Richard Ryan is a software developer and media executive with more than twenty years of experience in the tech industry. He has generated billions of views and millions of followers across social media platforms, leveraging his deep understanding of algorithms and digital marketing. -As a co-founder of Black Rifle Coffee Company, he helped grow the brand to a publicly traded powerhouse with a $1.7 billion valuation and $396 million in revenue in 2023 -Richard has created a suite of applications to include a YouTube app that debuted in the App Store four years before YouTube. Across multiple apps, he’s achieved millions of downloads. -As a media executive, he launched Rated Red with Verizon Media and Hearst Publications, growing it to over one million organic subscribers in its first year. -Richard’s YouTube empire includes several channels like FullMag (2.7 million subscribers), with over twenty billion views across all his platforms. The Warrior's Garden: https://www.warriorsgarden.com/ Today's Sponsors: Montana Knife Company: https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ Bubs Naturals: https://www.bubsnaturals.com/ -BUBS IS THE ONLY BRAND THAT IS 100% NSF for SPORT CERTIFIED AND Whole30 Approved. -BUBS is the purest form of collagen, sustainably sourced from grass-fed and pasture-raised cows in southern Brazil -Keto and Paleo Diet Approved -Heat tolerant, you can put it in anything! USE CODE CLEARED HOT FOR 20% OFF YOUR NEXT PURCHASE
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We are back. Today is Memorial Day. I hope that you are living your fullest life. So many times people have asked me, what is the best way to say thank you, not only for people's service who are still alive, but for those who paid the ultimate price, giving their life in service of this country. I can give an answer that only counts for me. And that answer is
Live the fullest life humanly possible. Live a life that would be befitting the sacrifice that other people have made. Do the best that you can. I think that's the best way you can honor them. Now, let's talk about today's guest. Today's guest is Mr. Richard Ryan. He is, I was going to say a behind the scenes kind of guy, but not always. I say that because he's got a couple of bullet points here.
He is of the core four founders of Black Rifle Coffee. He is probably the most unknown. Involved from very early on, helped grow at its peak Black Rifle Coffee to a $1.7 billion evaluation with 396 million revenue in 2023. A tech pioneer as well. This is what's cool about Ryan and we talked a lot about this today. He knows his way around the internet. He knows his way around AI.
We didn't really get into the blockchain stuff. He's a blockchain psychopath as well. My words not necessarily how he would describe himself, but I'm going to go ahead and say that. And also a huge content creator. Several channels, one of them called FullMag, 2.7 million subscribers. Across his content channels, 20 billion views. What a Ein Arschloch. Das ist richtig.
Das ist, was 20 Billionen Views bedeutet, denke ich. Wir hatten eine wirklich interessante Konversation. Wir haben viel über die Internet und AI besprochen. Er hat ein neues Buch, das sich nennt The Warrior's Garden, das sich spezifisch um die Internet, AI, soziale Medien handelt und wie es uns komplett und eindeutig als eine Spezies zerstört. Wiederum, meine Worte sind nicht unbedingt seine.
Das war eine faszinierende Konversation. Wir waren ein bisschen auf dem Zeitraum, weil nach diesem Episode, das wir gedreht haben, nicht das Ad-Read, das ich gerade mache, oder das Intro, flogen wir runter und haben die Backseat-Rides in den Jets gemacht. Ich denke, wir haben für etwa 90 Minuten gesprochen. Ich werde ihn hier wieder rausnehmen.
Ich fühle mich, als ob wir für mehrere Stunden gesprochen hätten. Und wir werden das tun. Aber das ist heute's Episode und das ist heute's Gast, Mr. Richard Ryan. Bevor wir dazu kommen, lassen wir uns ein kurzes Ad-Read machen. Heute's Episode ist von Montana Knife Company.
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