The Tim Ferriss Show
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Kevin Ryan is one of the leading entrepreneurs and investors in New York. Often called the “Godfather of NYC tech,” he is the founder and CEO of AlleyCorp, a New York based venture capital firm that incubates and invests across healthcare, AI and software, consumer tech, deep tech, and more. Kevin is also the co-founder of several notable companies including MongoDB, Business Insider, Zola, Gilt Groupe, and Transcend Therapeutics. Earlier in his career, Kevin was the CEO of DoubleClick, which he helped grow from a 20-person startup to a publicly-traded company with more than 1,500 employees. This episode is brought to you by: • Eight Sleep Pod 6 which cools or heats each side of the bed, with custom elevation and snoring reduction, and wearable-free sleep tracking: EightSleep.com/tim • Shopify global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business: Shopify.com/Tim • Momentous high-quality creatine for cognitive and muscular support: LiveMomentous.com/Tim • AG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/Tim Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro from Tim 00:01:25 Kevin Ryan’s entrepreneurial track record 00:03:40 Spotting long-term trends and tu