What is early investment money called?
Angel money
How much did the author's new enterprise cost per month?
$ 50,000
What term is used to define that?
Bum rate
Did they have a lot of friends willing to assist?
Yes
Who else did the author look to for assistance?
venture-capital companies
What is one disadvantage to bringing them aboard?
they took a huge share of your company
What is another?
if you struggled, they could drop you cold.
Where was Bill Becker working?
M. I.T.
Was he in an unknown lab?
No
What was nice about Becker joining the group?
they had a major technology "guy" in-house.
Who else came on?
Katherine Henderson
Anybody else?
Steve White
Which of them had software development experience?
Steve White
Which software?
Quicken
What did Katherine Henderson do before?
a filmmaker and a former real-estate dealer,
Was the owner of the company able to pay all these people right away?
no
Why did they join then?
They trusted him
Who came to the rescue?
his neighbor
Who was that?
Louise Johnson
How much did she contribute?
$ 500,000.