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This morning's interview is with Mark Suster , a venture capitalist at GRP Partners (www.grpvc.com). GRP has just recently closed on a new $200M fund, and Mark has been one of the more active venture capitalists in the Los Angeles area in recent months. We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. It Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs,. It

Burnham, Partner, Strategic Law Partners Frank Addante, CEO, Rubicon Project Jason Nazar, CEO, DocStoc John Babcock, Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners John Suh, CEO, Legal Zoom Kent Goldman, Principal, First Round Capital Jeff Tinsley, CEO, Mylife Mark Suster, Partner, GRP Partners Richard Wolpert, Partner, The Mailroom Fund Seth Sternberg, CEO, meebo William Quigley, Partner, Clearstone Ventures. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 -- The Workshop: Get Funded in One Day (Dealmaker LA). Brought to you by the team who produces Startonomics

Nate Redmond , Partner, Rustic Canyon Ventures Jim Armstrong , Managing Director, Clearstone Venture Partners Mark Suster , Partner, GRP Partners My dear friend Debbie Landa, supreme queen of DealMaker Media is hosting another kick ass event in Los Angeles, and… I’M GIVING AWAY A TICKET TO THE EVENT (keep reading below).

Mark Suster, Partner, GRP Partners William Quigley, Partner, Clearstone Ventures Dealmaker Media continues to offer entrepreneurs in Southern California some of the best events around. Now they’re bringing together a great line up of investors and CEO’s to offer a unique hands on workshop . Learn what

Before you jump in, you need to understand the strategies and tactics of negotiating a funding round and it starts with the first date. · Room 1 (VC Perspective): Mark Suster, Partner, GRP Partners · Room 2 (Founder and Legal Perspective): Charles Halloran, KPPB & Seth Sternberg, CEO, meebo This session will help you determine how much financing you actually need, explore alternative financing options every entrepreneur should consider, understand the investor’s math, and protect your (ass)ets along the