What Kevin Ryan has said about AlleyCorp
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 24, 2026
Kevin Ryan, American entrepreneur and investor, founder and CEO of AlleyCorp and former CEO of DoubleClick, has been quoted on AlleyCorp 2 times in 1 episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, most recently on September 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Ryan says small funds like AlleyCorp should sell about a third of a position in later rounds four or five years in.
“we think it's a good idea for a smaller fund like us in rounds four or five years in to sell a third of our position”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #884: How to Spot 10-Year Trends and Build Billion-Dollar Companies — Kevin Ryan of DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Many More (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 44:06
Ryan says AlleyCorp prefers small funds focused on returns rather than management fees.
“VC funds are typically 2% and 20% on the upside. Big funds focus on the 2%. We focus on the 20%”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #884: How to Spot 10-Year Trends and Build Billion-Dollar Companies — Kevin Ryan of DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Many More (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 45:57
Episodes
#884: How to Spot 10-Year Trends and Build Billion-Dollar Companies — Kevin Ryan of DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Many MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 24, 2026 · 1 h 26 min
Tim Ferriss talks with investor Kevin Ryan about spotting 10-year trends, building DoubleClick, Gilt, Business Insider and MongoDB, psychedelic drug development, deep tech, and immigration.
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