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LAVA's Len Lanzi Departs To Head Preccelerator

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Len Lanzi , who has been Executive Director of LAVA for the past 12 years, is joining as the new Managing Director of the Preccelerator , an accelerator for early-stage startups run by Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, according to Scott Alderton, founding partners of Stubbs. READ MORE>>.

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LAVA Honors Richard Riordan, Local Technology Firms

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The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) held its annual awards event last night, honoring former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, as well as local, venture backed companies in a banquet last night at the Luxe hotel in Los Angeles. Other finalists were Clicker.com , Truecar , and Zumbox.

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LAVA 8th Annual Venture Awards Dinner

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 -- LAVA 8th Annual Venture Awards Dinner. Celebrating 25 years of service to the Los Angeles Entrepreneurial Community. See [link] (more)

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LAVA's 7th Annual Venture Awards Dinner

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Thursday, January 21, 2010 -- LAVA's 7th Annual Venture Awards Dinner. 2010 LAVA Hall of Fame Inductee: Jake Winebaum; Best Exit Life Sciences: Corevalve, Inc.; Eucalyptus; Best Funding in Clean Technology and Energy: Energy and Power Solutions, Inc. Master of Ceremonies: Ken Rutkowski, METal International. See [link] (more).

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Equity Structure and Valuation

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Do, Co-Founder and CEO of Derivatas, formerly with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as a valuation specialist and financial engineer in the Transaction Services - Valuation practice. Thursday, January 17, 2013 -- Equity Structure and Valuation: How much equity do I need to need to give to an investor? Featuring panelists: Jeffrey A.

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Reflections on 2019: Scott Alderton, Preccelerator

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Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? AI, hands down.

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Reflections on 2020: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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As you may recall the Alliance's mission is to elevate the region as a global leader in innovation, technology & entrepreneurship. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021? He previously held C-level roles at Overture Services/Yahoo!, What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?