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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.
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Len Lanzi is Executive Director of the Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) (www.lava.org), which helps startup entrepreneurs get their companies funded. Len gave some advice to startups on how best to get the attention of venturecapital and other investors, at the recent First Look SoCal Showcase. READ MORE>>.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 -- LAVA hosts PricewaterhouseCoopers' Shaking the MoneyTree. The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venturecapital investment activity in the United States. The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venturecapital investment activity in the United States.
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This is especially true for first-time and early-stage entrepreneurs not yet ready to pursue venturecapital or who lack certain critical capabilities. The next Mobile LAVA will present some of these different equity partners available to start-ups in todays rapidly evolving tech landscape. See [link] (more)
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Venture is driven by relationships and these are great places to hear new ideas and meet investors, although probably not the best place to whip out your business plan. I can certainly help make an introduction, but you should do your homework first and figure out which accelerator, incubator or VC would be best suited for your big idea.
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