Accelerate the Impact of Your University Startups

Universities change lives, but tech transfer is how universities change the world. I help university-affiliated startups make the most efficient transition from research to success.

“Otto fits a critical part of our support structure for early-stage academic startups. Our founders think of Otto as their secret superpower.”

Bob Scharf

Director, Cornell Praxis Center for Venture Development

“Otto fits a critical part of our support structure for early-stage academic startups. Our founders think of Otto as their secret superpower.”

Bob Scharf

Director, Cornell Praxis Center for Venture Development

“Otto fits a critical part of our support structure for early-stage academic startups. Our founders think of Otto as their secret superpower.”

Bob Scharf

Director, Cornell Praxis Center for Venture Development

I Make the Complex Simple

My father was a physics professor who delighted in showing his kids the clear and elegant rules that govern the natural world. That has stayed with me. When I became a journalist, one of my favorite publications to write for was the Science section of The New York Times, where I translated academic research for broad consumption. The power of simplicity was a key principle for my students at the USC Annenberg School of Communication, where I created and taught Communication Strategies for Innovators and Entrepreneurs.

Let’s Work Together

Universities support entrepreneurship in different ways. Here are some ways I partner:

Retainer Consultant or EIR

If you’re serious about accelerating the impact of companies in which your university has ownership, hire me as a portfolio resource.

Workshops and Webinars

Do you run programs to support faculty and entrepreneurs? Prepping a group of companies for demo day? I do group training that can be combined with 1:1 follow-up consulting.

Preferred Provider

Do you have one or more startups that need to tell their story better? I’d love the introduction.

“Otto’s webinars and 1:1 sessions are some of the most valuable programming we have.”

Nicole Sheppard

CU Boulder Venture Partners

“Otto’s webinars and 1:1 sessions are some of the most valuable programming we have.”

Nicole Sheppard

CU Boulder Venture Partners

“Otto’s webinars and 1:1 sessions are some of the most valuable programming we have.”

Nicole Sheppard

CU Boulder Venture Partners

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