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Post by silentknight on Jun 21, 2017 10:24:45 GMT -5
The street got far more things right than they got wrong, and longs were wrong about far more than we got right. Leave it at that.
To the original question, I don't believe MNKD teeters on the verge of bankruptcy in present day. I do believe that the cash situation is of concern and puts downward pressure on the stock due to the belief that MNKD soon won't have sufficient cash to keep itself running AND pay the impending debt payment that is due this summer.
As matt pointed out, Castagna wins even if MNKD loses. He went from CCO to CEO in 18 months and can check the box even if the company fails. That's a resume that will carry weight for the rest of his career. His knowledge into bankruptcy or dilution are irrelevant. He accepted the job nonetheless.
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Post by bones1026 on Jun 21, 2017 11:01:37 GMT -5
Kastanes I am curious why do you pretend to be diabetic and an Afrezza user on Facebook. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010579750837&fref=ufiSurely you would have to expect people to pick up on your Avatar pictures?You accused a PWD of being a smoker because they had a cough when using Afrezza? Reverselo- Looking back at your last 20 or so posts..all easily perceived as being a non believer in the success of MNKD..if you're not betting the other way, why is it that you don't move on to another stock board? Are you really that concerned about us longs on here losing more of our money?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 11:27:20 GMT -5
@reverselo So why do I recommend Afrezza to co-workers and acquaintances, and arranged for MannKind to call on my doctor?
Message me with the name of your doctor and once I verified he/she has been visited by MannKind I will give you my doctor's number.
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Post by uvula on Jun 21, 2017 11:34:17 GMT -5
Kastanes. Castagna. Hmmm. If I were Mike and wanted to post I wouldn't use my real name. I'd change it up a little bit. Hmmm.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 11:41:42 GMT -5
Kastanes. Castagna. Hmmm. If I were Mike and wanted to post I wouldn't use my real name. I'd change it up a little bit. Hmmm. You uncloaked me!
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Post by babaoriley on Jun 21, 2017 11:45:29 GMT -5
During the time I composed the below, the thread on which I was writing was vaporized, so.... Listen to me very carefully (how's that for a pompous intro!!) Sometimes an individual with a huge ego feels as though he/she can do anything, certainly including taking a company from shambles to greatness (you, know, like taking someone from crayons to perfume). When such a company becomes fantastically successful (irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is celebrated as great, innovative, brilliant, a visionary, etc. When such a company fails (again, irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is not celebrated, is criticized some, lauded by others for taking on such a challenge, but, more importantly, rather quickly forgotten.
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Post by uvula on Jun 21, 2017 11:53:03 GMT -5
I prefer crayons over perfume, but that isn't relevant. From your avatar it is clear that you are a crayon fan also.
I agree that Mike had nothing to lose and everything to gain from taking the CEO role regardless of the company's secret survival strategy. The fact that he accepted the role is not proof that the company has a winning plan in place.
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Post by peppy on Jun 21, 2017 12:00:39 GMT -5
During the time I composed the below, the thread on which I was writing was vaporized, so.... Listen to me very carefully (how's that for a pompous intro!!) Sometimes an individual with a huge ego feels as though he/she can do anything, certainly including taking a company from shambles to greatness (you, know, like taking someone from crayons to perfume). When such a company becomes fantastically successful (irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is celebrated as great, innovative, brilliant, a visionary, etc. When such a company fails (again, irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is not celebrated, is criticized some, lauded by others for taking on such a challenge, but, more importantly, rather quickly forgotten. remember lee Iacocca!
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Post by mnkdfann on Jun 21, 2017 12:07:36 GMT -5
During the time I composed the below, the thread on which I was writing was vaporized, so.... You gotta learn to type faster if you want to run with the big dogs.
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Post by akemp3000 on Jun 21, 2017 12:11:00 GMT -5
During the time I composed the below, the thread on which I was writing was vaporized, so.... Listen to me very carefully (how's that for a pompous intro!!) Sometimes an individual with a huge ego feels as though he/she can do anything, certainly including taking a company from shambles to greatness (you, know, like taking someone from crayons to perfume). When such a company becomes fantastically successful (irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is celebrated as great, innovative, brilliant, a visionary, etc. When such a company fails (again, irrespective of how much of it was actually due to the individual), the individual is not celebrated, is criticized some, lauded by others for taking on such a challenge, but, more importantly, rather quickly forgotten. remember lee Iacocca! Iacocca was destiny as was his acronym: I Am Chairman Of Chrysler Corporation of America.
