{"id":13778,"date":"2026-09-25T01:17:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T05:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-to-spot-10-year-trends-and-build-billion-dollar-companies-kevin-ryan-of-doubleclick-mongodb-business-insider-and-many-more-884\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T01:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T05:17:43","slug":"how-to-spot-10-year-trends-and-build-billion-dollar-companies-kevin-ryan-of-doubleclick-mongodb-business-insider-and-many-more-884","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-to-spot-10-year-trends-and-build-billion-dollar-companies-kevin-ryan-of-doubleclick-mongodb-business-insider-and-many-more-884\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Spot 10-Year Trends and Build Billion-Dollar Companies \u2014 Kevin Ryan of DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Many More (#884)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kevin Ryan<\/strong> is one of the leading entrepreneurs and investors in New York. Often called the \u201cGodfather of NYC tech,\u201d he is the founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/alleycorp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AlleyCorp<\/strong><\/a>, a New York based venture capital firm that incubates and invests across healthcare, AI and software, consumer tech, deep tech, and more. Kevin is also the co-founder of several notable companies including MongoDB, Business Insider, Zola, Gilt Groupe, and Transcend Therapeutics. Earlier in his career, Kevin was the CEO of DoubleClick, which he helped grow from a 20-person startup to a publicly-traded company with more than 1,500 employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please enjoy! <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This episode is brought to you by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>How to Spot 10-Year Trends and Build Billion-Dollar Companies \u2014 Kevin Ryan of DoubleClick, MongoDB, Business Insider, and Many More<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/44f24cf5-59b3-4e96-99b5-13f029b035c6\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional podcast platforms<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen to this episode on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/884-how-to-spot-10-year-trends-and-build-billion\/id863897795?i=1000791500630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5Wljc6CIuGxxEXGex9XOqU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/+AAKebtWHWEo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/2031148#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/timferriss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1059468?country=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Castbox<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLuu6fDad2eJyWPm9dQfuorm2uuYHBZDCB\">YouTube Music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9814f3cc-1dc5-4003-b816-44a8eb6bf666\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/podcast\/The-Tim-Ferriss-Show\/B08K58QX5W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audible<\/a>, or on your favorite podcast platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transcripts<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Notes<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect with Kevin Ryan and AlleyCorp<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Reading, Listening, and Viewing<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organizations, Places, and Resources<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timestamps<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[00:00:00] Start.<\/li>\n<li>[00:01:25] The chronology, prepared by the robots.<\/li>\n<li>[00:03:40] 20 trends on a whiteboard, 10 years out.<\/li>\n<li>[00:06:33] Four conferences, a China trip, and how to seat 30 people.<\/li>\n<li>[00:11:42] The YouTube Kevin didn\u2019t start.<\/li>\n<li>[00:17:47] Gilt: $500 million in year four, then a falling knife.<\/li>\n<li>[00:22:06] \u201cWe\u2019re going to wait for the next internet.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>[00:25:58] DoubleClick: 25 countries before one was profitable.<\/li>\n<li>[00:27:52] The AlleyCorp model: $500K each, a year to build, then raise.<\/li>\n<li>[00:32:26] Recruiting Henry Blodget in 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>[00:38:28] The two-week business crush.<\/li>\n<li>[00:41:44] Valar Atomics: $20 million to $6 billion in three years.<\/li>\n<li>[00:45:25] Why the fund stays small: 2% vs. 20%.<\/li>\n<li>[00:47:15] Ping pong, red wine, and Ibiza dance floors.<\/li>\n<li>[00:49:05] Three things only; everything else cut 80%.<\/li>\n<li>[00:51:52] The book that changed Kevin\u2019s mind at 54.<\/li>\n<li>[00:54:20] Methylone: MDMA\u2019s gentler, shorter cousin.<\/li>\n<li>[00:56:54] The second mouse gets the cheese.<\/li>\n<li>[00:59:57] A public benefit corp that actually pays out.<\/li>\n<li>[01:05:46] Is early-stage venture dead?<\/li>\n<li>[01:08:04] Robot massage and the AI agent that switched to Spanish.<\/li>\n<li>[01:11:35] The healthcare Shopify that failed; MongoDB\u2019s revenue-free years.<\/li>\n<li>[01:15:06] Kevin\u2019s billboard.<\/li>\n<li>[01:16:19] Pulling levers: taxes, training, and immigrants.<\/li>\n<li>[01:20:04] New York is booming.<\/li>\n<li>[01:21:41] Parting thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quotes from Kevin Ryan <\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThere is no next internet.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Kevin Ryan<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s important to start narrow.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Kevin Ryan<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s better to do one thing really well than a bad job on everything.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Kevin Ryan<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI never think about exits. We need to focus on the product. Do we have a product that everyone wants to use? If you solve that, everything else follows.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Kevin Ryan<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThere\u2019s a saying that the early worm gets the bird, but the second mouse gets the cheese.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Kevin Ryan<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThere are 164 soft drinks. The odds of you coming up with one that stands out is pretty slim.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u00a0Kevin Ryan<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2016\/05\/29\/marc-andreessen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Want to hear<\/a> another episode with someone who builds category-defining companies and bets on where technology is headed?<\/strong> Listen to my conversation with Netscape co-creator and Andreessen Horowitz co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2016\/05\/29\/marc-andreessen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Marc Andreessen<\/strong><\/a>, in which we discussed his rules for investing, how he decides whether a company should stay the course or pivot, why his firm bets for change when others bet against it, the factors behind a big investment, the future of AI and drones, bitcoin, \u201cstrong opinions loosely held,\u201d his debate with Peter Thiel, <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2016\/05\/29\/marc-andreessen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Ryan is one of the leading entrepreneurs and investors in New York. 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