Ryan is a really cool guy, I met him at WordCamp SF. Turns out he lives right around the corner from my parents! (A long way from San Fran)

I recall (i.e., IIRC) when he started out he was going to give ad-free a shot, which influenced how I was thinking about monetizing myself as our content (at that time) overlapped a little bit. It was a little distressing as his costs (rent, etc) are a lot lower and the business environment in Indiana is a lot friendlier to small businesses than in California (Hey, Jerry Brown, are listening?). But that's business, and it's a good thing.

I have no doubt Ryan is going to continue to knock it out of the ball park. And truth be told, The Summit City (Fort Wayne) is an excellent place to build exactly what he is building.