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Ryan Spoon

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As a collegiate swimmer for Duke University, Ryan Spoon founded beRecruited.com in 2000. beRecruited now has 500,000 registered users and is the largest sports recruiting network on the web. beRecruited was acquired by RVS Ventures in 2007 and Ryan currently serves on the board of directors.

Ryan is now a senior associate with Polaris Venture Partners, where he focuses on the firm’s Dog Patch Labs, its startup incubator.

Previously, Ryan worked at Widgetbox, which he joined in December of 2007 as the Vice President of Marketing & Business Development. He also is the founder and president of sfEntrepreneurs - an organization of Bay Area investors and operators - which first launched InGameNow.com.

Prior to joining Widgetbox, Ryan spent 2003-2007 at eBay Inc. As part of the internet marketing team, Ryan focused on user acquisition and launched several social properties including eBay MyWorld, Reviews & Guides, Blogs and eBayMatchUps. Most recently, Ryan launched and managed the Kijiji.com business.

Milestones

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  Ryan Spoon added to Dog Patch Labs.
  Posted 9/10/09 at 9:04am
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  Ryan Spoon added a position as Senior Associate.
  Posted 8/2/09 at 5:25pm
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  Ryan Spoon added a position as President, Co-Founder at InGameNow.
  Posted 4/30/08 at 6:44am
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  Ryan Spoon added a position as Vice President Marketing & Business Development at Widgetbox.
  Posted 3/29/08 at 5:27pm
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  Ryan Spoon added a position as Sr. Manager, Internet Marketing at eBay.
  Posted 3/29/08 at 5:26pm
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  Ryan Spoon added a position as Founder at beRecruited.
  Posted 12/28/07 at 10:21pm

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