Ryan Negri, Author at RyanNegri.com

20 Aug Side Project No. 1,246 – Las Vegas eSports / Tech Compound

Posted at 09:45h in Business, Concepts, Entrepreneur, General, Investing, Las Vegas, Sports, StartUps, Technology by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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Recently, I was retained to locate a buyer/lessee for an innovative tech compound here in Las Vegas. When I first walked this place I was in awe - the quality of the renovations were top-notch, and the place was massive! You could...

19 Aug Dealflow! Investors Only.

Posted at 18:58h in Business, Entrepreneur, General, Investing, Venture Capital by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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Last week, with great success, I sent out an email to 150+ active investors that I've engaged with in some capacity in the past 2 years. Together we closed two of the open deals, and have 4 new leads that I've connected...

07 Aug What’s the Difference Between a Mentor and an Advisor?

Posted at 18:45h in Blog, Business, Entrepreneur, General, Interesting Topics, StartUps, Technology by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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I’ve been actively involved in mentoring and advising startups for the last 8 years, and while I think they are vitally important to the success of founders, I’ve observed others who I felt were abusing this privilege or position for personal gain,...

30 Jul 365 Day Challenge (Year Two)

Posted at 21:51h in Biography, Blog, General, Health, Interesting Topics by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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365-Day Challenge It’s been two years since I began a “365-Day Challenge” as my attempt to get healthy in a sustainable way. I had set my goal a year out so that I wasn’t rushing into a bad diet or habit in reaching...

24 Jun Post 72-hour Fast No. 3

Posted at 17:20h in Biography, Blog, General, Health by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Embarking on a 72-hour water fast recently was an enlightening experience for me. For those of you wondering why someone would willingly choose to go three whole days without calories, it's not as insane as...

21 Jun I’ve Changed…My Blog

Posted at 01:12h in Blog, Business, General by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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So much has changed since my last post - my career direction, my physical shape & size, my mentality, focus, even my goals...

13 Sep My 365-Day Challenge (Year One)

Posted at 19:22h in General, Interesting Topics by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the last day of July 2016, I weighed an even 200 pounds and was packing 25.5% of body fat. The next day, I kicked off a 365-day challenge to improve my health in which...

27 May A Startup Week In Boulder

Posted at 18:33h in Blog, Business, Entrepreneur, General, Investing, StartUps, Venture Capital by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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In April, I accepted a position at Iron Yard Ventures managing our new Hospitality and Gaming Accelerator in Downtown Las Vegas. The new role comes with perks such as access to invite-only events. So, I used up my travel budget (another perk of the...

06 Apr Onward and Upward

Posted at 21:10h in Biography, Blog, Business, Entrepreneur, Investing, Las Vegas, Venture Capital by Ryan Negri 1 Comment

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I’m incredibly excited to announce that I’ve joined Iron Yard Ventures as Managing Director of their new Accelerator in Las Vegas! (what’s an accelerator?) I’ve been obsessed with building great companies throughout my career. Whether founding, mentoring or investing in early-stage startups, my...

01 Mar What’s Next for Laicos

Posted at 22:55h in Blog, Business, Entrepreneur, Investing, Tampa by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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This article was originally published on the Laicos blog on March 1, 2016. We’ve decided to shift our focus from a Startup Studio to helping entrepreneurs start their businesses instead. We’ve sold the majority of our IP, our staff has been re-employed, we’re subletting our...