Ryan Blair

Just doing that. Yeah.

Just doing that. Yeah.

At what point did you realize you were unemployable? So the company I worked for, the engineering company, bought a company out of Las Vegas that did player tracking and player management for the casinos. And they dispatched me to meet with the casino heads and to meet with their heads of IT and to develop the product and to actually be a part of the sales of the product.

At what point did you realize you were unemployable? So the company I worked for, the engineering company, bought a company out of Las Vegas that did player tracking and player management for the casinos. And they dispatched me to meet with the casino heads and to meet with their heads of IT and to develop the product and to actually be a part of the sales of the product.

At what point did you realize you were unemployable? So the company I worked for, the engineering company, bought a company out of Las Vegas that did player tracking and player management for the casinos. And they dispatched me to meet with the casino heads and to meet with their heads of IT and to develop the product and to actually be a part of the sales of the product.

I said, I'm developing the product. I'm selling the product. Why do I have to have these other boneheads in the room with me? And that's what had me go out on my own and start my own technology company. So that was the first thing was a technology company for casinos? Was it that? No, it was just tech in general. It was called 24-7 Tech. Our byline was, if your network is a wreck, call 24-7 Tech.

I said, I'm developing the product. I'm selling the product. Why do I have to have these other boneheads in the room with me? And that's what had me go out on my own and start my own technology company. So that was the first thing was a technology company for casinos? Was it that? No, it was just tech in general. It was called 24-7 Tech. Our byline was, if your network is a wreck, call 24-7 Tech.

I said, I'm developing the product. I'm selling the product. Why do I have to have these other boneheads in the room with me? And that's what had me go out on my own and start my own technology company. So that was the first thing was a technology company for casinos? Was it that? No, it was just tech in general. It was called 24-7 Tech. Our byline was, if your network is a wreck, call 24-7 Tech.

And I just dispatched network technicians to help people with network issues. I love that. Dude, we...

And I just dispatched network technicians to help people with network issues. I love that. Dude, we...

And I just dispatched network technicians to help people with network issues. I love that. Dude, we...

Yeah, the blue screen.

Yeah, the blue screen.

Yeah, the blue screen.

land. So I pivoted. I went to go raise a venture capital and they said that my business model was unscalable. It was hard. And I was, I was devastated. You know, I took these meetings with very esteemed venture capitalists and they looked at me and they said, this is, this isn't going to work. Not going to happen. Not going to happen. So there was a broadband wireless services company.

land. So I pivoted. I went to go raise a venture capital and they said that my business model was unscalable. It was hard. And I was, I was devastated. You know, I took these meetings with very esteemed venture capitalists and they looked at me and they said, this is, this isn't going to work. Not going to happen. Not going to happen. So there was a broadband wireless services company.

land. So I pivoted. I went to go raise a venture capital and they said that my business model was unscalable. It was hard. And I was, I was devastated. You know, I took these meetings with very esteemed venture capitalists and they looked at me and they said, this is, this isn't going to work. Not going to happen. Not going to happen. So there was a broadband wireless services company.

And this was when prior to broadband being ubiquitous, ubiquitous, I was doing about 15,000 a month of revenue. I bought the company and then scaled it up and sold it. and a $24 million transaction when I was, $25 million transaction when I was 24. Well, let's talk about that.

And this was when prior to broadband being ubiquitous, ubiquitous, I was doing about 15,000 a month of revenue. I bought the company and then scaled it up and sold it. and a $24 million transaction when I was, $25 million transaction when I was 24. Well, let's talk about that.

And this was when prior to broadband being ubiquitous, ubiquitous, I was doing about 15,000 a month of revenue. I bought the company and then scaled it up and sold it. and a $24 million transaction when I was, $25 million transaction when I was 24. Well, let's talk about that.