Jim is Old Valley - the veteran dealmaker. But by 1990, Japanese competition effectively squelched Xebec. Now in his early 50s, he's back with Dave, whom he met years ago on a job doing circuit-board assembly. This time around, he's here to help Intaglio find the money it needs to grow. Across from Jim, his bare feet propped on the corner of the coffee table, Chance Curtiss muses with a quiet smile on his face.
Chance is .
He abandoned his one-man advertising agency a year ago for the promise of greener pastures with Intaglio. A sturdy San Jose, California, native in his 20s, Chance reeks of confidence, fat with the knowledge he has gathered on Intaglio's market segment and ready to pound chests with anyone brash enough to stand in the way. Banks, publishers, the CIA, and Sega have seen it demo'd and want it. In a few months, Intaglio will move its offices to the NASA Ames technology incubator in Sunnyvale, California. All that remains is to wrap up development, find manufacturing partners, and wave the system around in the air to attract more customers.