Resourceful Tinkerer

Ryan Alex

Ryan is a revenue and go-to-market leader with senior experience at NerdWallet, LendingTree, Experian, and Active Network. Additionally, he earned an MBA from Pepperdine. His background spans building partner ecosystems, launching new business divisions, and cultivating relationships with major financial institutions. He's based in San Diego, CA.

Outside of work and family life, Ryan loves diving into Python, AI, Machine Learning, Math, IoT projects, and whatever else catches his curiosity — there's always something new to explore.

A lifelong learner at heart, he started this space to share what he's working through and thinking about. This is more from the point of view that writing leads to better understanding. Hope you find something useful here!



Recent Posts

The AI Note-Taker Buyer's Guide: Why Most "Best Recorder" Lists Ask the Wrong Question

Tags: AI , data , gadgets , open source

Published July 26, 2026, 8:48 a.m.

There are a lot of AI voice recorders that have come to market. Little devices promising to record meetings, transcribe them, summarize them, and provide action items. Most "best of" …

Worth the Bandwidth - June 2026

Tags: AI , Investing , articles , commodities , podcasts

Published June 8, 2026, 6 a.m.

Below are some articles and podcasts that I have found interesting.

AI in th Org

https://www.datacamp.com/podcast/ai-agents-at-work-what-actually-breaks-and-how-to-fix-it A very pragmatic view of how to use AI within an Organization. One …

The Understanding Layer of AI

Tags: AI , LLM , Machine Learning , Understanding

Published May 26, 2026, 8:43 a.m.

AI can summarize research, write code, and draft business plans... but it doesn't understand what it's doing. And for many people, it's already becoming a crutch.

AI still requires a …