The good news is that by charging a substantial fee, we are eliminating a lot of the annoying, cheap and low-rent service providers. Those type of folks are alr

The good news is that by charging a substantial fee, we are eliminating a lot of the annoying, cheap and low-rent service providers. Those type of folks are already complaining to me about the fee--which is exactly what I want. Any decent lawyer or accountant of note will look at the fee and say "$1,500 is a lot for dinner, but if I attending eight of these over two years and get one client it pays for itself." That is to say, the right providers will take a long-term approach to this. We've got a sick group of angels already lined up for the 14th, and you don't have to be a startup from Los Angeles to apply to present. You can be a startup from anywhere around the world (although closer to California is obviously better since most angels like to invest within a one hour flight of the startup). The angels coming will have 200-300 angel investments between them I think... really exciting, super qualified and intimate. I'm trying to get 100% of the companies that present funded.