues with the status quo given the company still in early phases of development (as repeated by Viana)

Patience, perseverance and time required by our team and all shareholders to ensure the product is carefully managed improved and released during this phase to customer acceptance. As mentioned here before in forum, “steady as she goes” navigating product development for customer benefit and adoption.

If we’re at the start of a new Industrial Revolution that means there will be trail and error with our customers to get to the right balance before it becomes “the Standard” in AI.

I for one feel our team has the knowledge and modesty to navigate this bumpy pathway en route to success without being overt and trumpeting each little win along the way. What we don’t want at all for Brainchip in the future are product recalls (or whatever it might be) in damaging both reputation and potential SP.

Bring on Q1 2025 4C !

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[FabricatedLunacy]

Yeah… everytime i talk this up. It get shafted…

I want this to work. I believe it will work out. I can’t pull out as I don’t want to carry the loss. And yes I did factor this into my planning.

Also major companies we have links to and that use our name surely can’t be wrong and ALL fail their due diligence.

Anyways we wait.

 

[Therealcookiemonster]

I’m probably repeating some of what has already been said but wanted to add my 2 cents. I don't really understand why people are saying things like "disappointed" and "lost faith" etc.. after attending or listening to today's AGM.

I was present at the same AGM these people were at and I thought the team, including Sean, handled the questions posed by a hostile crowd really well. I’m not saying that the radio silence specifically in regards to ASX announcement makes me happy, but I definitely understand the company’s predicament.

The reality is that the success of Brainchip is not going to happen overnight. Antonio gave us some really important insight into the sales cycle and why they choose not to make ASX announcements. Running us through the sales cycle, he said it can take 1-3 years of collaboration and engagement with a client before Akida can completely function within the client’s product/ecosystem. From there, those products may take another few years before they enter the market and Brainchip can make some $$. If my maths is correct, that’s around 5 years.

He also stated that the team always consider whether they should make an announcement about their engagements, and then explained that they can’t really do that until they have a guarantee that revenue will flow.

They only started commercialising this technology about a year or so ago. Sean’s only been in the role for 1 year. Give the guy a chance to make some changes and see his strategy through. We can’t expect a 5 year plan to be carried out in 1 year….

I run a business in the computer vision space and we are seeing a very similar if not parallel sales trajectory, especially given this economic climate. Our clients work with us for 1-3 years before they feel comfortable to scale the technology. I literally had a client the other day say they loved the solution we offer but were delaying scaling because of some overseas economic events impacting their budget (I can’t disclose things either ), and I’m sure BRN are experiencing the same challenges.

As an owner/investor of Brainchip I believe fellow investors need to adjust their timelines. We have an amazing, unprecedented product and a good team that over the last year, was re-aligned to better achieve commercial outcomes. I’m doing my best to be patient, which I admit, is not easy .

 

[supersonic001]

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[DerAktienDude]

After all that’s being said today it’s obvious that 2025 is the new 2022

 

[Deleted member 118]

The reality is that the success of Brainchip is not going to happen overnight. Antonio gave us some really important insight into the sales cycle and why they choose not to make ASX announcements. Running us through the sales cycle, he said it can take 1-3 years of collaboration and engagement with a client before Akida can completely function within the client’s product/ecosystem. From there, those products may take another few years before they enter the market and Brainchip can make some $$. If my maths is correct, that’s around 5 years.

5 years from Akida 1500

 

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[Dr E Brown]

I’m probably repeating some of what has already been said but wanted to add my 2 cents. I don't really understand why people are saying things like "disappointed" and "lost faith" etc.. after attending or listening to today's AGM.

I was present at the same AGM these people were at and I thought the team, including Sean, handled the questions posed by a hostile crowd really well. I’m not saying that the radio silence specifically in regards to ASX announcement makes me happy, but I definitely understand the company’s predicament.

The reality is that the success of Brainchip is not going to happen overnight. Antonio gave us some really important insight into the sales cycle and why they choose not to make ASX announcements. Running us through the sales cycle, he said it can take 1-3 years of collaboration and engagement with a client before Akida can completely function within the client’s product/ecosystem. From there, those products may take another few years before they enter the market and Brainchip can make some $$. If my maths is correct, that’s around 5 years.

He also stated that the team always consider whether they should make an announcement about their engagements, and then explained that they can’t really do that until they have a guarantee that revenue will flow.

They only started commercialising this technology about a year or so ago. Sean’s only been in the role for 1 year. Give the guy a chance to make some changes and see his strategy through. We can’t expect a 5 year plan to be carried out in 1 year….

