No Simple Plan
In the aftermath of so many across-the-board tech-based failures, the challenge of creating an executable business plan has assumed greater importance. Company strategies should be designed not onlyfor profitability and growth, but to weather increasing economic uncertainties.
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At Investor Gathering, VCs Continue To Stress the Basics (Washington Post)
Twelve months ago, local venture capitalists, as if all speaking from the same set of talking points issued by the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association, announced that the boom was over and that they were going "back to fundamentals." They are not there yet.
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Online film piracy cuts into industry profit (Silicon Valley.com)
The release of the summer's first blockbuster movies has sparked an unprecedented frenzy of film piracy, sending nearly 10 million people online to download bootleg copies of Spider-Man or Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones.
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Budget problems widespread this year (LAEDC's e-EDGE)
The U.S. government's budget was in surplus during April as expected, but by only $67 billion. This was much lower than last year's $190 billion surplus. Both sides of the government's accounts contributed to the decline. Last month's revenues plunged by 28.4% compared to April 2001, while outlays increased by 19.9%.
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Larta University Session #2 on June 19 and 20: The Business Plan, Balancing Business with Vision
This session covers all phases of business plan development including: identifying the objectives for a plan, understanding what investors look for in a plan, tailoring strategies for a specific market and economic context, the value proposition, and addressing the various elements of the business plan.
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The Nano Republic Conference 2002 - July 17
The Nano Republic Conference is a one-day Larta event featuring world-class speakers and highlighting California-wide nanotechnology efforts. The Nano Republic Conference will serve as a serious examination of the current state of nanotechnology and focus on its near-term developments and constraints. The Nano Republic Conference will bring together all current industry segments and leaders from industry, academia, labs and the capital markets. The Nano Republic Conference will also feature an in-depth discussion of the following topics: nanotechnology in life sciences, information technology, materials, fabrication, and sensors and diagnostics.
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The Sand Dollar Report 2002: An Analysis of Venture Investing in Southern California (featuring Data from the MoneyTree survey)

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June 5: Digital Asia presents, Wired & Mobile: How Far Ahead is Asia?
Asia has embraced mobile phones and broadband services with an enthusiasm that perhaps no other region can match. At the same time, the regional broadband market in Asia-Pacific will grow by almost 600 percent to reach US$15.9 billion by 2006, according to the analyst and consulting firm, Ovum. With so many wired and mobile consumers in Asia, there are tremendous opportunities for distribution of digital entertainment.
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June 7: UCR Connect Director's Luncheon: "Creating Digital Capital in the Inland Empire" with Joe Raguso
Deputy Secretary Raguso leads DSTI, a division of the California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency, which encourages a technology-driven economy for all Californians by increasing and improving tech-based economic development. Mr. Raguso has broad experience with science and technology in the public and private sectors, including service with UCSD’s Office of Science and Technology Policy and with the Clinton Administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Technology Policy. This is a premier event presented by UCR Connect. It is important for CEO’s, entrepreneurs, business leaders, community leaders, and other professionals interested in promoting technological development in the Inland Empire to attend. RSVP by May 31st (909) 699-3560.

June 8: Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum Spotlight Series: Leveraging Intellectual Property and Building Your Management Team
Strategically managing and aggressively defending your company’s intellectual and human capital is more crucial than ever to the process of packaging ideas and profitably delivering them in a highly competitive market. For the high-tech entrepreneur, converting ideas to marketable commodities has increasingly become a risk/reward endeavor. Seizing the best opportunities demands both legal acuity in leveraging intellectual property and creative team-building skills in fighting the endless war for talent.
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June 14 and 15: TiEcon 2002
TiEcon 2002, the world’s largest conference on entrepreneurship will be held on June 14 & 15 at the Westin Hotel and Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. This is an extraordinary opportunity for entrepreneurs to gain knowledge, inspiration and an invaluable network of contacts.
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June 19: TiE Southern California Chapter Meeting
Rohit Shukla, founder and CEO of Larta, will brief the audience on the issues facing entrepreneurs in the current economic climate, and give a thumbnail sketch of Larta University’s well-received approach to entrepreneurial training, including upcoming classes and a special offer for TiE members. This event will also feature speaker Raymond W. Cohen, CEO of Cardiac Science Management.
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June 19: Nanotechnology Institute: Nano Engineering & Investing Trends Conference
The Nano Engineering & Investing Trends Conference presents a mid-year annual update on what's hot & what's not. The technical sessions will focus on applications in health care, computing & information processing, information storage, materials & sensors, and semiconductor tools. The investing sessions will focus on angel, corporate, & venture capital investing in these areas.
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June 22: The State of Wireless: California Opportunities in a Global Market
A panel of investors, analysts and entrepreneurs examines the business trends within California's wide-ranging wireless industry. Join this discussion of where the entrepreneurial opportunities are and learn from the experiences of two early-stage companies that are pursuing domestic and international markets.
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