
The Side Quest: Strengthening Safety Nets and Going Analog with Ryan O'Donnell of Sunlight
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- January 29th 2026
Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our brand new series hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy and Sonali Sanjay of Primordial Ventures. This show chats all things NC Tech, and each week features a guest who dives deep into their very own side quest (startup or otherwise!)
This weeks episode features Ryan O'Donnell of Sunlight. They chat about everything from the resurgence of analog technology to if you'd get into a Waymo (this one was contentious.) Ryan then dives into his personal experience that led him to found Sunlight and how he's building a business to fill gaps in the foster care system.
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