connect. create. disrupt. evolve...
ríque villa
_i am
a silicon valley native with a blend of grit and big-hearted passion for nature and the hustle. a father, inventor, founder, and lifelong student of the world—dedicated to sustainability, innovation, and connecting the dots between creativity and efficiency.
_pro bio
fifteen+ years of turning strategy into reality through business development, sales leadership, bold marketing, and culture-building. i’ve led strategies, built partnerships, and grown brands across a spectrum of industries—saas, e-commerce, automotive, environmental services, and viniculture. from passionate non-profits to ambitious, fast-paced startups, i love building teams with genuine synergy, grit, and determination. i pride myself on pushing limits and delivering real results.
_passions
i live for health and wellness, the science of sleep, and nature. my world includes tech, music, design, gastronomy, viniculture, and the frontiers of entheogenic science. from motorsports to mountain biking, equity trading to blockchain, ai to bioethics (or as I call it, “stayhumanism”)—i’m on a mission to blend innovation with humanity as we dive into the future.
origin
_where
living & loving lisbon < portugal < europe
_cities and places explored
arequipa, austin, berlin, baja ca, cuzco, denver, dallas, dresden, frankfurt, kraków, las vegas, lima, lisbon, london, los angeles, maui, miami, napa valley, nyc, orlando, phoenix, prague, rheinland-Pfalz, warsaw, yosemite and zion np’s…..
_future destinations
athens, azores, bangkok, bordeaux, barcelona, florence, hong kong, istanbul, madrid, majorca, milan, marrekech, mykonos, nice, paris, porto, rio de janeiro, rome, san paulo, santorini, tuscany, venice, space, outer space & beyond.
"I wake each morning torn between the desire to improve the world and the desire to enjoy it. It makes it hard to plan the day."
– E.B. White