Eric Otterson
Professional Experience
Entrepreneur, advisor and investor. I lean on my experience as an operator to connect with innovators and support their growth. Channeling through SVB to provide financial guidance; Techstars, for strategic and growth planning; and my experience in law, board positions and as a connector/nexus in the So-SoCal region to support the growth of entrepreneurs and their companies for the betterment of the entire San Diego region. Early member of 3 venture backed companies (+$65M raised) in enterprise SaaS solutions, audio-video analytics and retail data insights.
Former Chair, active board member @CONNECT.org, board member at TL Foundation (providing $100K seed investments to SD entrepreneurs), and Co-Founder of Startup San Diego.
Proud father of UCLA grad, CAL student and Mission Bay High School International Baccalaureate Junior. Former Chair San Diego French American School and huge fan of UCSD and SDSU.
Relationships matter.
Specialties: Start-up Marketing Strategies, Strategic Business Modeling, Business Development, Fund Raising Strategies, Project Management, Product Management, Product Marketing, Operations.