Posted by Pilgrim "Or you work with an end user to arrange financing."  

That,s the question I had for a very long time.Among a lot of the potential end users,Alliance Rubbers jumped to my mind at once.Did it ever cross their mind that a strategic position in Zen may  put them in the front line for future supply of the world,s best graphene at a much lower price?It,s not a question of whether graphene has a place in the scheme of things for their future or not because they already stated that graphene in rubber(or plastic)will be their future.So what,s ten million dollars for them to gain access to be part of Zenyatta?Did they ever make any offer only to be rejected out right by AE?We'll never know for sure.What about the concret space:wouldn't a company like Lafarge be interested if approached?And what about some giants battery or car makers etc. etc.

How much personal control does AE want to maintain for himself jeapardizing share holders,s and the company,s future just because he is too much of a control freak to surrender any kind of power to others for the good of the company.

Yes,I desperate want change for the company but I believe that we should not dismiss AE entirely for all he had achieved so far for connecting the academic researches into our orbit,bringing verification and recognition to the significance of the Albany graphite.He should maintain at the research arena where he excels and bring in a dynamic leader to run the company and get the mine moving where major financing is vital for the survival of this company.However,I do not believe in raising money through large shareholders because they always have their own bet interests at heart by keeping the share price as low as possible for their benefit and control later.Beware of jumping from the fire into a frying pan.