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
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...
How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...
7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself
The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out
A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies
In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...