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Do You Know Where Your Recovery Is?
It's a new year, and economic activity is finally
improving. But even in good times, companies should continue to adhere to the same strict business
fundamentals that got them through the bad times.
 The Serious
Seven: Tech Trends for 2004
Rohit
Shukla, Larta VOX Publisher, shares his list of the technologies and companies likely to succeed in
the coming year.
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Federal
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April 1, 2004, will feature 50 companies from all sectors and stages, selected by leading
investment and industry experts. Attendees will learn about the most exciting technologies in the
marketplace. Investors will access one of the largest deal pipelines in the nation. Service
providers can actively participate in the growth of emerging companies.
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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.
March 11: Preparing the Financial Forecast Model
This workshop will show you
how to build a financial forecast model. Using Excel, you will learn how to build your forecast
from the bottom up, translating the primary elements of your business (sales, cost of goods sold,
staffing and overhead) into a forecasted Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement and Balance Sheet,
all in a format that potential investors will find attractive.
Location: Los Angeles
March 18: Entrepreneurship Series #9: Attracting Capital: Financing Strategies for the New
Venture
With the ever-worsening state of the VC industry, emerging companies need
strong knowledge of the most realistic options available for financing in the current marketplace.
This workshop considers different financing strategies, including VC financing, angel financing,
government funding, and loans. You will learn what is required to approach each financing source,
and when not to waste your time. If you determine that outside equity financing is not for your
company, you will learn other strategies and techniques to help your business move forward,
including bootstrapping, partnering with customers, and leveraging.
Location: Los
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Stories in Hot Technology Sectors
Biotechnology
Is biotech getting spread too thin? (Palm Beach Post)
Jeb Bush loves
biotech. So do the governors of at least 40 other states. And therein lies the problem. Biotech has
become to this decade what high tech was to the 1990s.
more Biotech news
Communications
Cingular's
Sensation (Forbes)
Cingular Wireless spent $41 billion on breathing room. But don't
expect Verizon Wireless or Vodafone to let their rival catch its breath.
more
Communications news
Consumer
Electronics
Future of
On-Demand Video Now Is in Play (Los Angeles Times)
The Comcast Corp. bid for Walt
Disney Co. could help determine whether the living room of the near future looks more like Lydia
Woods' in Maryland or Kenneth Crudup's in Los Angeles.
more Consumer Electronics News
Hardware
The 1
Percent Recovery? (Washington Post - registration)
Hewlett-Packard Co. unveiled
strong quarterly financial results yesterday, demonstrating once again that the PC giant's 2002
merger with Compaq Computer is paying off.
more
Hardware news
Internet
The beat
goes on for Net music (CNet News)
New fronts opened in the Internet music wars, with
a fresh round of lawsuits--including one filed against the recording industry--and a low-tech hack
of an iTunes song giveaway.
more
Internet news
Investments
Venture
capitalists taking a more cautious approach (Reno Gazette-Journal)
The quantity is
down, but the quality is up. That’s the post-tech-boom diagnosis for business from those gathered
for the fifth annual Sacramento Venture Capital Conference and Entrepreneur
Showcase.
more Investment news
Security
Movie
Industry Wins DVD Copying Suit (Reuters)
A federal court has ruled that privately
held 321 Studios must stop making software that allows users to copy DVDs, handing Hollywood's
major movie studios a victory in their ongoing battle against copyright piracy.
more
Security news
Software
Microsoft
Broadens Lindows Legal Action (Internetnews)
The legal troubles of desktop Linux
vendor Lindows.com broadened today, with the news that Microsoft is taking action to prevent the
company from using the Lindows name in Canada.
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This events calendar
is provided as a service by Larta about events vetted and endorsed by Larta.
February 24: VoIP:
Ringing-Up the Global Market
As part of its 4th Tuesday Technology Exchange, Japan
External Trade Organization (JETRO) explores the role AICO is playing in the Voice over Internet
Protocol industry.
February 26: Shaking
the MoneyTree: 2003 Year-End Review of Venture Capital Investing
Please join
PricewaterhouseCoopers and a distinguished panel of industry experts and local VCs for their
insights on 2003 results of the PricewaterhouseCoopers/Venture Economics/National Venture Capital
Association MoneyTree Survey.
