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 Venture
Funding Rises from the Ashes
Two
years of declines in venture funding turned around in the
second quarter of 2003, but VCs remain cautious. Investments
were up nationwide, but Southern California fared especially
well, receiving more than double the amount in the first
quarter of 2003.
 The
Commercialization of Higher Education
America's institutions of higher education are undergoing
a tremendous transition as the image of an independent and
objective Ivory Tower morphs into a structure more closely
resembling the modern corporate research facility.
 New
from Larta Research
Nanotechnology:
What to Expect
Promising
breakthroughs, innovative applications, and increasing federal
support and venture capital funding have raised hopes for
the nanotechnology
industry, which must overcome some
fundamental challenges in order to realize its potential.
 Fidelys
at NAWBO University
The
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) hosts
its 7th Annual NAWBO University "Building Entrepreneurial
Competence" event, September 5, 2003. Rocky Spingstead,
Managing Director and Co-Founder of Fidelys, Larta's for-profit
consulting partner, will participate in the "Access
to Capital" and "One-on-one Meetings with Key
Executives" sessions.
Nano
Art at LACMA
Los
Angeles County Museum of Art’s Boone Children's Gallery
presents the NANO exhibit November 23, 2003 through Sept.
5, 2004. NANO will immerse visitors of all ages in a hands-on
experience of computing, nanoscience and molecular biology.
Visitors will feel what it is like to manipulate atoms and
molecules, while quotations from novelists and scientists
offer insight into how nanoscience is being imagined by
different creative minds.
Bioinformatics
White Paper
Learn
more about bioinformatics and the obstacles preventing it
from emerging into a profitable sector within the life sciences
industry.
Tech
Interns Available
Technology entrepreneurs from Japan are available for unpaid,
part-time internships with U.S. technology companies. These
hand-picked and innovative entrepreneurs are determined
to offer tangible help to your business. In addition to
their internship work, they can serve as an introduction
point for emerging trends in Japanese technology. For further
information, please
email David Katz at dkatz@old.larta.org.
Full
list of Larta's publications >
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and submissions to James Klein, Larta VOX Editor, at voxeditor@old.larta.org
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Larta
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SSTI,
the State Science
and Technology Institute, calls
Larta University one of the "best programs in the country",
having "helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, implemented innovative
programs, and assisted client companies to raise hundreds-of-millions
of dollars."
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Expert Access Series
Combines Larta University’s classroom-style seminars with the
advisory expertise of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). A set of four
high-impact, interactive workshops address finance, audit, tax and
accounting issues for technology start-ups. Instructors are PwC
Partners with extensive experience serving technology companies
and who understand the key business and accounting issues that are
inherent in the industry. Classes are basic to intermediate level
and require no prerequisites and no advanced preparation. CPE credits
are available for Accounting and Auditing and/or Taxation.
Locations: Los Angeles and Irvine
September
17 & 18: Entrepreneurship Series #4: Protecting
Your Technology: Intellectual Property
Rights
Intellectual property can be the primary asset of a technology
company, and strategic management of IP can attract capital and
monetize revenue, and impact the long-term results of a company's
success. This workshop covers the most crucial legal and business
strategies any company should know before exposing its technology
to a competitive marketplace, including: copyrighting and trade
secrets, working with an independent contractor to develop a product,
and licensing.
Locations: Century City and Irvine
September
23: Successful Negotiation Series #2: The
Difficult Negotiation
Effective, professional tactics for dealing with real-life difficult
negotiation situations, such as "uphill" negotiation where
one party has substantially more negotiating power. Structural techniques
for successfully dealing with uncertainty in negotiations will also
be discussed. The three-hour workshop includes interactive team
and individual exercises that help to consolidate new negotiation
skills. The instructor is Eric Klein of Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman
LLP.
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
Larta
University's full course schedule >
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Top
Stories in Hot Technology Sectors
Biotech
Army
Grant to Fund Biotechnology Institute (LAtimes.com)
The Army has promised a $50-million research grant to set up a biotechnology
center at UC Santa Barbara.
more
Biotech stories
Wireless
Phone
Companies Challenge FCC Rule (WashingtonPost.com)
Rate Cuts for Rivals Called Unfair.
more
Wireless stories
Software
Microsoft
Expected to Make Browser Changes (LATimes.com)
Microsoft Corp., which this month was found to have infringed a
patented method for viewing Internet pages, will make changes to
its Web browser software, according to the World Wide Web Consortium
trade group.
more
Software stories
Internet
Feds
arrest teen in 'Blaster' Web attack (CNN.com)
An 18-year-old man suspected of creating a version of the "Blaster"
computer infection is in custody in Minnesota, US government sources
said.
more
Internet stories
Investments
Big
Blue lands Boeing service deal (CNet
News.com)
IBM has won information technology services contracts worth about
$260 million with Boeing and a Korean cosmetics company, in the
latest in a series of services deals for the tech giant.
more
Investment stories
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Events
Calendar
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This
events calendar is provided as a service by Larta about events vetted
and endorsed by Larta.
September
4: Where
Does Wireless Go From Here?
Part of the Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) Presidents &
Distinguished Speakers Series. Find out how Nokia went from a regional
paper company to the world’s leading cell phone provider. KP
Wilska, Nokia’s President, will give his view of the past,
present and future of the wireless industry.
September
9: Technical
Due Diligence
This event from the Business Technology Center will
review the due diligence process for entrepreneurs. Discussion will
include factors that determine the quality of an investment opportunity
and how these features interact with innovative technologies.
September
9-10: World
Nano-Economic Congress
The North America World Nano-Economic Congress, presented by CMP
Cientifica, focuses on the applications and impact of nanotechnology
in a wide
range of industries.
September
10: PwC Series #1: Startup
Accounting and Tax Issues
Larta and PriceWaterhouseCoopers present a seminar to address issues
including stock-based compensation and cheap stock, startup costs,
tax loss and credit preservation, maximizing research tax credits,
and other matters.
September
10: Interactive
Entertainment: Hollywood Goes Gaming
iHollywood Forum sponsors a panel to discuss the current marriage
between Hollywood and game companies, explore new opportunities
for Hollywood professionals in the burgeoning gaming industry and
look at the future of interactive licensed entertainment.
September
11: Venture
Physics II - Logic and Convention
The second in a Business Technology Center three-part
series. Few business documents receive more attention than business
plans. By understanding the conventions of business plan writing,
entrepreneurs can create short, concise and clear plans that are
easy to read, understand and maintain.
September
15: Like
it or Not
A panel of five active investors will each evaluate three TechSpotter
applicant companies in advance of the event at CBS Radford Studios,
where they will critique the companies, followed by an audience
Q&A. TechSpotter
is an investment prescreening services that helps technology companies
find funding.
Larta's full event calendar
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1993, Larta has been the leader in convening technology companies,
researchers, and investors. We help our clients access the technology
industry through world-class conference and training services, industry
research, and capital-raising.
Companies helped
by Larta have raised over $1.5 billion in capital. Larta's conferences
and seminars provide insights to thousands of businesspeople each
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