As a member of the Rockefeller family, Dave did not disappoint Hardy. He reached out to the Morgan family, the Cleveland family, the Texas family, the DuPont family, and the Mellon family.
Though it wasn't the heads of these families who came, they sent significant partners.
For example, the representative of the Morgan family was Harold Stanley, from whom Morgan Stanley gets the "Stanley" in its name.
Many people assume that the top financial groups are always at odds, competing for markets and political resources. But in reality, while competition does exist, cooperation far outweighs it, and the rivalry is not as fierce as outsiders imagine.
For example, though Morgan dominates half of Wall Street, they once borrowed money from Rockefeller. The Cleveland family, whose financial strength isn't as strong, relies on Morgan to raise capital.
