Hi, I'm Otto!
Some people call me Mutru. I'm a startup entrepreneur from Finland, currently living in New York.
I'm the founder and CEO at Swarmia, a developer productivity platform for modern software organizations. In my previous life, I ran product and engineering at Smartly.io and co-founded a startup called Flowdock.
Build
I co-authored a book called Build — Elements of an Effective Software Organization with my colleague Rebecca Murphey.
You can read it for free online or order a copy from Amazon.
Other work
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Swarmia intro video
It's me talking about Swarmia's product.
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Measuring software development productivity
An original 2021 post about software development productivity.
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Structuring engineering organizations
How to design a software engineering organization around outcomes.
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Unblocked.fm — Niilo Säämänen, CTO of Wolt
My one and only attempt of hosting a podcast before letting Rebecca take over.
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TalentBuzz podcast — Building a world-class tech team
Talking about team building, recruiting, and recognizing engineering talent.
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Applying queuing theory to coffee-making
You'd be surprised how far you can get with a single coffee maker.