Rudy Ruano moved into venture investing after actually running startups himself, having served as CEO/cofounder of scanR and worked across enterprise software, internet content, and semiconductor companies like iMediation, Internet Pictures, and Intel before that. That hands-on founder background carries into how he works with entrepreneurs today—he's held office hours for founder communities like Founders Network to explain venture debt, and Techspert's CEO publicly thanked him by name for backing the company with real understanding of its mission.