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Post by babaoriley on Jun 21, 2017 12:22:00 GMT -5
During the time I composed the below, the thread on which I was writing was vaporized, so.... You gotta learn to type faster if you want to run with the big dogs. Now, that is funny!!
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Post by cjc04 on Jun 21, 2017 12:27:08 GMT -5
I too had committed TOO much time to a novel like post only to find it vaporized along with the thread... I don't have it in me to do it again, so I'll try to get to the point quicker at the risk of being being misunderstood even more...
JANUARY 2016... Matt was telling us how MANNKIND was going it alone.... I SAID THEN, we better hope and pray that this was some sort of negotiating tactic or that some conspiracy plan was in place VS. what we were being told, which was MANNKIND was really taking on the viscous world of Big Pharma with a disruptive product, and with no experience or money..... we know how that turned out.
PRESENT DAY.... sorry, but I'm feeling the same way... we better hope and pray that one of these KOOL-AID inspired conspiracy theories is true VS. the reality we're being told, which is........ a 40 year old pharmasist with a background in marketing/commercializing is now going to sell Afrezza like Sanofi couldn't do, negotiate with the FDA like Al couldn't do, take the company out of imminent financial collapse (zero experience) which apparently the companies historic CFO couldn't do, AND learn to play biotech CEO hardball as he goes.... along with many other first time things to do.....
Rah Rah Mike... Someone PLEASE pass me a pitcher of KOOL-AID
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 12:29:45 GMT -5
I too had committed TOO much time to a novel like post only to find it vaporized along with the thread... I don't have it in me to do it again, so I'll try to get to the point quicker at the risk of being being misunderstood even more... JANUARY 2016... Matt was telling us how MANNKIND was going it alone.... I SAID THEN, we better hope and pray that this was some sort of negotiating tactic or that some conspiracy plan was in place VS. what we were being told, which was MANNKIND was really taking on the viscous world of Big Pharma with a disruptive product, and with no experience or money..... we know how that turned out. PRESENT DAY.... sorry, but I'm feeling the same way... we better hope and pray that one of these KOOL-AID inspired conspiracy theories is true VS. the reality we're being told, which is........ a 40 year old pharmasist with a background in marketing/commercializing is now going to sell Afrezza like Sanofi couldn't do, negotiate with the FDA like Al couldn't do, take the company out of imminent financial collapse (zero experience) which apparently the companies historic CFO couldn't do, AND learn to play biotech CEO hardball as he goes.... along with many other first time things to do..... Rah Rah Mike... Someone PLEASE pass me a pitcher of KOOL-AIDS So you are saying to invest my life savings in mnkd?
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Post by babaoriley on Jun 21, 2017 12:42:57 GMT -5
Let me be clear, no matter how I might characterize Mike's personality, he may be just what the doctor ordered. In a year or so, I want to be able to call him a brilliant visionary! "the viscous world of Big Pharma" - cjc, LOL, my kind of malaprop or malaspell. And make no mistake, Big Pharma is, indeed, a tacky, gelatinous, mucousy world!
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Post by cjc04 on Jun 21, 2017 13:05:24 GMT -5
I too had committed TOO much time to a novel like post only to find it vaporized along with the thread... I don't have it in me to do it again, so I'll try to get to the point quicker at the risk of being being misunderstood even more... JANUARY 2016... Matt was telling us how MANNKIND was going it alone.... I SAID THEN, we better hope and pray that this was some sort of negotiating tactic or that some conspiracy plan was in place VS. what we were being told, which was MANNKIND was really taking on the viscous world of Big Pharma with a disruptive product, and with no experience or money..... we know how that turned out. PRESENT DAY.... sorry, but I'm feeling the same way... we better hope and pray that one of these KOOL-AID inspired conspiracy theories is true VS. the reality we're being told, which is........ a 40 year old pharmasist with a background in marketing/commercializing is now going to sell Afrezza like Sanofi couldn't do, negotiate with the FDA like Al couldn't do, take the company out of imminent financial collapse (zero experience) which apparently the companies historic CFO couldn't do, AND learn to play biotech CEO hardball as he goes.... along with many other first time things to do..... Rah Rah Mike... Someone PLEASE pass me a pitcher of KOOL-AIDS So you are saying to invest my life savings in mnkd? Not at all, don't know how you got there.... although, I'd much rather have my $200k in at this sp rather than the $22.50 ish I'm currently avgd at.... I'm simply saying that I just can't wrap my head around the excitement around here of a young guy like Mike, with very little or ZERO experience in so many different critical categories, with 1 year in the company, having 100% control of MNKD & Afrezza.... and that I hope there's a bigger play going on.
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