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 Storage
Sector Funding Hangs In
Despite the depressed VC funding climate of recent times
and a dismal period of corporate IT spending, storage networking
has been a comparably robust sector for venture capital
investment.
 Tech
Transfer
Q&A with Brian
Atwood
In
this first of a five-part Larta VOX series on technology
transfer, Brian Atwood, co-founder of Versant Ventures,
shares
his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of university
technology transfer.
 LA
County Fights to Keep Aerospace Center
Colorado
officials are trying to persuade the U.S. government to
move LA's Space and Missile Systems Center to Colorado,
which could have dramatic implications for the Southern
California economy.
 Tech
Companies Should Remodel Their Message
Remodeling
your brand will increase awareness of your products, grow
your company's value proposition, and differentiate you
from the competition.
 Jim
Ramo Named One of E.Business 25
Larta Board Member and Movielink
Chief Executive Officer James Ramo was named in BusinessWeek
Online's Special
Report: The 2003 E.Business 25 as one of four "Up-And-Comers"
in electronic business.
 Japanese
Companies Seek U.S. Nano Partners
Japanese nanotechnology companies are available for meetings
with potential U.S. nanotech partners at the Japan
Meets Nano Republic III conference October 16th. Interested
U.S. nano companies should contact Ketaki Sood at ksood@old.larta.org.
Fujitsu Laboratories, Hitachi Chemical, Hosokawa Micron
Corporation, Matsushita Electric, Mitsubishi Corporation,
Senju Comtek, SMC Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation and
Tokyo Instruments are some of the confirmed Japanese companies
available for meetings with potential U.S. partners.
 Japan
Meets Nano Republic III
On October 16th, Larta and JETRO U.S. - Japan Hi Tech Partnership
2003 will bring together business and research leaders from
Japan and California to explore nanotechnology research
and business opportunities. The event will spotlight successful
nanotech commercialization in Japan and features pitches
by Japanese companies seeking U.S. partners and investors.
 Project
T2
Project
T2 on November 13th is Larta's national conference on technology
transfer: the business of turning research into profit.
See the latest research from leading university bioscience
and engineering faculty. Learn about emerging trends in
technology transfer. Find the latest and most revolutionary
spinouts and technologies. Discover innovative ways to form
research partnerships.
Register
to attend the T2 conference now!
 Latest
White Paper 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.
Full
list of Larta's publications >
Send comments
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."
October 15
& 16: Entrepreneurship
Series #5: Marketing, Pricing, and Your Competition
This workshop covers marketing fundamentals, defining and segmenting
the total addressable market, customer and competitive analysis,
and branding, and includes an exercise on pricing. Instructors will
be William D. Collins, a high tech executive turned angel investor
and mentor who is Vice President of Tech Coast Angels LA network;
Farida Fotouhi, CEO of Reality2, one of LA’s foremost independent
advertising agencies; and Jerry Gallwas, who was part of the team
that founded and managed the growth of what became the clinical
diagnostic business of Beckman Instruments. These experts have a
wide range of experience in marketing, pricing, and competition,
and together will provide comprehensive instruction in the fundamentals
of marketing.
Locations:
Irvine and Los Angeles
October 27:
Successful Selling Skills and Tactics
Not all entrepreneurs are prepared for it, but the founder of a
company becomes the company’s leading sales person. They may
not be selling product directly to customers, but they will be selling
the business concept to investors, management team, partners, etc.
This workshop will help future leaders refine their own sales skills,
and understand tactics that salespeople use to attract customers.
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
October 29:
Mergers & Acquisitions
Most entrepreneurs dream of building a business that eventually
provides a significant monetary return to the company’s shareholders
through a liquidity event, usually an IPO or a partial or complete
sale of the business. This session will provide an opportunity for
entrepreneurs to learn about the “path to liquidity”.
The course will cover what makes a successful acquisition candidate
and what a business can do to maximize value before the sale process,
as well as how the M&A process works and how to maximize value
during the sale process.
