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The Rise of Alternative Investments with Ryan Eisenman


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This week, Jack Sharry is joined by Ryan Eisenman, Co-Founder and CEO of Arch—a platform built to streamline and standardize private investment operations. With a strong background in private markets, Ryan shares how Arch is leveraging technology to make alternative investing more secure, efficient, and accessible. Ryan breaks down the key trends fueling mainstream adoption and explains how Arch is helping family offices, RIAs, and institutional investors overcome the operational hurdles that come with managing alts. He also shares his perspective on where the market is headed—and how platforms like Arch are unlocking access to a broader range of investors


In this episode:

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (02:13) – What Arch does and who it serves
  • (03:29) – Ryan’s journey: from Wall Street to startup founder
  • (05:29) – Why alternative investments are booming
  • (11:10) – The story behind Arch’s growth
  • (12:26) – What’s fueling Arch’s momentum
  • (17:42) – Building with feedback: how Arch develops its product
  • (19:22) – What’s next for Arch and the alts market
  • (23:20) - Ryan's interests outside of work

  • Quotes

    "We want to unlock the ability to make, manage, and track alternative investments without the pain people are used to when they do make those investments." ~ Ryan Eisenman


    "To work at Arch, you have to love clients and love learning. We want to be doing this for decades, and the way you do this for decades is you invest in customers because customers can be the best advocates for you." ~ Ryan Eisenman


    "We're continuing to build the operations management automation tools that help people scale their alts businesses. And we're doing it increasingly in partnership with larger firms to support their offerings." ~ Ryan Eisenman


    Links 

    • Ryan Eisenman on LinkedIn
    • Arch
    • Fidelity Investments
    • Goldman Sachs
    • Morgan Stanley
    • Charles Schwab
    • Carta
    • Stripes
    • SpaceX
    • Blackstone
    • KKR
    • Sequoia Capital
    • SEI
    • iCapital

    • Connect with our hosts

      • LifeYield
      • Jack Sharry on LinkedIn
      • Jack Sharry on Twitter

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