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In
this issue
Vol. IV - No. I
February, 2004
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Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia and is a national
online matching service connecting entrepreneurs
seeking capital with angel investors.For more
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| BOOK
REVIEW |
 Launching
a startup takes a solid business plan, funding
and a dab of craziness. Barry Moltz explains how
to tap your craziness to become a successful
entrepreneur in “You Need to Be a Little
Crazy: The Truth About Starting and Growing Your
Business.
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more...
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| 1st
Annual Life Sciences Venture Summit |
The
Life Sciences Venture Summit will take place
March 22nd at Madison Square Garden in New York
City.
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| Where’s
The EXIT? |
Join
New Jersey's elite investors and startups at
VENTURE SCENE - NEW JERSEY on Tuesday, February
3rd for high-level networking and an insightful
discussion featuring a panel of four prominent
venture capitalists addressing the issues of
"exit strategies" from 5-8:30 p.m.
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ARTICLES
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 Technology
Transfer: Licensing Intellectual Property
from Universities to Industry
By Behfar Bastani; Evelyn Mintarno; Dennis
Fernandez
The process of transferring discoveries and
inventions from research to the commercial
sector is a complex process. Discover the right
way from technology transfer experts...
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Turning Intellectual Property Into
Money-Making Ideas
By Frank Szivos, Angel Investor News Editor
Have some great ideas for products or services?
Don’t let them sit around collecting dust.
Learn how to protect intellectual properties
with patents...Read
more
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When Start-Ups Can’t Sell
©2003 by Tom HolzelPublished with permission
from Information Display magazine
The company message might sound good, but
doesn’t give customers a compelling reason to
buy. Discover how to close that communications
gap...Read
more
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Most VC firms plan to increase fundraising
and investment in 2004
A VentureOne/Ernst & Young Outlook Study
The new year brings good news that VC firms plan
to increase fundraising and investment in 2004,
according to a VentureOne/Ernst & Young
Outlook Study. Get the skinny on why... Read
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**Entrepreneur
of the Month**
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 This
month Angel Investor News focuses on Skill
Cubes, Inc.
This
feature is not an endorsement of the company.
Investors should perform due diligence before
investing.
**Click
here for details**
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Investor
Profile
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By
Frank Szivos, Angel Investor News Editor
This month's Angel Investor News focuses on Valerie
S. Gaydos: entrepreneur, investor and
publisher. Gaydos is founder and president of
Capital Growth, Inc., a publishing and
consulting business which provides news and
information on private equity and growth company
financing. She has been involved with many
start-up businesses in the areas of
organizational development and strategic
planning. She is the Executive Director of the
6th Annual Angel Venture Fair (http://www.angelventurefair.com)
in Philadelphia, PA on April 13.
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individual accredited investors, SBICs
and institutional venture capitalists
find small, growing companies through a
secure Internet database.
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Conferences
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Real
Entrepreneurs Boot Camp
Feb 25, 2004
New Brunswick, NJ
www.NJAngels.net
10th Annual Community Development
Venture Capital Alliance Conference
Mar 3 2004 - Mar 5 2004
New York , New York
cmayo@cdvca.org
2nd Annual Fuel Cell Investment
Summit
Mar 18 2004 - Mar 19 2004
Ledyard , CT
cefinfo@ctinnovations.com
2004 Global Asian Venture Forum
March 8-10, 2004
Sydney, Australia
www.asianfn.com
Alternative Investment Summit
March 22-23, 2004
London, UK
www.vcaonline.com
Real Entrepreneurs Boot Camp
March 24, 2004
New Brunswick, NJ
www.NJAngels.net
New Jersey Venture Fair
March 29, 2004
Jersey City , NJ
www.njtc.org
VentureOne Summit
March 31-April 1, 2004
San Francisco, CA
www.vcaonline.com
6th Annual Angel Venture Fair
Aprill 13, 2004
Philadelphia, PA
www.angelventurefair.com
MedVestors
April 21, 2004
Bensalem, PA
www.NJAngels.net
Crossroads Venture Fair
April 27-28, 2004
New Haven, CT
www.crossroads-cvg.org
Midwest Venture Summit
April 29, 2004
Chicago, IL
www.vcaonline.com
EarlyStageEast Venture Fair
May 10-11, 2004
Wilmington, DE
www.EarlyStageEast.org
Private Equity Summit
May 16 – 18, 2004
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
www.opalgroup.net
Capital Connection
June 1-2, 2004
Washington, DC
www.MAVA.org
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