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
Larta
University's full course schedule >
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Top
Stories in Hot Technology Sectors
Communications
Parents
Sue School Over Wi-Fi (Wired)
A pioneering elementary school district outside Chicago has been
sued for installing a wireless computer network.
more
Communications news
Semiconductors
Chip
equipment down in second quarter (CNet News)
Semiconductor equipment makers posted lackluster sales in the second
quarter as they remained tentative on large capital expenditures.
more
Semiconductor news
Software
Microsoft
details new security plan (ZDNet)
Microsoft will focus on adding new security technologies to its
products, educating its customers and improving its process of releasing
patches, pledged CEO Steve Ballmer.
more
Software news
Internet
U.S.
Lists Web Sites as 'Terror' Groups (Washington Post)
The United States has added Web sites to its list of "foreign
terrorist organizations" for the first time, under the category
of aliases for conventional groups.
more
Internet news
Investments
GE
to Buy Amersham for $9.5 Billion (Reuters)
General Electric Co. agreed on Friday to buy British medical firm
Amersham Plc for $9.5 billion as the U.S. conglomerate moves further
into high-growth fields amid weaker performance at its traditional
industrial businesses.
more
Investment news
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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.
October 14:
Pitfalls
and Traps in Drafting Technology Transfer Agreements
A
Licensing Executives Society Los Angeles luncheon with Robert Berliner,
Esq., Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
October 14:
Investing in Life Science Ventures
This Lava Breakfast event features David E. Coats, Partner at Hamilton
Apex and George Montgomery, President of Montgomery & Co.
October 15:
20th Annual
AeA Capital Sources Conference
American Electronics Association (AeA) presents a capital sources
conference with featured speaker Congresswoman Jane Harmon. Executives
of public and private companies can find timely ideas on raising
capital, acquisition strategies, maximizing shareholder value and
entering new high-growth markets.
October 15
& 16: Entrepreneurship
Series #5: Marketing, Pricing, and Your Competition
Larta University presents a workshop that covers marketing fundamentals,
defining and segmenting the total addressable market, customer and
competitive analysis, and branding.
October 16:
Japan
Meets the Nano Republic III
This Larta event will bring together business and research leaders
from Japan and the Nano Republic of California to explore current
nanotechnology research developments and future business opportunities.
October 17-18:
5th
Annual TiE Conference 2003
Tie, a not-for-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals,
will present Bio/Life Sciences,
Entertainment, Hospitality & Franchising, and Wireless panels
at its 5th annual conference. Other sessions include Business Process
Outsourcing, Project Chalo: The Making of a Startup, and a South
Asian Business Leader Award by Deloitte & Touche.
October 21:
Ensuring
the Intelligent Sales Conversation: Integrating Marketing Messaging
with Sales Processes
CustomerCentric Systems offers this course in critical communication.
Your company's success rests on the shoulders of your sales representatives.
Can they have an intelligent business conversation with a 'C' level
executive?
October 21:
Building a Fundable
Start-Up: What it Really Takes
Orange Coast Venture Group event features Steve Streit, CEO of Next
Estate Communications, who will explain how his company was able
to attract early-stage funding even in the depth of the post-bubble
venture capital “bust.”
October 21:
Goin'
Mobile JAPAN!
Sponsored by JETRO, this initiative will promote partnerships
between U.S. and Japanese companies in the mobile and wireless industries.
Goin'
Mobile JAPAN! is
free of charge and will feature a networking lunch to mingle with
potential business partners. JETRO will also arrange individual
business meetings with Japanese content publishers (if interested,
please contact Christopher Baker at Christopher_Baker@jetro.go.jp
or (213) 624-8855 ext. 121). All attendees must also be registered
partcipants in CTIA
Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2003.
October 23:
Raising Money:
Meet Southern California Venture Capitalists
If you're looking for venture capital, you should attend
the next Tech Coast Venture Network (TCVN) Forum. Local venture
capitalists will give you an inside look at the process they go
through in selecting companies for funding. Three prominent venture
capital firms in Southern California will serve as panelists.
Larta's full event calendar
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Since
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
year. Larta's weekly magazine on business innovation is read by
over 20,000 people.
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