February 26: Commercial Applications in Nano-Bio Technology
This event is sponsored by the Southern California NanoForumTM (SCNF), a
non-profit industry dedicated to the promotion of nano business networking in Southern California.
Speakers for the NanoForum series are invited executives from companies leading the
commercialization of nanotechnology.
February 26-27: Seventh
Annual National Corporate Governance Conference
The Harold Price Center for
Entrepreneurial Studies and the UCLA Anderson School of Management, in cooperation with the Nasdaq
Stock Market and the National Venture Capital Association, host this conference on Corporate
Governance and Equity Offerings. The Corporate Governance Conference is a valuable opportunity for
executives to learn about the best practices and emerging trends in corporate governance.
February 28: Opportunities In Homeland Security
Caltech MIT Enterprise Forum
event features Congresswoman Jane Harman, United States Congressional Representative from the 36th
Congressional District and a panel of industry experts and CEOs from existing entrepreneurial
companies working with the federal, state and local governments on Homeland Security
initiatives.
March 2: Koizumi's Promise for Reforms
JETRO and Japan America Society
sponsor a discussion on critical questions that are crucial to Japan’s successful transformation,
led by Mr. Ryozo Hayashi, Consulting Fellow at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and
Industry and a Senior Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
March 2-3: 16th
Annual High-Tech Small Business Conference
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory hosts a
conference to provide small businesses with the opportunity to meet purchasing and technical
representatives from major corporations and Federal Agencies. Attendees can expect to improve their
knowledge and skills when competing in the federal and state government and prime contractor
marketplace, and can also take advantage of several “How To” workshops.
March 4: Shaking
the MoneyTree: 2003 Year-end Review of Venture Capital Investing
Please join
PricewaterhouseCoopers and a distinguished panel of industry experts and local VCS for their
insights on 2003 results of the PricewaterhouseCoopers/Venture Economics/National Venture Capital
Association MoneyTree Survey.
March 4-6: AUTM
2004 Annual Meeting
The AUTM (Association of University Technology Managers) Annual
Meeting will gather more than 1,500 technology transfer and intellectual property leaders from
across the globe to share their knowledge of the practices and skills that help bring innovation to
the public. The AUTM 2004 meeting will mark a major milestone as the association celebrates the
30th anniversary of its founding.
March 5: ATP
Program: Shaping the Nation’s Future Technologies
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) invites interested parties to attend the ATP 2004 Proposers'
Conferences to learn more about the Advanced Technology Program (ATP). These public meetings
are held in March throughout the country - the Los Angeles area meeting will be March
5.
March 5: Caltech
Biotechnology Club Speakers Series
Dr. Roger Perlmutter, Executive VP of R&D,
Amgen will speak at the Caltech Biotechnology Club, a nonprofit student organization that provides
a forum for Caltech students and researchers to explore the world of biotech/pharma together with
the help of experienced individuals.
March 6: Prospect
of Wireless Communication and Biotechnology
Southern California Monte Jade Science
and Technology Association's 2004 Annual Dinner will address the role of bioengineering in
biotechnology and features a workshop on business and technologies of wireless
communication.
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sourcing, and marketing. As Business Development Associate, you will aid in selling and marketing
sophisticated consulting services, training programs, and custom packaging Larta's capabilities
into tangible, sellable products.
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A project assistant
for the project on Technology and New Economy. A motivated, organized individual is needed to
assist with the administrative activities and research and writing efforts on a project focused on
state and federal policy related to technology, telecommunications, the Internet, and the new
economy.
Research Analyst
A research analyst
to support the project on Technology and the New Economy. The ideal candidate is a self-starter
with excellent research, analytical, and writing skills; substantive knowledge of technology
policy, particularly Internet and telecommunications policy issues; and understanding of the
Congressional legislative process, and at least two years experience with technology policy
issues.
Send resumes to: Progressive Policy Institute,
Attn: Admin Dept, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20003; or Fax: 202.544.5014,
or Email: jobs@dlcppi.org.
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