I run a business in the computer vision space and we are seeing a very similar if not parallel sales trajectory, especially given this economic climate. Our clients work with us for 1-3 years before they feel comfortable to scale the technology. I literally had a client the other day say they loved the solution we offer but were delaying scaling because of some overseas economic events impacting their budget (I can’t disclose things either ), and I’m sure BRN are experiencing the same challenges.

As an owner/investor of Brainchip I believe fellow investors need to adjust their timelines. We have an amazing, unprecedented product and a good team that over the last year, was re-aligned to better achieve commercial outcomes. I’m doing my best to be patient, which I admit, is not easy .

Agree wholeheartedly. I thought Antonio did a great education piece. I thought he was incredibly clear in his message and to be fair to Sean, I thought he was as well, outside of his prepared remarks. I appreciate their professionalism and determination not to even mention Mercedes or Renesas by name, lest it be misrepresented.
I have some real excitement around the Renesas, Megachips and Teksun links.
Sometimes it is hard to remember that we are at the forefront and start of the next revolution, as many of us have been around for quite some time.
The noise around neuromorphic is getting louder and more persistent.
The message to us was clear we are on the right path it will just take time.

PS. I wish I had Akida for that Delorean and not had to find 1.21 Gigawatts of power to run the bloody time machine!!

 

[Dhm]

The AGM was a rollercoaster ride.
Antonio was brilliant. A master of delivery. He was articulate, believable and compelling. He knew his stuff.
Sean, at first glance was disinterested or just unprepared (seemingly) He spoke by reading and struggling to keep his monologue flowing. This was the complete opposite to his 2022 AGM this time last year. I won't comment on the hog feast at the trough other than to say much of it is partially dependant on metrics being achieved.

I had a chat with Antonio afterwards and did my best to get across the incredibly frustrating lack of announcements over the last 12 months. I went on (a bit too much in retrospect) that the company could well use many more announcements that are non price sensitive. I suggested for example that an announcement that ARM are releasing their Cortex M85 chip that Akida may be added in a number of situations like blah...blah. That would be a painless non price sensitive statement that would be distributed to a much broader set of market participants.

I also had a brief chat with PVDM. What a gentleman. Also had the privilage of a good chat with Duy-Loan Le. She is so engaging, interested in what my wife and I had to say.

I caught up with some of the TSE crew and it was fun to say g'day to them all.

To sum up, a hard day, but a day that demonstrated that we are a real company with real disruptive tech that is not an easy sell. Not because of it's 'science fiction' status but clients and potential clients have current tech that is being distributed now and seemingly keeping consumers happy. To change the delivery environment takes time, persuasion and forward thinking and understanding just what is being offered to potential clients. A hard task, but I sincerely believe the current team is the A team.

 

[Diogenese]

Agree wholeheartedly. I thought Antonio did a great education piece. I thought he was incredibly clear in his message and to be fair to Sean, I thought he was as well, outside of his prepared remarks. I appreciate their professionalism and determination not to even mention Mercedes or Renesas by name, lest it be misrepresented.
I have some real excitement around the Renesas, Megachips and Teksun links.
Sometimes it is hard to remember that we are at the forefront and start of the next revolution, as many of us have been around for quite some time.
The noise around neuromorphic is getting louder and more persistent.
The message to us was clear we are on the right path it will just take time.

PS. I wish I had Akida for that Delorean and not had to find 1.21 Gigawatts of power to run the bloody time machine!!

Does the Delorian only go in reverse?

 

[Schnitzel lover]

Napoleon Hill said after 25 years of researching the most successful people on the planet, the only discernible difference was “perseverance”.

That in itself should be enough to sweep away concerns about the smaller observations made about management here.. So one shareholder holding out hope that the eyes are evidently on the prize by management and with continued perseverance, they will get there..

 

[rgupta]

can anyone who attends the meeting through some light on QA please
thanks in advance

 

[jtardif999]

I interpreted his note reading as a way to avoid saying anything that would give away sensitive information. He probably spends every day speaking openly with the internal sales and marketing team and Board about opportunities with [insert client names] so doesn't want to risk breaking an NDA by deviating from the script. I have a view that everyone at BRN is super scared of breaching confidentiality at the risk of appeasing the shareholders which I'm frustrated about but also completely understand.

Agree, as a prime example, treasurer Chalmers read the budget verbatim. Anyone who is conveying sensitive information has an obligation to convey in this manner.