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To: My Father's Son who wrote (3905)	12/31/1997 1:08:00 AM
From: tech	Respond to of 10786

Dennis, my favorite was the 180 Bob did on his previous projections. >> In an August Business Journal interview, Gruder addressed the criticism, saying he's been misquoted on his predictions. "I was quoted as saying we'd make a profit by fourth quarter(1996) and what I said is that I would hope we'd make a profit by fourth quarter. Well, we are making a profit now. Two quarters late isn't bad." << so you see Dennis, it was all a big mistake <gg> He didn't really say ALYD would make a profit, he said he HOPED they would make a profit. Oh, that explains everything....... Do you know if he plans to run for public office anytime soon? <gg> Btw - "slick" Bob says that " Well, we are making a profit now. Two quarters late* isn't bad."* hmmm, I may be mistaken, but I don't think ALYD has made a profit in Q1, Q2 or Q3 of 1997. If he first said they would be ...oh sorry.. if he first said that he "hoped" they would be profitable by Q4 of 1996, then wouldn't two Q's later be Q2 of 1997 ? Oh, that's right he really didn't mean to say 2Q's later, he really meant to say 4Q's later. those damn reporters, they just keep misquoting good old Bob.

To: My Father's Son who wrote (3905)	12/31/1997 2:30:00 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10786

Dennis, I'm not sure what article you were reading but phrases like "it hasn't translated into significant interest on Wall Street" and "leading to some criticism that Gruder has promised more than he can deliver financially" don't sound like "fluff" to me. I'm also not sure what you do for a living but building a business that goes from $32,000 in yearly revenue to millions in a single quarter the very next year is a pretty big accomplishment in my book and worthy of attention. I think with CEO Gruder you have to separate the man from the company in so far as ALYD as a company policy actually goes to extremes to avoid PR hype. Problem is that when Bob gets up in front of an audience or speaks to a reporter he lets his heart do the talking and not his mind. It'll take some time for him to transition from driven entrepreneur to flesh-pressing corporate executive but, from what everyone tells me, he's a quick study if he sets his mind to something. I suppose like most self-starters I know, the best way to motivate them is to tell them they can't do something. Well, we need some analysts to follow ALYD and a major fund to buy in and break the ice on this "new" NASDAQ company. Do you think Bob is up to the task? - Jeff