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Streamlining The Sports Recruiting Process with FieldLevel

socalTECH

That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes. What is that process?

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Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures, On Mental Health And Investing In Founders

socalTECH

This week, Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures announced a brand new effort to provide health and wellness to the founders of companies it invests in, helping those founders with well being, mental health, stress management, coaching, and leadership development. Any lessons you have learned now that you're now on your fourth fund?

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

Tech.Co

Still though, when founders are seeking funding, “ 75 percent of the venture capital goes to three states: Massachusetts, New York, and California,” said Steve Case in an interview with Recode. THE SANDBOX & StartupSB (Santa Barbara, CA). In fact, for the most part, all you need is a laptop and Wi-Fi connection.

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Social Networking Addiction Bears Fruit

Eric Greenspan

Yesterday, I met with @LisaBraithwaite, a local Santa Barbaran. Lisa is a skilled public speaking coach. is providing funds for food, AV, security and an amazing venue at their HQ complete with every amenity one could ever need to pull off a successful meetup. I’m honored. The first to respond was @robinzucker of Yahoo!

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Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shechet

SoCal CTO

I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. While at UC Santa Barbara, I started a café which served over 1100 dorm residents. Tell me a bit about your background. I have always been entrepreneurial and business focused. Are you doing much of that?

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. We like to hire people and fund people who are deeply ethical and we try to be long-term in our investment thinking.

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