#884: How to Spot 10-Year Trends and Build Billion-Dollar Companies — Kevin Ryan of DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Many More

Hello boys and girls, ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show where it is my job to deconstruct world-class performers across all disciplines. My guest today comes from the world of business, Kevin Ryan. He is one of the leading entrepreneurs and investors in New York, which is an understatement, often called the godfather of New York City Tech.

He is the founder and CEO of Alicorp, a New York-based venture capital firm that incubates and invests across catch this. Healthcare, AI and software, consumer tech, deep tech, and more, but investing is just part of it. He is also co-founder of several notable companies, including MongoDB, Business Insider, Zola, Guild Group, and Transcend Therapeutics. What do those all have in common? They are completely different industries.

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. We get into a lot here, so without further ado, please enjoy a very wide-ranging and tactical conversation with the one and only Kevin Ryan. Optimal memory. At this altitude, I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking.

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