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# Kevin P. Ryan

(1969)   Businessperson

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Kevin P. Ryan is a businessperson, best known for *When Tumor Is the Rumor and Cancer Is the Answer*.

## Quick Facts About Kevin P. Ryan

Born June 8, 1969

Profession Businessperson

Notable works When Tumor Is the Rumor and Cancer Is the Answer

## About Kevin P. Ryan

Kevin P. Ryan is an American executive and investor. Ryan was an executive at DoubleClick from 1996 to 2005. Ryan co-founded AlleyCorp, a venture capital firm, in 2008, through which he has founded several New York–based businesses, including Gilt Groupe, Business Insider and MongoDB.

##  Quotes by Kevin P. Ryan

> [I heavily overinvest in recruiting. I have an understanding with certain search firms that if you find someone great, don't wait until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-p-ryan/i-heavily-overinvest-in-recruiting-i-have-an-understanding-with/)

[Kevin P. Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-p-ryan/)

[Certain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/certain/)

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> [The best way to be productive is to have a great team. So I spend more time than most CEOs on human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-p-ryan/the-best-way-to-be-productive-is-to-have-a-great-team-so-i-spend-more/)

[Kevin P. Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-p-ryan/)

[Best way](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-way/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/kevin-p-ryan-72005_best-way_the-best-way-to-be-productive-is-to-have_527349.jpg)

> [I don't have an office. I sit in a cubicle with everybody else. That's partly so no one can ask for an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-p-ryan/i-don-t-have-an-office-i-sit-in-a-cubicle-with-everybody-else-that-s/)

[Kevin P. Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-p-ryan/)

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [I used to think business was 50 percent having the right people. Now I think it's 80 percent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-p-ryan/i-used-to-think-business-was-50-percent-having-the-right-people-now-i/)

[Kevin P. Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-p-ryan/)

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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