Patrick Spaulding Ryan, PhD

Experience

PSR lawfirm

Founder 2004 - Present (over 20 years)

My solo practice, focuses scaling startups from idea to launch.

Turion Space

Fractional General Counsel 2021 - Present (over 3 years)

Investor/Advisor in Turion's post-YC Demo Day round, then joined as fractional General Counsel in April 2022.

memoryos

Advisor

University of California, Berkeley

Visiting Scholar, Berkeley Law 2023 - Present (almost 2 years)

Researching cybersecurity & law of outer space.

Founder

Altairian, My Little Mascara Club

Employee

University of California, Berkeley, PRTA Ventures, Turion Space, University of Colorado-Boulder, Google, ByteDance, PSR lawfirm

Advisor

memoryos, CLUPP

Education

Projects

Various academic publications

SSRN publications

Peer reviewed policy/tech publications

About

Skills

Internet Blockchain Focus Strategy Engineering Product Security Compliance Telecommunications Recruiting Travel Legal Wireless Operations Consulting Research Government Leadership Management Services RF Communications Education MBA

Locations

San Mateo

Q&A

What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

Why we Sleep by Matthew Walker.

What's your favorite non-business book?

Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

I'd be building a new alternative blockchain-based corporate ecosystem, immune from government.

What words of advice would you give your younger self?

Buffet's investment advice about the S&P 500 is bullshit, get into venture early.

What's the most creative thing you've ever done?

Made a video in order to get in to college (I had an 840 SAT)

Patrick Spaulding Ryan, PhD (He/Him)

Startup advisor, founder's coach, all-purpose attorney, syndicator. And dad.