We’ve visited over a dozen entrepreneurial ecosystems on our audio world tour, and we’re always looking for patterns.  

One pattern that has come up again and again is University technology transfer policy and practice.  We heard about it in Berlin, in Chile, in London, in Los Angeles, in Montreal -- the University’s perspective on entrepreneurship seems to have a huge effect on whether an ecosystem thrives or struggles.  

In this episode, we asked Paul Roben of the University of California at San Diego to help us understand what’s possible when tech transfer offices are strategically designed to promote entrepreneurship.  Enjoy!