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NAME COMPANY LOC CONTACT NOTES INTEREST LINK
RichMeister Merryl Lynch NYC M lax alum 71. angel in Pure
Digital. great relatio nship. most notable Brown lax alum. 2
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/r
KenFitzsimmons private investor CA lax alum 68. investor. 0
AndrewNeumann-Loreck+ KayYun Cisco CA founder Pure Digital
(FlipCam) 0 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/
RichardBarker 57 0 http://www.watsoninstitute.or
NedHazen Lighthouse Capital BOS M lax alum. good relationship.
met early on. not right for Lighthouse. 1
http://www.lcpartners.com/tm
RickFrisbie Battery Ventures (founder) BOS lax alum 0
http://www.battery.com/peopl
CraigLinden York Real Estate NYC M dedicated lax alum. great
relationship. has done some angel investments. 2
JeffWagner W ag ne r Ka ul iu s C om m. B AL M l ax a lu m. n o
t li ke ly t o i nv es t p er so na ll y, b u t is m o st w e ll c
o nn ec te d al um . c on su lt an t to I n si de L ac ro ss e. 2
http://www.wkcommunication
Bill Meckel Marque Millenium NYC lax alum. 1
http://www.marqmil.com/profe
DaveKotowski Elevate Consulting NYC M lax/football alum.
connected to sports/media world. 1
Sunil Gulati US Soccer (president) NYC also president of Kraft
Group soccer. Columbia econ professor. 0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su
TonySantomarau MLB (SVP-Finance) NYC 87 0
http://mlb.mlb.com/network/a
BrettYormark NJ Nets (president) N YC 0
GeorgeCaraberis Fredericks & Michael Co. NYC M 1
http://www.fm-co.com/node/
JerryMassa Wells Fargo PVD M football. President of Brown
Football Association. 3
RossGreenburg HBO Sports (president) NYC P football 0
http://www.timewarner.com/c
GeorgeSamenuk CT/NYC P football. '77IBM/McAffee. gooddiscussion.
possiblemeeting soon. 1 http://findarticles.com/p/article
BobPangia Ivy Capital Partners NYC M football 73. not his core
competency, but willing to help. 2
http://www.ivycapitalpartners.
MikeBernert NH P football. healthcare software sales exp. some
angel investing. 2
Paul Cino Team Captain Leaders NH P Army lax alum. more for
business contacts, but is in tech. 1
http://www.teamcaptainleader
BernieBuonano Nautic Partners PVD P lax a lum. good discussion.
didnt see huge growth potential. 1 http://www.nauticpartners.co
JimmyBennett PVD hockey. successful businessman. intro made but
no contact yet. 0
GeorgePyne IMG (president) NYC football. also family connection.
could be strategic advisor addition. 0
http://www.imgworld.com/abo
MarkDonovan KC Chiefs (COO) MO 0 http://www.kcchiefs.com/fro
SeanMorey NFL Player AZ 0
DickDresdale Fenway Partners NYC football. questions
scalability. connection to sports equip. 1
http://www.fenwaypartners.co
BryanMcbride AccrueSEV BOS E SportsEntertainmentVentures.no
response. 0 http://www.accruesev.com/in
SamMenkoff 0
HabibGorgy Nautic Partners PVD 0
KenO'Keefe Vestar Capital BOS/NY M football. 1
http://www.vestarcapital.com/
AlexBain Apple- iTunes SF M younglax alum. HarvardMBA.
helpfulwith intros. 1 http://maximumalexbain.com
NAME COMPANY LOC CONTACT NOTES INTEREST LINK
BrianBedol PlumTV NYC M founder ESPN Classic/CSTV. vague
understanding of HF model. 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bri
FredWilson Union Square Ventures NYC M advice: small round,
build to cashflow business. 0
R.Caccappolo Orca Digital NYC M good interest. willing to help.
smart guy. gets sports. 1 http://www.linkedin.com/in/ric
CraigBalsam Razor & Tie NYC M biz partner is sports guy.
busy, but keep updated. 1 http://www.razorandtie.com/ex
DavidHirsch Metamorphic NYC M 0
BijanSabet/Mo Koyfman Spark BOS M strong interest, but unclear
market size for venture returns... pass
EdSim DawnTreader Ventures NYC M Harvard lax alum. NYAC member.
