Jake Ryan
CIO
at Tradecraft Capital
Jake Ryan is an author & CIO at Tradecraft Capital, a digital asset manager focused on the next long-wave economic cycle, the Age of Autonomy®. His first book, Crypto Investing in the Age of Autonomy, published by John Wiley & Sons, is a US News & World Report ‘Best 7 Book on Crypto Investing and DeFi.’
Jake is also an advisor to several VC-backed startups and was an advisor to two VC accelerators and a PE firm. He was a guest lecturer at Pepperdine University where they used his book as the textbook for their MBA in Data Analytics program. Prior to Tradecraft, he ran a specialized software engineering firm for 20 years.
Jake earned a Computer Science degree with a concentration in AI from the University of Texas at Austin. He is the 1st author of published work, applying AI to cybersecurity, which has 800+ Google Scholar citations.
Articles by Jake Ryan
Sales Comp Kick Start: Keys to Getting It Right as You Begin to Build Your Sales Team
Webinar Recap featuring Donya Rose, Managing Principal from The Cygnal Group Sales compensation is one of the most critical aspects of building a successful sales organization. Many early-stage founders stumble...
Austin Tech Week 2025 Recap
Mucker Capital hosted two powerful days of programming during Austin Tech Week, bringing together founders, operators, and growth leaders to share real-world insights from the startup trenches. Across four sessions,...
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 3 Recap: AI Search – Wednesday Oct 15
After two packed days exploring AI startup building and go-to-market growth, Day 3 of LA Tech Week shifted focus to the evolving world of AI Search, how new AI technologies...
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 2 Recap: Startup Growth – Tuesday Oct 14
After a packed AI Building Day, we continued LA Tech Week with Startup Growth Day, a full schedule of sessions focused on go-to-market strategy, founder journeys, and scaling startups in...
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 1 Recap: AI Building – Monday Oct 13
We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day...
Using Customer Feedback to Build a Product that Customers Will Love
Customer feedback is the lifeblood of successful product development, but many startups struggle with collecting, validating, and prioritizing the constant stream of input from users, advisors, and internal teams. In...