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    Ryan Lawler

    Ryan Lawler

    Writing, Researching & Content Strategy | Formerly @samsungnext @500startups @techcrunch & @gigaom

    Venture Capital Philadelphia New York University '00
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    Experience
    Samsung Next
    Samsung Next
    Head of Content 2017 - 2021 (about 4 years)
    I led all aspects of thought leadership and content development at the Samsung division responsible for driving innovation within startup ecosystems globally. I managed a... more global content calendar for dozens of internal stakeholders and content producers around the world, resulting in more than 300 articles, 60 podcast episodes, and 100 videos published during my time there.
    500 Global
    500 Global
    Venture Partner 2015 - 2016 (about 1 year)
    My responsibilities included sourcing investments in early-stage startups for the seed fund, recruiting companies for the accelerator, and advising the accelerator companies... more (PR, marketing, pitch decks, demo day presentations, messaging).

    Sourced and recommended investment in This is L (acquired for $100M by Procter & Gamble) and AutoFi. Accelerator advisor to the founding teams of YouStake, WorkAmerica, OpenSponsorship, and Bigfinite.
    TechCrunch
    TechCrunch
    Senior Writer & Editor 2012 - 2015 (about 3 years)
    In this role, I wrote breaking news and analysis about strategic business alliances, startup financing, leadership changes, and M&A activity. I also developed a deep network... more of sources in the startup community that included founders, C-level tech executives, and venture capitalists.
    Gigaom
    Gigaom
    Senior Writer 2009 - 2012 (about 3 years)
    During my time at Gigaom, I was responsible for writing news and analysis stories on the convergence of traditional and digital media business models around pay, subscription-based,... more and ad-supported content online.
    Bigfinite
    Bigfinite
    Advisor
    YouStake
    YouStake
    Advisor
    OpenSponsorship
    OpenSponsorship
    Advisor
    WorkAmerica
    Exit
    WorkAmerica
    Advisor
    Founder
     
    Employee
    500 Global, Gigaom, TechCrunch, Samsung Next
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    YouStake, WorkAmerica, OpenSponsorship, Bigfinite
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    At Samsung Next, I led the launch of Component, a monthly tech publication that explored innovation in AI, edge computing, health tech, media tech, and food tech. Grew readership from 0 to 30K monthly uniques in under four months.

    I also launched multiple multimedia content series, including the bi-weekly “What’s Next” podcast; the instructional video series ClassroomX; the artificial intelligence lecture series “How AI is Changing the World”; and mini-documentary “The End of the Beginning.”

    Partnered with an external vendor on a redesign of samsungnext.com that led to 3x traffic growth in three months post-launch. Overhauled the corporate blog, increasing publication frequency and growing traffic 6x in the first 100 days.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
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