Alfred Ruth
Chairman Of The Board at in.telli.gent
Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area Sweden
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Top SchoolAlfred Ruth is a serial founder-turned-board leader and investor with over a decade of hands-on experience building and scaling video ad technology, having co-founded Videoplaza and led its product and engineering direction until its 2014 exit. Now based in Greater Stockholm, he chairs multiple boards and advises a dozen Swedish startups, blending product-first technical judgment with early-stage strategy. His background spans journalism, consultancy since his teens, and editorial roles covering tech and startups, giving him rare fluency in both storytelling and technical product design. Alfred also explores the cultural and ethical implications of automation as a published fiction author writing about AI and superintelligence, signaling a reflective, long-term view on technology’s impact. Comfortable alternating between high-level governance and hands-on founding work, he is known for turning complex ad-tech product ideas into market-ready platforms. A lesser-known thread: he has combined editorial rigor with product instincts since the early 2000s, which informs his distinctive approach to product narrative and go-to-market.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Journalism, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Journalism at Södertörn University
Swedish, English, FrenchGithub contributions (2)
dampfred/alfredochangelica
Feb 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:38 commits, 40 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
dampfred/br-ai-n
May 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
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