washingtonpost.com - The DownloadThe DownloadXybernaut Hid Gathering Storm- April 24, 2005 The little Fairfax company put out more than 110 releases last year to tell investors just how well it was doing, but the PR machine can't conceal bad news forever. -Ellen McCarthyhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6307-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_technology/colu... Tending The Local Money Tree- April 24, 2005 Start-ups still gain prestige from having the name of a Silicon Valley venture capital firm on their list of funders, but local technology companies are increasingly finding investors with a presence in their own back yard. -Shannon Henryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40195-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_technology/col... To Grow What No One Has Grown Before- April 24, 2005 Rob McGovern , founder of the online job site CareerBuilder.com , is an entrepreneur at his core. But last June, his job title became "venture partner." For months, McGovern holed up in the Reston office of New Enterprise Associates , looking at business plans, meeting with start-up executives and deliberating the merits of seemingly far-fetched technology schemes.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51821-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_technology/col... More Hunger At Investor Lunches- April 24, 2005 Jeff Grass stands in front of 100 potential investors, pitching his Alexandria-based company, BuySafe, a bonding service for people buying products through online retailers or auctions. He has eight minutes to wow the full house as most of those in the audience balance lunchboxes of turkey sandwiches, peaches and brownies from Balducci's on their laps.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43290-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_technology/col... Advice for Sale In Battle for Federal Contracts- April 24, 2005 By 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, when the crowd at the FOSE trade show was just beginning to swell, Marie L. Hartis had already been visited by a contracting matchmaker, asking if her company, Itronix Corp. , needed help selling to the government.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32851-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_technology/colu... Local Tech Looks Homeward for Success- April 24, 2005 Asked what they're predicting for 2005, local tech executives cite the continued dominance of government contracting in defense and homeland security. -Shannon Henryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35784-2004Dec30.html?nav=rss_technology/col... Venture Capital Pitches Going The Video Route- April 24, 2005 The stories entrepreneurs tell of their fundraising efforts are tediously familiar: They send out dozens of business plans, sign up for venture fairs, zigzag across the country meeting with potential investors and hear the word "no" more times than they can count.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14491-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_technology/col... Innovators Find Alternative To Venture Capital- April 24, 2005 When Paul Brewer, co-founder of high-tech security company ObjectVideo, gave speeches to business school students about how to find funding, he used to focus about 80 percent of his talk on the art of landing venture capital. Now he spends most of his time on how to attract federal government funding, especially through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The managers of the program are more daring than venture capitalists, said Brewer, because they are more likely to fund an.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49926-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_technology/col... IDirect Finds New Niche in Satellite Market- April 24, 2005 When John M. Kealey was recruited to take the top spot at Herndon satellite company iDirect Technologies , he hedged his bets. Kealey moved into the executive office but refused to officially take on the role of chief executive. If the ship sank -- and it seemed well on its way -- he didn't want to be the one facing the blame.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61852-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_technology/col... Executives Plan Online Memorial To 911 Victims- April 24, 2005 For almost three years, a group of Washington area executives has been gathering regularly for lunch at a restaurant in Ballston, brought together by a shared project: an interactive Web portal dedicated to those who lost their lives in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6721-2004Sep8.html?nav=rss_technology/colum... |