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PAVING A NEW PATH TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
TSL’S CAPITAL REFORMATION & CROWDFUNDING FORUM
New York, NYMay 17, 2012
HASHTAG FOR YOU TWEETERS: #TSLCCAC
“It is time to lead. This doesn’t need to be the sunset on the American Era. We can make it
the dawn of the next great century for America. The only way China ever catches us
is because we let them.”― DAVID WEILD, FORMER VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET AND FREQUENT TSL SPEAKER
DEDICATION
Today’s event is dedicated to our speakers who
continue to enlighten us with their wisdom and inspire us with their deep commitment to
rectifying America’s capital markets.
Support System
Small Cap Analysts
SupportiveSmall Cap Marketplace
MarketMakers willing to risk their own capital
Institutional & RetailSales force
Boutique Investment Bankers
ReceptiveInvestorpool
•All IPO’d well under $1B in market cap (average: $217M)•Average raise at IPO: $37M
•Combined market cap today in excess three quarters of a trillion dollars•Average 44,443% in investor appreciation
•Employ over 500,000 individuals (532,860 as of February 2012)•Laid the groundwork for the next evolution of technological innovation
MKT. VALUE AT IPO: $123M
MKT. VALUE AT IPO: $52M
MKT. VALUE AT IPO: $188M
MKT. VALUE AT IPO: $226M MKT. VALUE AT IPO: $519M
MKT. VALUE AT IPO: $58M
MKT. VALUE AT IPO: $165M
MKT. VALUE AT IPO: $438M
•PROGRAM TRADERS
•PIPE FUNDS
•SUPERSIZED BANKING CONGLOMERATES
•LARGE CAPS WITH LIMITED GROWTH LEFT
•MASSIVE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
The Rules Are Changing
•The Crowdfund Act
•The removal of the solicitation ban
•Increased shareholder threshold from 500 to 2,000
•Raising the Regulation A Exemption Ceiling from $5M to $50M
“Every two days there is more information being created than between the dawn of
civilization and 2003.“- Google CEO Eric Schmidt
INVESTING BEHAVIORS ARE SHIFTING
The 1700s TomorrowThe past 12 years
The 1990sThe 1980sThe 1950sThe 1920s
“I’m investing in Government bonds because I am patriotic and there are really no other options”
“I’m buying any stock I can on 10% margin”
“I only invest in mutual funds, Daddy-o”
“I only invest in SURE THINGS and I only speak on BIG cell phones”
“I’m trading dotcoms, baby!”
“I just locked in a 300% return on ACDC and I have no idea what the company does!”
“I am investing to help my community and the equity kicker may just send my kid to college!”
The Regulatory Environment is Transitioning
• Via Social Media outlets, “the crowd” was able to detect the fraud within 2 days
• No investor money was lost
“Statistics Offer No Solace To Those in Jobless Line”
– NY Times February 13, 1994
“New Data Suggest Slow Economic Growth”
– NY Times July 2, 1994
“More Hints Of Economic Slowdown” - NY Times August 31, 1994
“Pessimism Takes Hold On Wall St.” - NY Times September 22, 1994
THE GRIM HEADLINES
FriendlyLegislation
Next phase of mass communications
20/20 Hindsight
A hungry crowd eager for change
A rapidly expanding, small-cap supportive, untarnished growth marketplace
The Rising Private Markets
Collaborative MarketsBalanced Markets
Pure Growth MarketsBetter Markets
Dara Albright, Founder of NowStreet LLC and Co-founder of The SoHo LoftHttp://nowstreetjournal.com
[email protected]@thenextstreet