Ethan Beard

Ethan Beard I'm a highly technical business person. I love learning the fundamentals of how technologies work and using that to guide strategy, go-to-market, and partnerships. I'm outcomes-oriented and love steep learning curves. I thrive in high-growth environments where ambiguity is the norm. I've helped define, grow, and scale some of the world's most impactful developer platforms including Android, Facebook Platform, and Ripple's XRP Ledger. I've run developer ecosystems end-to-end, from APIs and SDKs through devrel, ecosystem funds, and growth. I've conceived, negotiated, and closed hundreds of strategic partnerships, distribution agreements, licensing deals, and venture investments, from first check through Series C. Some highlights include Android's foundational carrier and OEM partnerships, and Facebook Platform's relationships with Apple, Google, Microsoft, Spotify, Netflix and dozens of others. I've also founded companies, most recently Yoz Labs (creator-economy crypto, $4.35M raised). That gave me firsthand experience of the ups and downs of the founder seat. Recently, I've been building with and for agents, including ClawNet (clwnt.com), agent-native communications infrastructure t

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