Join   Log In
  • Startup Jobs
  • Recruit
  • Discover
  • Blog
    John Ramey

    John Ramey

    Founded: @the-prepared @nomadic-mentors @defense-innovation-unit-experimental-diux @isocket. Angel, advisor, consultant, innovation designer / ecosystem builder

    Entrepreneur Boulder
    There was a problem loading your content.
     
    Experience
    The Prepared
    Exit
    The Prepared
    Founder & CEO 2018 - 2023 (about 5 years)
    New York Times cover profile: "The Prepared is emerging as the voice of a movement."

    I'm credited with taking a niche, overlooked market ("preppers") into the mainstream,... more growing it to ~10% of US households in five years with less than a million in capital. TP was acquired in 2023 after reaching >10 million users and driving 8 figures in product sales. Covered in >100 mainstream media hits, including a 60 Minutes feature, CNN documentary, New Yorker profile, etc.
    Defense Innovation Unit - Experimental (DIUx)
    Defense Innovation Unit - Experimental (DIUx)
    Founder, advisor to the White House and DOD 2015 - 2016 (about 1 year)
    Advised the US Secretary of Defense and Obama White House / US CTO on the need and path to create better bridges between the private innovation sector and government. Main... more project was DIUx, a failed project that we diagnosed and rebuilt. Today DIU is one of the most successful government innovation programs worldwide.
    Nomadic Mentors
    Exit
    Nomadic Mentors
    Founder 2015 - 2017 (almost 2 years)
    Nomadic Mentors is a highly selective group of startup founders and innovators who travel to developing ecosystems and share their knowledge in person. Our mentors have collectively... more raised over $3B in venture capital. Through their NM trips they have directly helped over 10,000 aspiring entrepreneurs in 40 countries and advised numerous governments / schools / accelerators etc on things like entrepreneurial ecosystem building, immigration, and education reform.
    isocket
    Exit
    isocket
    Founder, CEO, Chairman 2008 - 2014 (over 6 years)
    I'm credited with creating a new market segment in online advertising that has grown from zero to >$20B per year, which powers high-quality journalism and other premium... more content around the web.
    Founder
    Nomadic Mentors, Defense Innovation Unit - Experimental (DIUx)
    Employee
    isocket, The Prepared
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Hubs, Zemanta
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    About
    Achievements

    Personally mentored thousands of founders in over 30 countries, then created the world's best network of traveling startup mentors (over $5B in VC raised among the mentors) which has helped >10,000 founders in >50 countries and lead to major reforms (like the creation of founder/STEM visas in top EU countries.)

    Solved a critical-but-hairy government problem that had 25 years of previous failures. Designed a new agency similar to DARPA that has deployed over $1B to startups working on nontraditional problems.

    Created a multibillion dollar double-sided market from scratch.

    Youngest founder to raise VC in 2009.

    Awarded by White House as top US entrepreneur under 30.

    Co-designed 2 of the top 5 undergraduate entrepreneurship courses in US universities.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    User Experience Design Product Management Product Marketing Sales and Marketing Market Research Fundraising Mentoring Consulting
    Locations
    Europe United States Asia Africa Middle East South America Boulder Denver San Francisco Bay Area New York City Tokyo Amsterdam Berlin
    Help · Blog · Twitter · Terms · Privacy Policy & Cookies · Unsubscribe · Cookie Preferences · Press · Profile not verified