That afternoon John told me that Rob Painter, a partner with In-Q-Tel, had managed to get through to him on his cell phone. After months of bureaucratic back-and-forth, the In-Q-Tel deal was finally signed. At $1.5 million, it was by far our largest contract to date and enough to fund Keyhole’s operations for six more months. Those who had dropped their salaries received makeup payments and everyone returned to their original salary levels. With a maturing product, growing revenues, and working capital, Keyhole was finally on solid ground. An aggressive timetable of project deliverables was a
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