Hate to break it to you grossier, but the only thing we are counting on in the next 3 weeks is the completion of a couple of milestones. To you these are not anything to get excited about so you will not likely become a believer in that timeframe. Please don't buy any shares, I mean it. The last thing we need is shareholders who want out at $1.
You should know that most here are not looking for major SP appreciation upon the delivery of these MS. Past experience bears this out, and even the optimists would say so. What we will have is more for suitors to drool over, and a more valuable technology. Perhaps we will have enough for BAE to take a bite and give you some of what you hope for - industry validation.
BTW a recently published article states that POET isn't looking for a cash infusion. We are flush at least until the completion of the milestones. If we dont have a partner by then I'd say the need to raise cash is the least of our worries. Just do some more research and maybe you will understand what's going on.