{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Kevin Ryan, the Godfather of NYC Tech","description":"In this episode of Capital for Good we speak with Kevin Ryan, one of New York\u2019s leading internet entrepreneurs and investors, and often called the \u201cGodfather of NYC tech.\u201d Ryan is a co-founder of MongoDB, Business Insider, Gilt Groupe, Zola, Pearl Health, and Transcend Therapeutics, and every year founds and invests in new companies through AlleyCorp, the New York based venture fund and incubator. Ryan is also one of New York\u2019s driving civic leaders, serving as vice chair of the Partnership for New York City, a founding board member of Tech:NYC, and a gubernatorial appointee to numerous commissions focused on New York\u2019s economic and civic health and well-being. We begin with Ryan\u2019s early and pioneering days as a 1990s internet entrepreneur. As the president of DoubleClick, he grew the company in two years to 2,000 people across 25 countries, took it public, navigated the dotcom bust and sold it to Google in 2007. We discuss AlleyCorp\u2019s unusual model as early-stage investor and incubator, and Ryan describes AlleyCorp\u2019s most recent investment vertical, economic infrastructure, focused on the economic mobility of low- or middle-income Americans: \u201cthe 80% of families who power our economy.\u201d This has meant identifying and backing entrepreneurs pursuing innovations in health equity, fintech, and workforce development with companies like Patch Caregiving, a first of its kind employer sponsored emergency childcare provider for frontline workers. We also explore the growth and vibrancy of New York\u2019s tech industry. New York City is one of the world\u2019s fastest growing and most valuable technology hubs, and Ryan explains how and why it powers the local and regional economy, and measures the city and state can take to continue to foster the ecosystem and its critical contributions to New York\u2019s dynamism and social fabric. Thanks for Listening! Subscribe to Capital for Good\u202fon\u202fApple,\u202fAmazon,\u202fGoogle,\u202fSpotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Drop us a line at\u202fsocialenterprise@gsb.columbia.edu.  Mentioned in this podcast: AlleyCorp Patch Caregiving Partnership for New York City Tech:NYC \u201cEmpire AI\u201d: New York State AI Consortium ","author_name":"Capital for Good","author_url":"http:\/\/tamerinstitute.libsyn.com\/website","html":"