Brian Garrett, co-founder of Crosscut, has been very active in the Southern California venture community either as an adviser (to GumGum and Verve Wireless ), or previously as partner in Palomar Ventures.  Brian brings years of startup mentoring to his portfolio companies, and will also be a speaker and the upcoming Startonomics conference. Join the SoCal Tech We are pleased to announce that Brian Garret of Crosscut Ventures will be our guest at the next 8 by 8 dinner.  Crosscut is part of a new generation of venture funds, specializing in earlier stage opportunities and