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Blog | Ryan Haraki

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I’m Ryan Haraki, a 19-year-old student studying Business & Computer Science at the University of British Columbia in British Columbia Canada. I was previously the co-founder and CEO of Collective, a hiring and work platform for web3 powered by on-chain data. I started Collective during the summer of 2022 because I had been itching to build a company and previously failed twice. I wanted to build something huge, and finally found a problem that I thought may be worth solving. The next 5 months included working every waking hour, experiencing insane highs and lows, learning and growing more than ever before, and meeting lots of interesting people. To continue the company, I decided we need to raise VC money. We weren’t able to get enough term sheets in time, and we sunsetted the company to focus on school and other commitments. I don’t plan to tell the story of Collective during this piece, but what I learned from it. Being a startup founder at such a young age has enabled me to compound

Blog | Ryan Haraki My learnings being a student founder Note: This blog post is adapted from the original Medium post. I’m Ryan Haraki, a 19-year-old student studying Business & Computer Science at the University of British Columbia in British Columbia Canada. I was previously the co-founder and CEO of Collective, a hiring and work platform for web3 powered by on-chain data. I started Collective during the summer of 2022 because I had been itching to build a company and previously failed twice. I wanted to build something huge, and finally found a problem that I thought may be worth solvi

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