Opinion From Rolling, page-32

Thanks grolph for your opinion.

It is interesting that you call my polite request to rolling a rant. I would have thought that it was actually the exact opposite (obviously I was wrong).  

I am sorry that I didn't adress you too in my original formal request to Rolling for his thoughts/opinions/reasons etc.

Just for clarification, I have well and truly moved on from the days of the "happy crowd" versus the "doomsdayers" (terms I have never ever used by the way), nor am I bitter and twisted, which should be abundantly clear by the polite nature of all of my posts, in particular my most recent ones.

Up until now I think I have mostly shown respect for other posters opinions, however, quite simply, I don't agree with most of them. Whether I have respect for other posters generally is another matter. This is a decision I make on an individual basis, based on the poster's credibilty, or lack thereof, and their overall track record on HC.

Please don't bring other posters or groups into my discussions with you. This only creates further irritations and diverts everybody from the true purpose of this forum, which is to discuss and debate the pros and cons of the stock concerned in a professional and adult manner. 

As I have stated many times here before, I am the first to admit that I got the time frame for the roll-out of EdenCrete totally wrong and I am sorry if any of my posts led HC readers to invest in EDE and/or TAS at an inappropriate time (although I very often had the disclaimer "DYOR" at the end of my posts).

As usual, I am prepared to learn from my mistakes and to research the concrete & concrete admixture, CNT applications and construction industry's further. This includes listening to far more experienced persons than myself, including HC posters, provided they present their views in a civil and well researched matter. This continual and daily process of learning, analyzing and researching helps me to spot so called "red flags", to ensure that I ultimately make the correct investment decisions.   

The entire reason that I post on this forum at all, is that I am 100% convinced, that EdenCrete, EdenPlast, and quite possibly a number of other EDE CNT products that are in the pipeline, will all be major successes. I believe that there are other HC members who share my conviction, and who are interested in hearing my perspective on things, in order to help them form their own opinions and make their own investment decisions. 

To be clear, I do not have an "opinion" as such (IMHO is an abbreviation and is included in my posts only to ensure that I abide by the HC rules) rather, I have a conviction that GS, EDE, TAS, EdenCrete, EdenPlast etc. are all on the right road to considerable success. How about simply giving me the right and respect to my conviction (the difference between a belief or opinion and a conviction is the degree i.e. a belief or opinion is a maybe, there is no maybe with a conviction!). 

With regard to your comments "They have been wrong for the last 3 years and only time will tell if they will eventually succeed in being correct for once" and "The happy crowd thought process that they are never wrong till they are finally right is farcical". Your comments seem to be about always being right, from day one, and all the time. I am afraid that this is something that I am not capable of doing. If you are referring to short-term versus long-term investment horizons, I would like to say the following about my time plan, as well as about short-term versus long-term investments (short-term investments are usually sold after three years or less):

From the outset, my investment plan for EDE and TAS (primarily through global sales of EdenCrete), was for EDE to be successful in 5 years time (starting from 01.01.2016). Therefore my investment time frame is a long-term one, that is currently entering its 4th year. The only test of whether I was correct "for once" and "finally right" can only be made on 31.12.2020. All other points in time or intervals are completely irrelevant i.e. it is all about winning the end game or Super Bowl.

Basically long-term investing is all about sticking to the game plan. In sport, a game plan is an important of part of preparation that aids both the individual athlete's, as well as the team's confidence. A game plan is a valuable tool to help both the individual athlete's, as well as the team, to play to their strengths and stay focussed in the moment. It is not enough to just put the game plan in play at the start of a competition, what matters most is sticking to the game plan when things don’t go 100% as planned.

Investing in start-ups isn't a get rich quick scheme. It is highly speculative and nearly 90% of all start-ups fail (for EDE to have gotten this far is testament to the huge potential of EdenCrete). Therefore, you can't simply invest in start-ups for a short period oftime and expect to make a significant amount of money. Investing in start-ups is a long-term processthat requires patience, commitment, and keeping calm when the price of the stock drastically fluctuates, as it always will inevitably do (easy to say, hard to do).

Best regards,

Mark

Please note: this post, and indeed all my posts, do not provide tax, investment, or financial services advice. The information herein is presented without consideration of the investment objectives, risk tolerance or financial circumstances of any specific investor. Investing involves risk including the possible loss of principal.