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Intrigue In Death of San Diego Angel Investor

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The death earlier this month of a San Diego Tech Coast Angel, John G. Watson , who organized San Diego's Tech Coast Angels QuickPitch event, is now being investigated as a possible homicide, according to unconfirmed reports sourced by the Frank Peters Show. Watson's body was apparently found in his home June 8th.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

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I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

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Amid Gender Gap Talk, Mentor Network Emerges For Women In Health, Bio

Xconomy

Launched last fall, a nonprofit mentoring program for women in healthcare and biotech has already signed up about 100 women, according to its founder. At this year’s J.P Morgan conference, for example, a group of 100 life science executives and others pledged to follow a list of gender diversity “best practices.”

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New Survey Highlights “Lethargic Pace” of Healthcare Gender Equity

Xconomy

People are building mentoring networks. But women in the industry aren’t optimistic about big changes coming soon, according to a new report and survey from digital healthcare investment firm Rock Health. To close the healthcare and life sciences gender gap, there have been programs to move women into the boardroom.

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to San Diego. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. With Vistage, you'll benefit from: Advisory Board Peer Group Meetings; Private 1-to-1 Mentoring Sessions; Expert Speaker Workshops; Content and Connectivity Online. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding

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Randy Churchill and his team at PricewaterhouseCoopers meticulously prepare a quarterly report detailing the venture landscape, called Shaking The Money Tree. I guess no one told him about the medical startups that were purchased by Medtronic, Linvatec, Storz, Mentor, etc., all of which continue to thrive in Santa Barbara to this day.

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8 Incubators From Around the Country You Might Not Have Heard of Before

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The aim, according to the private college’s press release, is to provide “mentoring, advising and access to resources for up to 15 student- and community-run companies with a philanthropic twist.” Monthly members get 24/7 access to [a 10,000-square foot office],” Fast Company reported in a profile.