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An interview with Marc G. Stanley, Director of the
Advanced Technology Program (ATP), and Keynote Speaker at the 2004 Venture Forum on April 1.
Stanley addresses the role of government funding and the unique attributes of the ATP, the leading federal program to assist technology
commercialization.
 2003 IPO
Market Finishes Year On Up Note
Hale and Dorr's 2003 IPO Report details the IPO market's surge in the second half of 2003,
ending on an up note despite producing the fewest IPOs in the U.S. since 1979.
 Available Free from Larta Research
Federal
Technology Funding Guide 2004
Larta's Federal Technology Funding Guide is recognized
as the nation's leading survey on federal government technology funding. Learn how to apply for and
win government grants. Includes an in-depth look at SBIR and STTR programs, two critical sources of
R&D funds for small businesses. Don’t miss your chance to receive federal technology grant
money. Download the report free of
charge.
 See the 50 Most Innovative Companies
The Venture Forum is the largest
showcase of investment-worthy companies in Southern California. The 10th annual Venture Forum, on
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.
 Coming
Soon from Larta Research
The Sand Dollar Report 2004: An Analysis of Venture Investing in
Southern California
The Sand Dollar Report 2004 features a historical analysis as well
as the latest information and data on the venture capital industry in Southern California, and
includes interviews with leading venture capitalists in the region. Available with the purchase of
Larta's Sand Dollar Report 2004 is PricewaterhouseCoopers/Venture Economics/National Venture
Capital Association MoneyTree Survey.
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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
Angeles
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Stories in Hot Technology Sectors
Biotechnology
Leveling the field for state's biotechs (San Diego
Union-Tribune)
California's biotechnology industry, the largest in the nation, wants the
state Legislature to cut it a break.
more
Biotech news
Communications
3G
squabbles (Red Herring - registration)
As third-generation services take hold in
Asia, mobile phone operators and manufacturers blame each other for delays to 3G services in
Europe.
more
Communications news
Consumer
Electronics
Apple Fans,
Do You Feel Lucky? (Wired)
To celebrate the grand opening of Apple Computer's new
Union Square store in San Francisco, 200 shoppers will be given a dubious opportunity -- spend $250
for the chance to win a new iPod mini.
more
Consumer Electronics News
Hardware
Big Blue
straightens up for partner push (CNet News)
IBM is expected to launch a revamped
program for business partners as it tries to pull in more vertical industry customers and to muscle
in on Microsoft's stronghold in small and midsize businesses.
more
Hardware news
Internet
Suit
Challenges Powers of Key Internet Authority (Washington Post)
The dispute over who
controls key portions of the Internet's domain name system erupted into open conflict when VeriSign
Inc., the world's largest addressing company, sued the Internet's most visible regulatory body,
charging that it has been unfairly prevented from developing new services for Internet users.
more
Internet news
Investments
VCs wonder:
Is the uptick for real? (Red Herring - registration)
Several metrics say yes, but
uneasiness lingers about over-inflated valuations.
more
Investment news
Media
Comcast's
Waiting Game (BusinessWeek)
The rejected cable giant is betting that time will push
Disney's stock price back down to a level that makes its original offer look good.
more Media
news
Security
Fighting
for Right Not to Show ID (Wired)
Dudley Hiibel, a Nevada rancher who covets his
privacy, didn't want to hand over his identification to a police officer in 2000. His refusal
landed him in jail and his name on the US Supreme Court's docket.
more
Security news
Semiconductors
Ruling May Aid Inquiry on Chip Pricing (New York Times -
registration)
A judge's decision dismissing a Federal Trade Commission antitrust case
against Rambus, a designer of computer memory chips, is proving to be bad news for memory chip
makers on two fronts.
more
Semiconductor news
Software
US
Regulators Oppose Oracle's PeopleSoft Bid (Los Angeles Times)
Justice Department says
a union would bring higher prices and fewer choices. Would-be buyer vows a court
fight.
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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, including Larta CEO and VOX
Publisher Rohit Shukla 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 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.
March 9: Phase II
SBIR Proposal Writing Workshop
Join the NASA Commercialization Center and Pasadena
Entretec and GET READY with a one-day workshop that will provide you with tools, techniques,
methods, examples and samples to increase your success. Led by SBIR & domain
experts.
March 11: Preparing the Financial Forecast Model
This Larta U 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 into a format that
potential investors will find attractive.
March 16: After
the Term Sheet: The Reality Behind VC Funding
Orange Coast Venture Group (OCVG)
examines what really happens after an institutional venture capital firm makes an investment. Join
an “all-star” panel of prominent So Cal VCS and experienced, venture-backed entrepreneur
CEOs.
March 18: Entrepreneurship Series #9: Attracting Capital: Financing Strategies for the New
Venture
This Larta U course 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.
March
20: The Global Entrepreneur
Presented by IIT Alumni Association and
Caltech-MIT Enterprise Forum. Moderated by Los Angeles Times Senior Economics Editor Jim Flanigan,
this unique event brings together entrepreneurs who are changing the world, creating new jobs and
new technologies, and raising stockholder value around the world.
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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.
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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,
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