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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. His name was Chip Kelly and he came off of a very successful stint as the coach of the collegiate Oregon Ducks. We can be blunt but we believe that builds healthier relationships. He had a sense of purpose and everybody knew what it was.

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Be Audacious, like Sophia Amoruso.

Scalable Startup

Audacity is required to build an innovative startup, to invent something new, try to do things others say you cannot do, and Southern California needs many more audacious people in its tech and media startup ecosystem. In the history of Southern California, there has always been a large slice of creativity involved also.