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Raven Clissold

Basic Info​

  • Role/Occupation: Manager at Open Technology Incubator (OTI)
  • Contact: OTI Slack
  • Met: Onboarding meeting for Gary's EIR role
  • Relationship: Gary's direct manager at OTI

Professional Background​

Current Role​

  • Manager at Open Technology Incubator (4 years)
  • Oversees timekeeping and project allocation
  • Direct manager for multiple team members including Gary
  • Helped build Incubator and manage funds

Previous Experience​

  • University of Utah (10+ years ago, worked with Bradden)

Key Responsibilities​

  • Timesheet approval and tracking via Harvest
  • Team management with flexible meeting cadences
  • Cross-entity resource allocation between OTI, OpenTeams, and Quonsite PBC
  • Event logistics (helped run American Defense Summit during South By)

OTI/OpenTeams Ecosystem Knowledge​

Entity Structure​

  • Open Technology Incubator (OTI): Houses shared services (HR, Finance, Accounting) that service OpenTeams and Quonsite PBC
  • OpenTeams: Has IPO vision in next 5 years; focus expanding from government/defense to international and Nabari
  • Quonsite PBC: Formerly Quonsite Labs, pivoted to PBC for more independence and own revenue streams

Ecosystem Evolution​

  • More separation between entities over past year
  • Each entity developing own pipelines and fundraising
  • Eventually OpenTeams will hire own internal HR/finance
  • Shared services model working well but transitioning

Harvest Time Tracking System​

Key Points Shared​

  • Log time to: Client → Project → Task
  • Tasks can include: meetings, project management, business development, engineering, etc.
  • Week view for bulk entry, Day view for notes
  • Deadline: Timesheets due Monday morning for previous week
  • Month-end may require earlier submission for accounting close
  • Hit "Submit" button for approval

Gary's Setup​

  • 50% OpenTeams / 50% Incubator allocation
  • All time toward Applied AI Society initiative
  • Tasks to include: meetings, event attendance, documentation, content creation, social media

Transcripts​

Transcript IDDateSummary
2026-01-09-raven-clissold-onboarding2026-01-09Manager onboarding covering Harvest time tracking, OTI ecosystem structure, and monthly check-in cadence

Meeting Cadence with Gary​

  • Agreed: Once per month check-ins
  • Can ramp up as needed
  • Gary has direct Travis initiatives so less frequent oversight needed

Key Connections​

  • Bradden: Brought Raven into Incubator, worked together at University of Utah
  • Travis Oliphant: Met through Incubator
  • John Dunford: OTI team member potentially helping with Applied AI Society
  • Inessa Pawson: Also helping with Applied AI Society

Notes & Observations​

  • Highly organized and process-oriented
  • Flexible management style (lets teams choose meeting frequency)
  • Deep knowledge of cross-entity operations and accounting
  • Was running logistics at American Defense Summit (South By 2025)
  • Open Teams considering multiple events for South By 2026 but no decisions made

Key Quotes​

  • On ecosystem: "Our ecosystem of companies is so integrated with each other. And we all partner with each other, and we all have different agreements with each other."
  • On evolution: "What you'll see over the next five years is there's going to be a lot more separation and more independence."