By Tom Breckenridge / The Cleveland Plain Dealer
November 09, 2009
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On Mark Coticchia's first day at Case Western Reserve University, an e-mail arrived from a noted faculty member.
He informed Coticchia that his mission to spin university research into new business "was all a bunch of bull- - - -."
The missive was no surprise to Coticchia. Finding acceptance, much less success, on a stage of high technology, big egos and naked capitalism would not be easy.
It was eight years ago that the Pittsburgh native arrived at CWRU. Since then, Coticchia has parlayed his venture capital savvy, a well-paid staff and a smile that beams like a lighthouse at midnight into a steady flow of high-tech deals and new business.
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