Ryan Waliany

As a young child, I was inspired by the movie, Short-Circuit, where Johnny Five reconfigures his circuitboard and operates on artificial intelligence.

Inspired by my childhood and love for programming, I developed interests in psychology, cognitive science, computer science, and education. I studied the process of learning, human and brain development, machine learning techniques, and theoretical computer science algorithms.

As early as junior high, I developed an advertising business on affiliate advertising through my online games (MUDs). In 2006, I co-founded HotSwap, Inc. and delivered the first ever video e-commerce platform. In 2009, I launched an iPhone application with a friend, which received over three million downloads. In 2010, I launched another iPhone application called Word Seek HD that made it to the top 40 iPad games list in the App Store and was featured in 'Educational Games', 'Word Battle Games' and 'Online Multiplayer.' In late 2010, I started a marketing/media/tech company which generated MM revenues.

I recently left my job to find my next passion and endeavor.