The timing proved to be right on target. RCA was just
getting hot, and TopDog was poised to take advantage of the
trend as a niche player in a growing market. Weiner and Carpenter
brought in two former colleagues as partners and were
soon able to catch the attention of a venture capitalist firm
to gain additional funding. Within a couple of years, TopDog
had 28 employees and sales had reached nearly $4 million.