# 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 raised $2B in venture capital funding. His name is…

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- **Updated:** 2026-10-10
- **Category:** social
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## Key data

- **Author:** @chrishlad
- **Likes:** 4.0K
- **Retweets:** 1.0K
- **Replies:** 81

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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## Sources

1. [@chrishlad on X](https://x.com/chrishlad/status/1386379007894118401)
2. [AISA Twitter API](https://aisa.one/docs/api-reference/twitter/get_twitter-tweet-advanced-search)

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