![]() ![]() The next election cycle might be more amenable for Ryan to run, he says, while denying such ambitions.įor now, he’s dedicating around 10% of his time to planning ideas for new companies, possibly in fin-tech or healthcare. ![]() That position – a lynchpin between the three areas – is what made him a potential mayoral candidate last time around. He also works on the “general policy and politics of NYC,” liaising between the city government and business and tech communities. Currently Ryan splits his days across eight different responsibilities, including his four companies and the boards of Yale University and Human Rights Watch. ![]() Last Fall, he launched his next startup, a mobile wedding registry company called Zola. ![]() Likewise, Ex-Gilt employees have created a mafia of their own, founding startups like Vaunte, GroupMe, Moda Operandi, Placemeter, Timehop, and Vine. There is an entire blog dedicated to the doings of DoubleClick alumni. Some companies founded by ex-DoubleClick employees include Narrative Science, RollUp Media, FindtheBest, GroupCommerce, Freewheel, Catchpoint, and Minivid.io. Not only do his companies employ thousands of New Yorkers, but they’ve started an ecosystem of second-generation tech companies. He can take a good deal of credit for the growth of New York’s burgeoning tech scene, which in the last decade has gone from just a few notable companies to surpassing Boston as the country’s second-largest tech center in terms of investment dollars. ![]()
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