Richie Hecker is an entrepreneur and investor in NYC. He is the Chief Catalyst of Traction + Scale LLC, a holding company that incubates, invests in and acquires companies that can transform the world. In a past life, he ran one of the largest social networks in the world and started the first non profit on Facebook. He also serves as Chairman of inSparq, a leading social commerce technology company In his spare time, he is a quantified self geek, runs marathons and volunteers at a book store, yes a physical book store.

For over twenty years, Miles has distinguished himself as a creator of ideas, a builder of businesses, and a leader of organizations. His angel group, Vaux les Ventures, has interests in over a dozen companies where he helped form the original team, provided the original capital, or both. Capital events following his efforts have realized over a billion dollars of value for shareholders, including notable successes in digital media like Register.com, Operative, TrustCloud, Aptaris and Mojiva. He is also a mentor at Grand Central Tech.