The executive chairman and founder of mobile app company Dosh, Ryan Wuerch previously spent 10 years as chairman and chief executive officer of tech firm Motricity. Outside of his work with Dosh, Ryan Wuerch enjoys playing golf. In golf, players often use fairway woods 3 and 5 from the tee, particularly when they do not require the full strength of the driver. Fairway woods are also useful when hitting from the fairway, although the shot requires a high degree of technical ability. When setting up for a fairway drive, place the ball forward in your stance. This allows you to swing down on the ball and allow the natural loft of the club to carry your shot. If you make a divot slightly in front of the ball, you know that you have succeeded in swinging down on the ball. Before the swing, resist the urge to shift your weight back like you would with a driver. Because the ball is on the ground instead of on a tee, it is important to stay balanced on both feet throughout the entire swing.
Dosh is making its debut as retailers are struggling. Store closures are on pace to break a record this year, and the retail industry could be careening over a tipping point that it’s unlikely to rebound from. The industry could be undergoing a permanent restructuring as e-commerce continues to rise and eliminates the need for the surfeit of malls and shops that has been littering the U.S. retail landscape. With desperate retailers seeking digital answers to their difficulties, Dosh seems to be arriving at a good time to strike partnerships. It also appears to have done the legwork for potential partners by linking with credit card companies, giving them little reason not to try Dosh.
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The former president of Learning 2000, Inc., which developed some of the most comprehensive and interactive educational software, Ryan Wuerch is an experienced business leader who now serves as executive chairman of DOSH. Prior to this, Ryan Wuerch founded Motricity, a mobile services company, which he grew to over $1 billion in public market valuation. He also founded Solavei, which achieved over 400,000 subscribers and $150 million in revenues in its first three years and won the Red Herring Top 100 Award in 2014. The Red Herring Top 100 award highlights some of the most promising tech startup companies in Europe, Asia, and North America. Established in 1996, it is trusted by investors and strategists around the world as a means of identifying promising companies. Each year, hundreds of privately held companies compete for the award, which is only offered to companies in the life sciences and technological sectors. To make its decisions, Red Herring drawson a list of 20 criteria, including social contribution, customer base, and global reach, among others. Further, it assesses each company individually, using a panel of independent judges in addition to examining reports submitted by candidates and conducting conversations with company CEOs. Past winners of the award include Google, Skype, and eBay.
