“A business has to throw off enough cash to hire someone better than you to run it. Otherwise, you're the operator, and you don't have a Holdco.”

Colin King · Acquiring Minds · $33m Holdco: Teddy Bears to Insurance Claims

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argues that the primary hurdle for a Holdco is achieving critical mass - enough cash flow to hire a better operator - rather than simply scaling revenue

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