Hacker's Edge

Ryan has founded multiple startups, two of which were successfully sold, and he was fortunate enough to join Facebook's Platform team in its early days. He later served as one of the first PMs and the leader of Ads Products at Reddit, one of the early members of the Amazon AWS Startup Team, and now helps high-potential startups for Microsoft for Startups. Ryan relocated to Austin after spending a decade in the San Francisco Bay Area to be closer to his family and to support startup founders in Texas.Ryan is also a prolific angel investor and founder mentor, investing in hundreds of technology startups across the world.In addition to his professional achievements, Ryan is an active father to his two children, Charlie and Stella, a life partner to Jenn Merket, and always has his dog, Wally, by his side.