input: Bum rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate would be $ 50,000 a month when my new media company started. So, I began looking around for individuals who would be my first investors. "Angel money" it was called. But when I reviewed my list of acquaintances to find those who might be able to help, I found the number got small.

With no other choices, I began meeting with the venture-capital companies. But I was warned they took a huge share of your company for the money they put in. And if you struggled, they could drop you cold.

As I was searching for "angel money", I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn't have money for paychecks yet.

Bill Becker was an expert in computer programming and image processing at a very famous Media Lab at M. I.T. With his arrival, my company suddenly had a major technology "guy" in-house.

Katherine Henderson, a filmmaker and a former real-estate dealer, joined us as our director of market research. Steve White came on as operating officer. He had worked for the developer of a home-finance software, Quicken. We grabbed him.

We had some really good people, but we still didn't have enough money. One night, my neighbor, Louise Johnson, came for a visit. She and I were only nodding acquaintances, but her boys and ours were constant companions. She ran a very good business at the time.

Louise was brilliant and missed nothing. She had been watching my progress closely. She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects but could offer no guarantees of success.

She told me that her attorney had talked to mine and the terms had been agreed upon. She handed me an envelope. Inside was a check for $ 500,000.

I almost fell down. I heard her voice as if from heaven.

"I have confidence in your plan," she said. "You' 11 do well. You're going to work hard for it, but it' s satisfying when you build your own company."

Who would have thought I'd find an angel so close to home? There were no words sufficient for the moment. We just said good night. She left and I just stood there, completely humbled and completely committed. 1. What is early investment money called?
2. How much did the author's new enterprise cost per month?
3. What term is used to define that?
4. Did they have a lot of friends willing to assist?
5. Who else did the author look to for assistance?
6. What is one disadvantage to bringing them aboard?
7. What is another?
8. Where was Bill Becker working?
9. Was he in an unknown lab?
10. What was nice about Becker joining the group?
11. Who else came on?
12. Anybody else?
13. Which of them had software development experience?
14. Which software?
15. What did Katherine Henderson do before?
16. Was the owner of the company able to pay all these people right away?
17. Why did they join then?
18. Who came to the rescue?
19. Who was that?
20. How much did she contribute? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Angel money
2. $ 50,000
3. Bum rate
4. Yes
5. venture-capital companies
6. they took a huge share of your company
7. if you struggled, they could drop you cold.
8. M. I.T.
9. No
10. they had a major technology "guy" in-house.
11. Katherine Henderson
12. Steve White
13. Steve White
14. Quicken
15. a filmmaker and a former real-estate dealer,
16. no
17. They trusted him
18. his neighbor
19. Louise Johnson
20. $ 500,000.

Question: This week, 46-year-old Randy Pausch said goodbye to his students at Carnegie Mellon University with the last lecture called "How to Live Your Childhood Dreams" on his life's journey and the lessons he's learned. In the lecture, he showed the audience how serious his illness was and admitted it was "an elephant in the room", but he was not that discouraged and he made jokes in his lecture. Randy is not just another story on Good Morning America or even on the local news here in Pittsburgh. He is a man I worked for, a Professor of Liam's and a friend of the family. Randy is dying of Pancreatic cancer and in his words only has "3 to 6 months of quality life".

We met Randy about 5 years ago when Liam and I went to a Building Virtual Worlds show. Liam was hooked and applied to get his master under Randy at the Entertainment and Technology Center or ETC. Randy even came to our home for Liam's graduation party and earlier that year we saw the Flying Karamazov Brothers with him and his wife Jaye. Liam got to know Randy as a professional over the course of two years as a graduate student and then as a faculty member. Randy has three children all under the age of 6. Dillon, his oldest, Ross is younger and the youngest is only 9 months old, Lily. I believe Randy is a good man for a few simple reasons. He gave my husband a future doing something he loves, and he was a kind boss, but the thing I admire most about Randy is that you always know where you stand with him. He may be blunt and harsh at times but you know he is honest. He will be greatly missed at Carnegie Mellon. I wish Jaye and the children the best that life has to offer. Please click on the above underlined link and watch his inspiring lecture. It will be worth your time. 1. What is the last lecture called?
2. What is the age of Randy Pausch?
3. Where did he gave her last lecture?
4. Is he having any disease?
5. Which?
6. How much time is he having?
7. Who is Liam?
8. How many children is Randy having?
9. What are there names? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. "How to Live Your Childhood Dreams"
2. 46
3. Carnegie Mellon University
4. Yes
5. Pancreatic cancer
6. 3 to 6 months
7. A friend and student
8. .Randy has three children
9. Dillon, Ross Lily.