# David Ronick

> David Ronick is a New York entrepreneur, investor and mentor who co-founded Stash and served as its initial CEO. He also founded WinWin, coaches early-stage founders, is a limited partner in Everywhere Ventures, and writes 10Xing about AI tools for startups. His public LinkedIn profile lists a stealth startup.

- **Role:** Founder at Stealth Startup; writer of 10Xing
- **Organizations:** Stealth Startup, Stash, WinWin, Everywhere Ventures, Techstars, Brown University, Harvard Business School, Fresh Space Media, Moby Entertainment, Move Collective
- **Education:** BA, English and History, Brown University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Stash and served as its initial CEO., Stash attracted more than 20,000 investors in its first five weeks after its October 2015 app launch., Coached Amanda Steinberg from the idea stage of DailyWorth.

## Career timeline

- **1989** — Graduated from Brown University with a BA in English and History.
- **1994** — Earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- **2000-2003** — Founder and CEO of Fresh Space Media, according to his Wellfound profile.
- **2004-2005** — COO of Moby Entertainment, according to his Wellfound profile.
- **2008** — Met Amanda Steinberg and began coaching her as she prepared to launch DailyWorth.
- **2011** — Published Inc. essays on startup planning, pitches and moving from idea to business.
- **2012-2013** — COO of Move Collective, according to his Wellfound profile.
- **2015** — Co-founded Stash with Brandon Krieg and Ed Robinson; served as initial CEO. The app launched in October.
- **2016** — Crunchbase records the end of his initial Stash CEO tenure in July.
- **2017** — Began developing WinWin, a savings app using games and prizes.
- **2018** — WinWin launched in February with a weekly $1,000 prize.
- **2025** — Launched 10Xing, a newsletter about AI tools for founders, on February 24.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Stash and served as its initial CEO.
- Stash attracted more than 20,000 investors in its first five weeks after its October 2015 app launch.
- Coached Amanda Steinberg from the idea stage of DailyWorth.
- Reported advising more than 1,000 founders and investing in more than 40 startups in his February 2025 newsletter introduction.
- Limited partner in Everywhere Ventures.
- Mentor to founders through Techstars and university entrepreneurship programs.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Grab announced an agreement to acquire Stash, which Ronick co-founded, with the initial transaction priced at an enterprise value of $425 million. This is a dated company announcement, not a claim about Ronick’s proceeds or the transaction’s eventual closing.
- **2025-03** — Published 10Xing articles about startup ideation, building websites and AI meeting notes.
- **2025-02** — Launched 10Xing on February 24.

## Links

- Website: https://www.10xing.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidronick
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/davidronick

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Last updated: 2026-10-27