Ingrid Riley

Founder, GridNet Group
Building businesses across Tech, Wellness + Culture
Caribbean × Diaspora
Media • Communities • Experiences • Platforms

[Darren Marble @darrenmarble]

Rookie founder mistake: building an advisory board of non-investors.

Every advisor needs to invest: $10k, $5k, $1k. Something!!

Don't be a rookie.

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

AI Just Called the Caribbean’s Data Bluff...Again. Here Are 3 Businesses to Build. https://t.co/xEnVUxDX7C

#SiliconCaribe

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

📍London
Growing SilionCaribe and Gridnet on the Go!
#DigitalNomad

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

Ok still in New York for a few days, so between today and tomorrow...it's a rash of strategic meetings.
Growing SiliconCaribe and Gridnet.

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

..."risk always looks reckless to the people standing still..."
-Codie Sanchez

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

@darrenmarble facts!

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

Hey guys, I am in New York for a few days. Would love to meet up with some more Caribbean entrepreneurs, industry professionals, and investors in Tech. Pls DM me. Cool beans.

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

Decided to run this back...from my blog

Why these 8 Industries and 50 Caribbean Companies are One Startup and one AI tool away from disruption.

https://t.co/VmyWYqFft3

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

FRESH POST from my blog

Follow the Friction: Where the Caribbean Innovation Economy’s Next Big Businesses Are Hiding - A FrameWork https://t.co/FLggTUDqEc

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

FRESH POST

The Caribbean Gets Another Intelligence Layer: Inside Explaining the Caribbean, the Region’s Newest Digital-First Media Brand https://t.co/yTfbw6y42N

#SiliconCaribe

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

FRESH POST

Somebody Finally Built the Scoreboard: FAMA and the Measuring of Caribbean Creator Culture https://t.co/kWYJCTpYur

#SiliconCaribe

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

There are huge, boring infrastructure gaps in the Caribbean & Diaspora Innovation Economy-and they can be filled very profitably.

While everyone chases the hype and sexy stuff, there’s cash to be made elsewhere.

More for those who see things differently.

Onward.

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

FRESH POST

The AI Garage: The Uncle Who Knows Cars and the Friend Who Remembers Deadlines https://t.co/WlYesFIQa6

#JamaicanStartups
#CaribbeanStartups
#AiPLatforms

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

“Real impact is truth, consistency over time. Visibility is not always a part of that. Everybody may not be talking about you all the time, but the work stands the test of time.”
- Keke Palmer

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

FRESH POST
AI Gave Caribbean Creators the Business Infrastructure They Never Had. Here’s How to Build With It.

Read More Here
https://t.co/KCJCwMVHPH

#CaribbeanCreators
#CreatorEconomy

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

FRESH POST

The Caribbean's biggest future export won't be music or tourism. It's already emerging, and most people haven't even noticed.

Read the full story
https://t.co/zVH9HFonjz
#CaribbeanCreators

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

GridNet creates the events, media, and marketplaces that bring together the people, ideas, brands, and destinations shaping the future at the intersection of technology, wellness, and culture.

https://t.co/bEeDqL0MHx

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

THIS FRIDAY!

I'm joining the Caribbean AI Summit for a Fireside Chat on how entrepreneurship has evolved over the past 19 years, lessons from building SiliconCaribe & Kingston BETA, and why AI is opening a new era of opportunity.

🗓️ July 17 | ⏰ 10:30 AM EST

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

FRESH POST

Jamaica Is Finally Opening the Door to Crypto Regulation. We’ve Been Knocking since 2018. https://t.co/0uWQfmvYDn

#FIntech
#Caribbean
#Crypto
#VirtualAssets
#Blockchain

[Ingrid Riley @ingridriley]

Forget Building The Caribbean’s Next MrBeast. Build The Company That Creates Twenty Of Them. https://t.co/oV98NwF7eH

#CaribbeanCreators
#CreatorEconomy