I agree time is the frustration along with the language that is used. Near future, imminent, soon etc. These are very wishy washy and leave alot of room for interpretation. Our leaders surely have a clearer view of timelines and should be able to forecast revenue in a more professional way. I am hoping for revenue this quarter but would be happy with a small number as long as a clear view of when proper revenue was expected.
Of course we would all like certainty in our lives but it is not always available, no matter how stridently we ask for it.
In the nascent part of the industry we are developing, it is the incumbents who have the whip hand in any negotiations.
We have a new approach, a new way of doing things, which is only
now being proven out in the "real" world, and whilst to enthusiasts and early recognisers like ourselves it may seem the obvious way to progress, we still lack that compelling use case or killer app which generates such heat and excitement that forces rapid change.
We saw a whiff of that with the MB announcement.
But that faded and without follow up news we became the plaything of share price manipulators, shorter's and day traders.
Since then, our managements strategy is to embed us in eco-systems, publicise our presence through appropriate forums and look the professional part in both scientific publications and corporate conduct.
We are in university's and labs and the hands of likely fabricators, all with an eye to future production and satisfaction of needs yet unrecognised.
We are backed by persons with track records of appropriate business acumen and contact lists which lend us credence.
All of which lends us the scaffolding of success.
But, at present, we are subject to the whims and vicissitudes of other's agendas and until the ink is dry on contracts dotted and crossed in triplicate, we await the news.
A longer wait than many of us anticipated, and undoubtedly longer than all would have hoped for, but, it is what it is.
And up to each of us to weigh against our personal and individual criteria and circumstances.
As for me......I just don't wanna be that Apple guy that sold for peanuts a few months short of the rainbow.
GLTAH
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