Ryan Scott

Ryan Scott is the father of the OPT-IN email marketing industry, and holds a patent for the double opt-in method. He is the Co-founder and former CTO of NetCreations, Inc., the first 100% opt-in e-mail marketing company. The traditional direct marketing industry resisted embracing opt-in, claiming it would hurt their industry. NetCreations countered by showing them that ethical email marketing was profitable, sustainable, and defensible.

Ryan Scott and business partner Rosalind Resnick built NetCreations from a two-person Web design firm in 1995, to a $58 million (sales) public company in 2001. SEAT Pagine Gialle acquired NetCreations shortly thereafter for $111 million cash. Scott left to pursue other ventures following the sale.

Prior to NetCreations, Ryan Scott was Editor in Chief and Founder of
PLAYFIELD! Game Developers Newsletter (1989-1995), a technical magazine for Amiga game developers. He is credited with developing Turbo Plus, which gave developers more power for writing games, and has released several games for the Amiga including Roach Motel and Spazmodic Microorganisms.

Ryan Scott is currently CEO of Run Interactive (2002-present), a computer software company that develops games for multiple platforms. He is also CEO of Body-Philosophy.net, an informational site focused on the self-enhancement markets such as Plastic Surgery, Lifestyle Pharmaceuticals, Extreme Life Extension and several other fields. In addition, Ryan Scott has investments in numerous Information Technology and Environmental Service companies including Signum Biosciences, Sierra Nevada Solar, Cool Earth Solar, , Mahalo, and Tesla Motors. Scott currently lives in the greater Los Angeles area with his wife Joanna, and is the Director of the Ryan and Joanna Scott Foundation For
Charitable Giving.

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