# Sean Frank

Markdown copy of https://realalpha.app/people/sean-frank/ on Real Alpha, the best minutes from long interviews with the people building AI. Cite and link the page, not this copy.

Real Alpha has cut 3 moments of Sean Frank (CEO, Ridge) talking, from an interview on TBPN published Oct 5, 2026.

- Role: CEO, Ridge
- About: Runs Ridge, the self-funded wallet and accessories brand that has grown past $100 million in revenue.
- On X: https://x.com/Seanfrank

## What Sean Frank said

- [Ridge rejected a small data deal because the risk outweighed the return](https://realalpha.app/s/ridge-rejected-a-small-data-deal-because-the-risk-outweighed/)
  TBPN · Oct 5, 2026 · 5 min
  > “It's just not going to make that much of a difference in a year.” — Sean Frank · [1:04:40](https://realalpha.app/v/SiyFdWvIx1s/?t=3880)
- [AI shopping agents may take fees from both sides](https://realalpha.app/s/ai-shopping-agents-may-take-fees-from-both-sides/)
  TBPN · Oct 5, 2026 · 4 min
  > “What I think they'll end up doing is they'll try to eat from both ends.” — Sean Frank · [1:10:03](https://realalpha.app/v/SiyFdWvIx1s/?t=4203)
- [Ridge generates quarterly reports with three AI prompts](https://realalpha.app/s/ridge-generates-quarterly-reports-with-three-ai-prompts/)
  TBPN · Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min
  > “I just did my q three reporting and it's three prompts, right?” — Sean Frank · [1:15:31](https://realalpha.app/v/SiyFdWvIx1s/?t=4531)

## The episode

- [Minecraft AI Mods, Should You Sell Your Data, Construction Paper Really Fell Off](https://realalpha.app/v/SiyFdWvIx1s/) · TBPN · Oct 5, 2026