2020 OUP Annual Survey Feedback
Monday, March 15, 2021
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Posted by: Natasha Azar
Each year, OUP sends out a survey to its academic partners to gather feedback on how we are performing and our programs. We appreciate that so many of you take the time to fill this out. We read every survey, and they help us evaluate what is working well, what needs improvement, and what we can do in addition to what we already do. We wanted to provide you this quick summary of some of the points made and some initial thoughts on areas that will change in the coming year. First, we are honored by the kind remarks many of you made about your partnership with OUP. One of the most rewarding parts of our work is getting to work with all of you. One of the major areas of feedback was on investment opportunities out of your institutions - you would like more feedback on your startups and you would love for us to invest in more of your opportunities. We’re working on some ways to provide additional feedback and in a more timely manner. Natasha Azar on our team is spearheading an update to our “deal log” that we provide to you - this is the compendium of startups we’re tracking from your institutions that we send on a periodic basis. Improvements may include a regularly refreshed version of this deal log for your institution in our OUP Partner Portal. We’re also planning to hire additional team members this year to increase our deal reviews (and feedback!) for your institutions. As for investments, between all of the universities we currently work with, we are tracking over 7,000 active investment opportunities. We typically make investments in ~10 new companies per year. This is a lot of deals for a fund our size, and we hear you - the universities have a plethora of amazing opportunities. 
We have a lot more that we’re planning due to the survey results, but we also wanted to mention that we’re always thrilled to read about the OUP programs you enjoy. The startup license terms database and the webinars consistently rank at the top of those programs, and many of the improvements on both have been due to the suggestions you made. Our upcoming webinar on Friends & Family Funding is just one of those ideas that came from you. Please keep the suggestions coming!
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