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Why is Dragon Army so laser-focused on mobile?

Jeff Hilimire

I don’t have to report up to a holding company or a private equity company. If I were to start letting Dragon Army do anything other than mobile, it would pull our focus away from our vision in exchange for a faster run-rate. And that is where the power of being an independently owned agency comes from.

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When Products People Love Die in the Cloud

This is going to be BIG.

A holding company that could be the Land of Misfit toys for webapps? Maybe you retain some small portion of the equity. Is there an opportunity here, perhaps? You run out of cash and then you apply to turn your code over to some caretakers--and if they think enough people love the business, they run the apps on a donation basis.

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The Rise of the Secondary Market for Emerging Growth Equities– Necessary But Insufficient

Pascal's View

Median age of a venture backed company hits 8.7 My full answer to this question follows: Public companies with equity market capitalizations of less than $1 billion have been negatively impacted by these market changes—and within this group, companies with capitalizations of $500 million or less have suffered the most.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Panel 2 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Investments in Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, and Other Alternatives.

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Cap Tables Explained: Guide to Understanding Cap Tables

Board Effect

It’s important to note that the structure and contents of a cap table are unique to how a company has chosen to divide its equity. Cap tables are also used to model waterfalls and what-if scenarios, giving companies a better understanding of how different events might impact shareholder payouts and equity dilution.