J. Ryan Williams is a founder, media producer & coach with an extence Startup operator & advisor trajectory, achieving the $0 - to $100M ARR mark 3 times Ryan is a keynote speaker who devoted his career to leadership development. As an executive coach, he works with high potential teams and leaders at once-in-a-generation technology companies such as Airbnb, Lyft and the like, as well as early-stage startups backed by Google, Y-Combinator, A16Z, and other top investors. Prior to starting his coaching-firm, Ryan created a sales-training program calledhttps://salescollider.com/ ( SalesCollider), for new executives perfecting their go-to-market strategies and provided workshops to 400 participants over two years. He is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and was certified as an Executive Coach by the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute at the Haas School of Business. During this interview we cover: 00:00 Contentfy, Your On-Demand Content Team (Sponsor) 01:02 - Intro 02:26 - Ryan’s Background & Past Ventures 05:49 - $0-$100M ARR 3 times 17:24 - Is Your Company a Good Fit for Projection & Growth? 20:58 - Ideal Founder Profile & Best Performers 26:21 - Ryan’s Development Playbook Insights (coaching AirBnB, Asana, Zoom) 37:17 - Churro Media & their Upcoming Film “Outside the Valley” 40:35 - Best Places Outside the Valley for Startups 48:28 - Findings about common Challenges faced by Startups Outside the Valley 53:25 - Advice Ryan Would tell his 25 Year Old Self 54:15 - What Does Success Means To Spencer Today? 56:20 - Favourite Books Instrumental to his Success 57:26 - Get in Touch with J. Ryan Williams
People: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-goldstein-510bbb22/ (Adam Goldstein) https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfeld/ (Brad Feld)
Mentions: https://outsidethevalley.tv/ (Outside The Valley) The Genie Grant https://www.startuplisboa.com/ (Startup Lisboa) https://digital.fundacionceibal.edu.uy/jspui/bitstream/123456789/201/5/Plan%20ceibal.%20One%20laptop%20per%20child%20en%20Uruguay.pdf (OLPC - Plan Ceibal)
Books: http://alculator.net/ (The Startup Community Way)
Get In Touch With Ryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jryanwilliams/ (Ryan’s Linkedin) https://jryan.coach/ (J. Ryan Williams Coach)
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