We believe that in today's fast-paced and changing economy, the right relationship can be the key to truly exceptional success.  It is a core belief of Wasserstein Ventures that entrepreneurs and management teams require potential investors to bring more than simply capital to a transaction, and Wasserstein Ventures employs the full resources of Wasserstein & Co. to work with a global base of partners and assist our portfolio companies.  Accordingly, we are uniquely positioned to offer our portfolio companies access to an array of exceptional business partners beyond the typical technology companies many firms have relationships with.  Our history of working with world leaders in media, entertainment, automotive, and consumer products, for example, enables Wasserstein Ventures to help our portfolio develop highly attractive partnerships with often unconventional partners—the kind of valuable partnerships that lead to explosive value creation.  We believe that a critical lesson emerging from the ongoing transformation of the business world is that such relationships with large, established partners hold rising importance for venture stage companies that are subject to increasingly rapid development cycles.  The professionals of Wasserstein Ventures dedicate their expertise to working with our portfolio management teams to build such strategic relationships. Wasserstein Ventures further supports our portfolio with a trusted, carefully screened group of professional service providers who specialize in assisting entrepreneurial companies.  These relationships, both institutional and personal, have been cultivated over many years and are an extension of the hands-on approach we take to venture investing.  The Wasserstein Ventures investment approach relies heavily on our global relationship networks to drive strategic vision for our portfolio companies and increase their value.