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About
Ryan Close is the founder and CEO of Bartesian, a consumer products company he built from an initial concept and prototype into a distribution platform spanning direct-to-consumer, Amazon, national retail, and hospitality channels. His work focuses on scaling physical consumer products that combine hardware with recurring revenue, using partnerships, licensing, and distribution to support growth. He also invests in and advises early-stage consumer, technology, and hardware companies, serves as a board member of YPO Chicago, and is an Endeavor Entrepreneur.
Founder, CEO at Bartesian
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- Who is Ryan Close?
- Ryan Close is the founder and CEO of Bartesian, a consumer products company he built from an initial concept and prototype into a distribution platform spanning direct-to-consumer, Amazon, national retail, and hospitality channels. His work focuses on scaling physical consumer products that combine hardware with recurring revenue, using partnerships, licensing, and distribution to support growth. He also invests in and advises early-stage consumer, technology, and hardware companies, serves as a board member of YPO Chicago, and is an Endeavor Entrepreneur.
- Where does Ryan Close work?
- Ryan Close is Founder, CEO of Bartesian.
- What companies did Ryan Close found?
- Ryan Close founded Bartesian.
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