# Chris Hladczuk on Silicon Valley: “I interviewed someone who created $25B worth of startup valu…”

> I interviewed someone who created $25B worth of startup value over the past 25 years. The "Father of NYC tech" has also … — 4.0K likes, 1.0K reposts on X.

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- **Author:** @chrishlad
- **Verified:** Yes
- **Rank today:** #5 of 14
- **Posted:** 2021-04-25 17:58 UTC

I interviewed someone who created $25B worth of startup value over the past 25 years. The "Father of NYC tech" has also raised $2B in venture capital funding. His name is Kevin Ryan and here's what I learned:

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