He has invested $12 million to link all the company's computer systems via satellite to keep in touch minute-by-minute with places like Caracas and Anchorage.
But a touch of last minute nerves got the better of investors, given there are still hurdles to overcome before anyone signs on the bottom line.
It was a touching few minutes of honoring black history and naming the ancestors who made his presence on that stage possible from the "slaves who worked from can't see in the morning til can't see at night," to his Spelman alum grandmother (she the daughter of an enslaved woman) who helped put him through undergrad at Morehouse and NYU film school.
A touch under 10 minutes to go, with Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel and Stoffel Vandoorne among the handful of drivers pushing it until the final minute.
It was Toure's 82nd minute strike, however, which ultimately proved to be the difference before Aguero's powerful finish added a touch of gloss six minutes later.
Simmer until the tomatoes have softened and the sauce has become a touch thicker: about 15-20 minutes.
In the fraught matter of tempo in the famous Adagietto movement -- should it be deliberate and a touch funereal, running 11 minutes or more, in line with latter-day tradition; or should it be animated and romantic, lasting as little as 7 minutes, as early Mahlerians (including the composer himself) seem to have preferred?
Wayne Rooney has hardly had a touch in the last 10 minutes or so.
The former Roma player's weaving run into the area drew a touch from Paye seven minutes later, allowing Defoe to lift his penalty high into the net in front of the watching Chivers.
Argentina had taken a lead in the third minute with a touch of fortune, Sead Kolasinac deflecting the ball into his own net, before Messi scored a stunning second after a superb run to make it 2-0.
Kleinheisler scored in the 26th minute, taking a touch to control Adam Szalai's pass before whipping the ball home for a vital away goal after Norway had created a flurry of chances in a strong opening period.
