ADVISORY/Garage.com Bootcamp for Startups Debuts in Washington, D.C. Nov. 15-16

Business Wire, Nov 1, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY... for Wednesday-Thursday (Nov. 15-16)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

What:  Garage.com, a venture capital investment bank that provides
       funding services for high tech startups, brings its renowned
       two-day conference series to Washington, D.C. The conference
       for entrepreneurs and investors covers issues and trends in
       starting up high tech companies in a fast-moving economy and
       ever-changing venture capital environment. The conference will
       feature several new panels including "Oops: Startup Stories
       You Won't Believe," "The Exit Path," and "Cyber Suffrage:
       Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs in the 21st Century."

       Co-Hosts for the event include Forbes magazine, Hewlett
       Packard, Microsoft, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

When:  November 15-16, 2000
       Program: 8:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m.,
       with an evening reception on November 15

       Registration: 7:00 a.m. on November 15

Where: International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.

Who:   Garage.com Bootcamp for Startups Washington, D.C. speakers
       include: Tom Gardner, Co-Founder, The Motley Fool;
       Guy Kawasaki, CEO, Garage.com and Author, Rules for
       Revolutionaries; Barry Nalebuff, Co-Author, Co-opetition; and
       John Patrick, Vice President of Internet Technology, IBM.

       Panelists include industry leaders from Alliant Partners, FBR
       Technology Partners, HarbourVest Partners, Highland Capital
       Partners, Mayfield Fund, Mohr, Davidow Ventures, Morrison &
       Foerster, Netpreneur Program, Novak Biddle Venture Partners,
       RedLeaf Group, Tripwire, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund,
       USATODAY.com, Washington Post, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &
       Rosati.

       See the full agenda at
       http://www.garage.com/bootcamp/agenda00DC.shtml

Media
Attendance: To attend, members of the media should contact
Janet McCarthy at Krause Taylor Associates.