The Triumph of Hope Over Hype

The revelry is over. The stripped-down gifts have been put away. The curfew is on by Rohit Shukla

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We have all become so accustomed to the "next big thing" that the bloodbath now apparent in the tech world causes us to hope for, and to await, ITS arrival to save us all.

Hold on to your horses! What got us into trouble in the first place was the need to migrate, en masse, to that "next big thing", and thus to lose perspective. And while many have snickered nervously with every bulletin of a failure, every news item of a de-listing, every vitriolic emanation from F***edcompany.com, many have also assumed that they were not affected by the worst meltdown in recent memory.
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NEWS
1. Applications Now Being Accepted For The 2001 Southern California Technology Venture Forum
The Southern California Technology Venture Forum is a half-day event that showcases the best emerging technology companies in the Greater Los Angeles and Orange County region. The 7th Annual Venture Forum will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2001 (7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

Selected companies will participate in an intensive six-week mentoring program. The mentoring program involves the collaborative coaching efforts of over 100 leading investors, technology business consultants, and industry professionals that will assist in fine-tuning company presentations and business plans.

- Applications Due By February 7th -
To apply visit: www.TheVentureForum.com

2. Past Venture Forum Companies Shine in Q4...
EthicalShopper.com - acquired by GreenMarketPlace.com
Malibu Networks - closes $30 million second round
IncredibleArt.com - acquired in a private placement
BellaOnline.com - ranks amongst the top web sites for women

3. Get Low-cost Exhibit Space at Innovation City Apply now!
To help start-ups in the communications industry show off their innovative products and services, CMP and larta have created Innovation City - an exhibit that will be on the floor of the CT Expo March 6-8th. Innovation City will build qualified start-ups a 10ft X 10ft booth including carpeting, electrical support, and signage. For more information on this larta sponsored opportunity, click here.

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larta in the News

1-3-2001: "Ding!" (Entrepreneur Magazine)
1-2-2001: "Money Sits on Sidelines as Venture Capitalists Recoup" (Los Angeles Business Journal)
1-1-2001: "Closed Encounters of the 3G Kind" (Wired Magazine)
12-27-2000: "L.A. Companies Get Into Act on Latest Technological Trend By Bringing Software and Dozens of Services to Market" (Los Angeles Business Journal)

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