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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...

18 Sep More on Alphabet and the Startup Studio model

Posted at 14:33h in Blog, Business, Entrepreneur by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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Let’s talk about Alphabet. Larry Page stunned us all last month when he announced the restructuring of Google’s business model in a blog post. Alphabet is to act as a holding company for Google’s portfolio, separating out different businesses in alignment with...

15 Jul Let’s Come Together and Build a Home for Haiti

Posted at 17:28h in Blog by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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tl;dr: Please help me in funding a home in Haiti. I'm very particular on who I partner with, especially when it comes to non-profit organizations (NPO). Many of them abuse their power, overpay their executives and waste money that hard working donors contribute....

24 Jun Shhh, Twitter & Facebook Can Hear You

Posted at 18:46h in Blog, Business, Social Media by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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I’m certain most people are aware and just don’t care, but it’s something I feel needs to be talked about more. Twitter and Facebook listening to your real life, private conversations! Last week, my wife Amy was talking to our neighbor about Vertigo....

09 Jun Give First, I Do

Posted at 17:36h in Biography, Blog, Business, Entrepreneur, General, StartUps, Tampa by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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tl:dr I'd love to help you. Please check out available time-slots for mentorship. Many of you may not know, but I enjoy helping others. "Give first" has been my mentality since I became experienced enough to give good advice, but I didn't start to...

21 May So, We Issued Stock Options To Our Team Last Week

Posted at 14:40h in Blog, Business, Entrepreneur by Ryan Negri 2 Comments

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For the last few months we've been working on incorporating Laicos (previously an LLC) and setting up the business properly, and legally. One portion of that has been creating a stock option plan for our staff. I can say, without question, that...

31 Mar Eastbound, Then Down

Posted at 06:00h in Biography, Blog, Business, Dogs, Entrepreneur, Las Vegas, Tampa by Ryan Negri 2 Comments

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My wife and I, along with our two pups, are moving to Tampa, Florida (in April, 2015). Tampa is about to bloom, and Laicos is positioned perfectly - a beneficiary of the environment and exciting potential while also giving back to both...

11 Feb Stranger: Danger

Posted at 18:50h in Blog, Business, General by Ryan Negri 0 Comments

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When you were younger your parents would warn you not to talk to strangers. My warning is for when you’re all grown up: don’t take unsolicited advice from strangers. One of the scariest things I see are unqualified individuals offering advice to young...