Exactly.
This last step of setting up the executive team to benefit from what they have accomplished is a necessary piece. The stock price has had to stay fairly stable throughout these last several steps. These are inter-related and overlapping, but I see it like this.
Money raised to create a robust runway; check
Institutional investors take a stake; check
Exciting new products announced with a map to more; check
Major manufacturers on board; check
Options repriced to reward the management and employees; check
Stock price zooms and rewards shareholders...we are waiting!
The prior steps had to be completed first; each was necessary. It was not tasty, it was bitter. My losses are substantial and real. All of this is not assured, but it seems very clear to me where this is going.