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Ryan Holmes

Founder and interim CEO, Hootsuite

Writes on entrepreneurship, leadership, and building businesses from scratch; founder of the League of Innovators nonprofit. Coach's note: Solid bootstrapping perspective plus youth entrepreneurship programs worth knowing.

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Key arguments & positions

  • Bootstrapped, freemium SaaS growth — build a large free user base before layering on paid tiers.
  • Writes on startup governance and founder transitions.

Accomplishments

  • Founded Hootsuite in 2008 and grew it past 18 million users; returned as interim CEO in April 2026, six years after leaving the role.
  • Co-founded Oristand (2016) and the League of Innovators youth entrepreneurship program.
  • Published "The 4 Billion Dollar Tweet" (2017).

Papers & key writings

  • "The 4 Billion Dollar Tweet" (2017)
  • Ongoing columns at Forbes, Inc., and Entrepreneur

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Ryan Holmes

Founder & Former CEO, Hootsuite. Writes on entrepreneurship, leadership, and building businesses from scratch; founder of the League of Innovators nonprofit.

Why I recommend it: Solid bootstrapping perspective plus youth entrepreneurship programs worth knowing.

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