That's an impressive feat given the caliber of the investors who backed him, a group that includes Carlyle, Blackstone, Wilbur Ross and the LeFrak family.
Pelli Wang, a Principal at SeedInvest, shared some impressive numbers about the caliber and class of investors who can be reached through equity crowdfunding, and helped to clarify some of the main features of this relatively new type of financial support available to startup founders.
Despite the homegrown atmosphere, the caliber of work is impressive.
While there are a number of online games that offer impressive graphics (though none of this caliber), the real potential behind LivePlace and the OTOY engine is the cloud-based rendering engine, which allows games on almost any computer to play without needing a powerful graphics card.
Nippon baseball's brightest stars, among them Hideo Nomo and current phenom Shohei Ohtani, have often shone in the U.S. The caliber of play is impressive, but NPB's unique rituals, enthusiastic crowds and flavorful food make it a must for any sports fan.
So far, the suspected conspiracy uncovered by the German police appears to be more impressive for its breadth than for the caliber of soccer involved.
Still, the caliber of the writers was impressive: Jamaica Kincaid, the critically acclaimed novelist with roots in Antigua, and Junot Díaz, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author who was born in the Dominican Republic.
While no special requirements are needed to volunteer, other than an interest in writing and literacy, the caliber of volunteers is often impressive.
Many computer geeks are clever and capable of impressive technical feats, but how many have professional-caliber lock-picking skills?
Mr. Pinault is the French billionaire whose business holdings — which include Christie's and large stakes in Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent — are as blue-chip as his art collection, about which little has previously been known except that it's impressive in both size (more than 2,000 works) and caliber (representing artists from Mark Rothko and Cy Twombly to Jeff Koons and Cindy Sherman).
