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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@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 >
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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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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.
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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.
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