11.   Johnson was on the money, just as he was with discount brokerage, the Internet, Japanese mutual funds, and any number of venture deals.

12.   Long term, he said, he plans to be back doing venture deals in Boston or in Washington, D.C.

13.   The investors in Matrix have enjoyed a fantastic decade of venture deals.

14.   Two others, Tyco International and Polaroid Corp., are examples of companies facing pressures that will likely distract them from venture deals.