Alan Letwin served as founding director of two oil and gas companies in the 1990s (Key West Energy and Luke Energy), took the first public at 26 cents and sold at ~$5 (approximately 19x return over 5 years), and took the second public at 80 cents and sold at ~$6.30 (approximately 7.9x return over 3 years), demonstrating a pattern of successful venture exits prior to mining.