Ryan Merket
@merket.bsky.social
Early Facebook & Reddit. Now I mentor and invest in startups.
When a country slips into authoritarianism, centralized social media transforms from a platform of connection into a weaponized tool of surveillance. No longer active on FB, IG, X, or Threads.
When a country slips into authoritarianism, centralized social media transforms from a platform of connection into a weaponized tool of surveillance. No longer active on FB, IG, X, or Threads.
Uh, so this just happened. 😲
"This book is so much better than the usual ghost written, co authored Silicon Valley first person BS books. If you want to learn what Silicon Valley and tech is like for the rest of us, you need to read it." – @guykawasaki.bsky.social, legendary investor and operator.
"This book is so much better than the usual ghost written, co authored Silicon Valley first person BS books. If you want to learn what Silicon Valley and tech is like for the rest of us, you need to read it." – @guykawasaki.bsky.social, legendary investor and operator.
Hacker’s Edge: Breaking Rules, Beating Odds, and Reinventing a Life
Amazon.com: Hacker’s Edge: Breaking Rules, Beating Odds, and Reinventing a Life (Audible Audio Edition): Ryan Merket, Dean Wendt, Comal Publishing: Audible Books & Originals
www.amazon.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Uh, so this just happened. 😲
"This book is so much better than the usual ghost written, co authored Silicon Valley first person BS books. If you want to learn what Silicon Valley and tech is like for the rest of us, you need to read it." – @guykawasaki.bsky.social, legendary investor and operator.
"This book is so much better than the usual ghost written, co authored Silicon Valley first person BS books. If you want to learn what Silicon Valley and tech is like for the rest of us, you need to read it." – @guykawasaki.bsky.social, legendary investor and operator.
How often do you change the favorite contacts on your phone?
February 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
How often do you change the favorite contacts on your phone?
Come hangout with me and my buddy Nick Laning while he edit photographs! www.twitch.tv/nicklaning
NickLaning - Twitch
Come hangout with me while I edit photographs!
www.twitch.tv
February 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Come hangout with me and my buddy Nick Laning while he edit photographs! www.twitch.tv/nicklaning
Love this. Small creators just trying to make it. www.reddit.com/r/videos/com...
Stumbled into this video: Living abroad Costa Rica, Starting Sustainable Farm. Morning hike.
www.reddit.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Love this. Small creators just trying to make it. www.reddit.com/r/videos/com...
Reposted by Ryan Merket
In the first edition of Netmaker, I talk a bit about my creative marketing history with Twitter and take a closer look at the viability of developing similar concepts on Bluesky. open.substack.com/pub/netmaker...
Creative Marketing on Bluesky
From Twitter to X to Bluesky
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In the first edition of Netmaker, I talk a bit about my creative marketing history with Twitter and take a closer look at the viability of developing similar concepts on Bluesky. open.substack.com/pub/netmaker...
Please make it make sense.
February 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Please make it make sense.
Amazon takes control of James Bond rights...
February 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Amazon takes control of James Bond rights...
Reposted by Ryan Merket
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"The biggest problem: developers don’t want GPUs. They don’t even want AI/ML models. They want LLMs."
fly.io/blog/wrong-a...
fly.io/blog/wrong-a...
We Were Wrong About GPUs
Do my tears surprise you? Strong CEOs also cry.
fly.io
February 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"The biggest problem: developers don’t want GPUs. They don’t even want AI/ML models. They want LLMs."
fly.io/blog/wrong-a...
fly.io/blog/wrong-a...
Back in 2009 when I worked at Facebook, I told a friend not to use Messenger as it was like chatting with your friends in a courtroom, mic’d up for the jury to hear. Turns out, I underestimated just how many people were listening.
February 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Back in 2009 when I worked at Facebook, I told a friend not to use Messenger as it was like chatting with your friends in a courtroom, mic’d up for the jury to hear. Turns out, I underestimated just how many people were listening.
Reposted by Ryan Merket
Only the best tech toddlers www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Only the best tech toddlers www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
We defunded the CFPB while Trump launched a scam coin to rob his own followers. The message is clear: fraud isn’t a bug in America — it’s the operating system.
February 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We defunded the CFPB while Trump launched a scam coin to rob his own followers. The message is clear: fraud isn’t a bug in America — it’s the operating system.
'Anything At All’—The new album from Denison Witmer produced by and featuring Sufjan Stevens is out now. #music #idie #folk
cc: @denisonwitmer.bsky.social & @sufjanstevens.bsky.social
cc: @denisonwitmer.bsky.social & @sufjanstevens.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
'Anything At All’—The new album from Denison Witmer produced by and featuring Sufjan Stevens is out now. #music #idie #folk
cc: @denisonwitmer.bsky.social & @sufjanstevens.bsky.social
cc: @denisonwitmer.bsky.social & @sufjanstevens.bsky.social
One of the best emails one can get as an angel investor.
Too bad it was for $243
Too bad it was for $243
February 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
One of the best emails one can get as an angel investor.
Too bad it was for $243
Too bad it was for $243
So cool to see how far we've come. www.youtube.com/watch?v=psIb...
Flying in 1979 It Was a New Experience
YouTube video by David Hoffman
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
So cool to see how far we've come. www.youtube.com/watch?v=psIb...
Reposted by Ryan Merket
Do you now or have you ever received social security, medicare, medicaid, SNAP, disability, unemployment benefits, or tax credits such as Child Tax Credits?
Congratulations! You’re part of the Parasite Class!! (A group over 70% Americans are part of.)
Your new president HATES you!
Congratulations! You’re part of the Parasite Class!! (A group over 70% Americans are part of.)
Your new president HATES you!
February 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Do you now or have you ever received social security, medicare, medicaid, SNAP, disability, unemployment benefits, or tax credits such as Child Tax Credits?
Congratulations! You’re part of the Parasite Class!! (A group over 70% Americans are part of.)
Your new president HATES you!
Congratulations! You’re part of the Parasite Class!! (A group over 70% Americans are part of.)
Your new president HATES you!
Kelly and I were hired together for the same team, on the same day, and went through training together.
I believe her.
She's incredibly brave for sticking her neck out like this.
I believe her.
She's incredibly brave for sticking her neck out like this.
Former Meta director is suing the company over a 'toxic pattern' of silencing women: 'I can show what happens when we want more masculine workplaces'
Kelly Stonelake claims Meta neglected to act after she reported sexual harassment and retaliated against her for raising concerns.
fortune.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Kelly and I were hired together for the same team, on the same day, and went through training together.
I believe her.
She's incredibly brave for sticking her neck out like this.
I believe her.
She's incredibly brave for sticking her neck out like this.
Men, order the flowers and buy the chocolates now. Don’t wait until the last second!
February 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Men, order the flowers and buy the chocolates now. Don’t wait until the last second!
“Be afraid and do it anyway!”
February 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“Be afraid and do it anyway!”
How to stop using Meta and X.
1) Delete apps off phone.
2) Install redirector app on your browser.
3) Create rules that redirect you to alternative (like BlueSky!) anytime you click or type in one of the domains.
1) Delete apps off phone.
2) Install redirector app on your browser.
3) Create rules that redirect you to alternative (like BlueSky!) anytime you click or type in one of the domains.
February 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
How to stop using Meta and X.
1) Delete apps off phone.
2) Install redirector app on your browser.
3) Create rules that redirect you to alternative (like BlueSky!) anytime you click or type in one of the domains.
1) Delete apps off phone.
2) Install redirector app on your browser.
3) Create rules that redirect you to alternative (like BlueSky!) anytime you click or type in one of the domains.
