Ryan Blair

I get people very smart to teach me. So the best mentors I've had are team members that I've hired from, you know, into my company that knew finance or that knew software engineering. You know, these are the people that educated me. You know, I've had the privilege of serving alongside, you know, the former heads of major companies that I've been able to recruit into my company.

I get people very smart to teach me. So the best mentors I've had are team members that I've hired from, you know, into my company that knew finance or that knew software engineering. You know, these are the people that educated me. You know, I've had the privilege of serving alongside, you know, the former heads of major companies that I've been able to recruit into my company.

I get people very smart to teach me. So the best mentors I've had are team members that I've hired from, you know, into my company that knew finance or that knew software engineering. You know, these are the people that educated me. You know, I've had the privilege of serving alongside, you know, the former heads of major companies that I've been able to recruit into my company.

And so that they educated me.

And so that they educated me.

And so that they educated me.

uh tremendously so and you know so i'm always and i'm also interviewing people that are in roles constantly uh to gain intel so if i if i want to start a business i'll hire i'll interview the product manager for x company or y company so i can better understand what they're doing and how they're doing it and then apply those best practices to what i'm building see it's interesting because you just kind of answered both and what i just said which is you

uh tremendously so and you know so i'm always and i'm also interviewing people that are in roles constantly uh to gain intel so if i if i want to start a business i'll hire i'll interview the product manager for x company or y company so i can better understand what they're doing and how they're doing it and then apply those best practices to what i'm building see it's interesting because you just kind of answered both and what i just said which is you

uh tremendously so and you know so i'm always and i'm also interviewing people that are in roles constantly uh to gain intel so if i if i want to start a business i'll hire i'll interview the product manager for x company or y company so i can better understand what they're doing and how they're doing it and then apply those best practices to what i'm building see it's interesting because you just kind of answered both and what i just said which is you

Yeah, you have to get to a level where you're not incompetent. If I'm incompetent on finances, you would not want to partner with me. So I have to have a degree of competency on this, which means I got to learn. I got to read books. I got to go to seminars. I got to hire people until I increase my competency. But I'm never going to be the guy

Yeah, you have to get to a level where you're not incompetent. If I'm incompetent on finances, you would not want to partner with me. So I have to have a degree of competency on this, which means I got to learn. I got to read books. I got to go to seminars. I got to hire people until I increase my competency. But I'm never going to be the guy

Yeah, you have to get to a level where you're not incompetent. If I'm incompetent on finances, you would not want to partner with me. So I have to have a degree of competency on this, which means I got to learn. I got to read books. I got to go to seminars. I got to hire people until I increase my competency. But I'm never going to be the guy

organizing every transaction and figuring out the FASB rules, you know, and the gap rules and this, that, and the other for each and everything. I'm not going to figure out Sarbanes-Oxley to every degree to go public.

organizing every transaction and figuring out the FASB rules, you know, and the gap rules and this, that, and the other for each and everything. I'm not going to figure out Sarbanes-Oxley to every degree to go public.

organizing every transaction and figuring out the FASB rules, you know, and the gap rules and this, that, and the other for each and everything. I'm not going to figure out Sarbanes-Oxley to every degree to go public.

I have to hire people that know that, but I have to be competent enough to know, you know, how that stuff works and be able to speak finance with the finance people and lead those finance people to be effective and productive in finance, for example. What makes a great leader in folks? Empathy. What makes you a great leader?

I have to hire people that know that, but I have to be competent enough to know, you know, how that stuff works and be able to speak finance with the finance people and lead those finance people to be effective and productive in finance, for example. What makes a great leader in folks? Empathy. What makes you a great leader?

I have to hire people that know that, but I have to be competent enough to know, you know, how that stuff works and be able to speak finance with the finance people and lead those finance people to be effective and productive in finance, for example. What makes a great leader in folks? Empathy. What makes you a great leader?

What do you do that install that? We've had programs like that. And in fact, I own a health, a dog food company. I'm an owner in it that does similar things that you just described. So, Um, there, there, that, that math adds up when you, when you, uh, create connection with people, you know, it, and, and you create a relationship with people that adds up.

What do you do that install that? We've had programs like that. And in fact, I own a health, a dog food company. I'm an owner in it that does similar things that you just described. So, Um, there, there, that, that math adds up when you, when you, uh, create connection with people, you know, it, and, and you create a relationship with people that adds up.