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Harmen Steele is halfway through his second week as Director of Technology Transfer at the University of Montana and he’d like to talk with you.
Halfway through my second week as Director of Technology Transfer at the University of Montana, and a big part of my time so far has been spent listening, learning, and figuring out where all the pieces fit.
I’ve been talking with people across UM and throughout the community to better understand the programs, resources, expertise, and organizations that make up our innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Nearly every conversation points me toward another person I should meet or another resource I should know about, which is exactly what I hoped would happen.
If we haven’t connected yet and you think we should, please reach out. I’d genuinely love to grab a coffee, hear what you’re working on, and learn where you see opportunities for UM to connect, collaborate, or simply be a better partner.
At the same time, I’ve been rebuilding our Innovation at UM website from the ground up. This week I handed more than 200 pages of organized content over to an amazing member of our communications team. Solomon Albertson-Gore response was essentially, “Thanks for making this so organized. I think I’m going to like working with you.”
I’ll take that as a win.
The goal is a website that works as a real front door for innovation at UM, whether you’re a researcher with an idea, an entrepreneur looking for help, a company interested in working with the University, or someone who simply isn’t sure where to start.
More to come. For now, I’m listening, learning, building, and drinking a lot of coffee.
