Vince Martin, Lead Analyst and Writer at the Overlooked Alpha newsletter, discusses the "Game of Thrones" style proxy fight happening at $CUTR.

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Chapters:
[0:00] Introduction + Episode sponsor: Stream by Alphasense
[2:06] What is Cutera $CUTR - An Overview
[3:33] Cutera's acne products
[5:44] Sales strategy for acne products and how that panned out
[8:35] Understanding to potential stickiness for AviClear and comparables
[11:13] Proxy fight
[15:21] Dynamics between CEO and Executive Chairman
[21:40] Market response to board's decisions; specifically withdrawing 2023 guidance
[25:00] Unique gamesmanship
[27:44] More on withdrawing guidance; that could've been a tool for the board
[30:50] How two biggest shareholders seem to not support the board's decision to fire the CEO and Executive Chairman
[34:12] Executive Chairman's background; what's his angle and potential reasons for why he wants to become CEO
[37:56] Board of Directors' potential paths to winning
[42:50] How odd this proxy fight really is; as Andrew puts it, very "Game of Thrones"
[46:27] Most likely outcome of the $CUTR proxy fight
[48:03] Does every see a "golden goose" or value destruction?
[51:37] Closing thoughts on $CUTR and valuation

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