Ryan Kohlman is Founder & CEO at TriviaHub, the digital events company helping businesses build culture and increase employee engagement through virtual trivia events and experiences. Prior to founding TriviaHub, Ryan was Direct of Product at Ascend Learning, a PE-owned online learning platform (acquired by Blackstone in 2017). Before that, Ryan spent some time in various consulting roles throughout the Midwest. TriviaHub is headquartered in Minneapolis.

In this episode, Ryan and The Takeoff's Michael Spiro talk about:

- What Ryan is building with TriviaHub

- What TriviaHub’s growth has been like to date

- How being HQ’d in Minneapolis has impacted the business’s ability to raise capital and hire top talent

- How Ryan’s experiences before TriviaHub make him well-prepared for his new journey

- Advice for students interested in starting their own companies

- Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs who may not have the most traditional tech founder & CEO background

- & much more.

You can find a written version of the conversation on our Substack (https://thetakeoff.substack.com/), and be sure to find us on Twitter @_TheTakeoff.

Relevant past interviews:

- Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI) (podcast)

- Henrique Dubugras (Founder & Co-CEO of Brex) (newsletter)

- Anu Hariharan (Partner at Y Combinator's Continuity Fund) (newsletter)

- Saam Motamedi (GP at Greylock) (newsletter)

- Russell Glass (CEO of Ginger) (podcast)

- Jeff Morris Jr. (Founder & Managing Partner at Chapter One) (newsletter)

Huge thanks to our former interview guest Andrew Oved (Reformation Partners) for the intro!

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