2 http://www.beyondvc.com/
RichardFields Allen& Co/Nabbr NYC 0
http://nabbr.com/aboutus
DeanWillis New York Athletic Club NYC M NYAC Coach. well
connected. 2
PaymanPouladdej H al cy on C ap it al A TL P v ia a f ri en d. i
nv es te d in E ts y am on g ot he r st ar tu ps . st ro ng i nt er
es t bu t fa mi ly c ri si s en de d di sc us si on s. 1
PeterHershberg f or mer ly R ep ri se Medi a NY C M no t as m
uch co nta ct as w/ St ylm an ,b ut th ey us ual ly wo rk to ge th
er o n ev er yt hi ng . 2 http://www.crunchbase.com/p
JoshStylman f or me rl y Re pr is e Me di a N YC M g re at c on
ta ct . ve ry h el pf ul /i nt ro s to D ud a, S oc ia l Le v, e tc
. wo ul d lo ve t o ha ve h im i nv ol ve d. 2
http://www.crunchbase.com/p
MikeDuda C on si gl ie re N YC M a we so me g uy . to ta ll y ge
ts i t. w an ts t o in ve st . br in gs s tr on g br an d/ ma rk et
in g ex pe ri en ce . Na sh c on ne ct io n 3
http://www.smartbrief.com/ne
FrankFazzinga Z ig C a pi ta l N YC M c ol le ge g o lf er s. v
e nt ur e f ir m w /t he ir o w n $. m u lt ip le b u si ne ss es .
v al ue a dd = o pe ra ti on s e xp er ti se . 5 86 -0 10 0 1
AndrewMitchell Z ig C ap it al N YC M c ol le ge g ol fe rs . ve
nt ur e fi rm w /t he ir o wn $ . mu lt ip le b us in es se s. v al
ue a dd = o pe ra ti on s ex pe rt is e. 1
JeffMallett formerly Yahoo! early Yahoo CEO. loves sports.
invests/works w/Nash in multiple business/teams. 0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jef
DougWarshaw J oc ki pe di a N YC M s po rt s/ me di a ex ec /e
nt re pr en eu r. k no ws B ed ol , Gr ee nb ur g et c. M ot io nB
ox f ou nd er . of fe re d in tr os . 1
http://www.linkedin.com/in/do
RogerEhrenberg IA Ca pi ta l NY C M g oo dm ee ti ng s. po or ti
mi ng o n our p ar t. n ot act ive no w du et o lack o f t im e, bu
t wo ul dl ov et oh ave hi m. 0 http://www.crunchbase.com/p
AndySwan myTrade/DayTradeTeam KY M entrepreneur. college hoops.
l oves HF. will lik ely invest, but is last guy in. 3
http://andyswan.comMarissaCampise, TomPeterson S oc ia l Le ve ra
ge N YC M g oo d di sc us si on s. d i dn t l i ke v al ua ti on (
m y fa ul t) + r ea l v al ue a dd i s f in an ci al /m ob il e. d
o or i s s ti ll o p en . p as s http://www.socialleveragellc.c
MitchThrower Active.com(founder) CA E viaEkoVenture.
strongsports/mediaconnections. goodintros. 0
MarcAppleman AOL Sports(founder) CT/NYC P goodtalk. moreof an
advisor/consultantlately.some investing. 1
http://www.linkedin.com/in/01
TomErickson Acquia(CEO) BOS awaitingintro froma friend. 0
http://acquia.com/about-us/te
SteveBennet Sand Hill Angels CA P interested, but probably too
far away. 1 http://www.sandhillangels.co
TimDeMello Spotlight Media (CEO) BOS M great guy. hometown
connection. 1 http://www.ziggs.com/apps/pr
ScottOrn Lighthouse Capital SF P intro via Alex Bain. Lighthouse
isnt right place for us yet, but made intros... 0
http://www.linkedin.com/in/sc
SteveBennet Sand Hill Angels CA P interested, but probably too
far away. 1 http://www.sandhillangels.co
HealyJones Pixily CA P former VC @ Atlas. offered intro to Kraft
Group. 0 http://www.linkedin.com/in/he
JonKraft Kraft Group BOS NE Patriots ownership group. invested
in BlogTalkRadio 0 http://www.thekraftgroup.com/
SteveSchlafman Kr af tG ro up B OS M me tb yc han ce at Web In
no va to rs Gr ou pi nB OS.
LeeHower Point Judith Capital PVD possible contact via Alex Bain
0 http://www.pointjudithcapital.c
KenNebbit ATVCapital CA possiblecontactvia Alex Bain 0
http://www.atvcapital.com/ven
MarkBlake Wachovia SF M former pro lax team owner for SF. great
guy. 1
KenCron Structured Portf olio Mgmt. CT M interested, but passed
not in my wheelhouse. focusing on financials. pass
http://www.fiveelms.com/bio_
**Indentednameswere introducedby person abovethem.** M= Meeting
0 = no interest/no contact yet
P = Phone 1 = interest/potential
E = Email 2 = interested, possible investment
3 = definiteinvestor
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