Geoff Ralston is the former President of

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. He was the CEO of La La Media, Inc., developer of

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, a web browser-based music distribution site. Prior to Lala, Ralston worked for

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, where he was Vice President of Engineering and Chief Product Officer. In 1997, Ralston created

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. In 2011 he co-founded Imagine K12, an education technology incubator with Alan Louie and Tim Brady. He joined Y Combinator in January 2012 and transitioned at the end of 2022.

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