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Founder · Trader · Builder

Ricky Andrade

I've spent 8+ years building fintech and SaaS companies from zero. Today I build trading technology, teach trading for free, and fund school supplies for kids who need a reason to keep going.

Irvine, California · Dubai, UAE

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Ricky Andrade, professional portrait with city skyline
Trades live · 6:00am PT 335K+ followers
8+ yearsBuilding fintech & SaaS
15,000+Members in my trading community
500+Clients managed directly
335K+Followers across social

What I'm building

Projects

Four projects, one idea: make markets more accessible and give people the tools to keep going. If one of them fits what you need, head over.

TradeMesh

Copy-trading infrastructure

Copy trading that feels effortless.

Mirror positions across multiple accounts in real time with clear risk controls, without wrestling the stack.

  • Live on MT4/MT5, Tradovate, and NinjaTrader
  • Sizing, limits, and copy rules you control
  • White-label option for strategy providers
For traders, teams & providers
Visit TradeMesh

Cadova

Copy trading with guardrails

Copy trading, done with discipline.

Vetted strategies mirrored into your own brokerage account, with risk limits switched on from the very first trade.

  • Max daily loss, equity floor, and size caps enforced
  • Auto-pause on drawdown
  • Your funds stay with your broker
For traders who want protection first
Visit Cadova

Market Masters Academy

Free trading education

Learn to trade. Actually free.

The full foundation, from how markets work to building your own plan, taught in order at zero cost. Then sit in the room and watch me trade it live.

  • Taught in order, from first chart to your own plan
  • Charts, risk, psychology, and real mechanics
  • Live trading sessions
For new and developing traders
Join free

MotivPack

Giving back

Tools for school. Fuel to keep going.

Backpacks filled with the school supplies a kid needs to succeed in class, plus the encouragement to push through hard days.

  • $50 fills one full backpack
  • Every pack carries a handwritten note from the donor
For anyone who wants to give back
Fund a pack

Track record

Experience

I've built every company from zero: hiring developers, designing the operations, and running the customer side myself. Here's the path so far.

  1. Founder & Operations Manager

    Apr 2025 – Present

    TradeMesh · Trading automation platform

    • Took the platform from concept to live customers: product vision, developer hiring, and every operational process.
    • Own product operations end-to-end: feature planning, sprints, QA, and releases.
    • Onboarding workflows that cut client setup time by ~50%; support systems that cut inbound volume by 50%+.

  2. Founder & Operations Manager

    2020 – Present

    Cadova · Copy trading with guardrails

    • Cadova: copy trading with risk limits enforced by default.
    • Directly managed 500+ clients on the automation platform, from onboarding through retention.

  3. Founder

    Feb 2018 – Present

    Market Masters Academy · Trading education (formerly Market Master)

    • Founded and scaled the community from zero to 15,000+ members.
    • Market Masters Academy: free trading education, plus live trading sessions.
    • Built the CRM and automation systems that saved the equivalent of a full-time role, then moved the business to a self-managing state.

  4. Founder

    Present

    MotivPack · Giving back

    • MotivPack: school supplies and encouragement for kids.

  5. Co-Founder & Backend Operations

    2019 – 2021

    Flip Your Look · High-volume beauty & personal care services

    • Built the scheduling, vendor coordination, and client communication systems behind daily operations.

  6. Manager

    2015 – 2018

    Digital Altitude · Digital education & online business

    • Supported customers through onboarding, education, follow-up and issue resolution; improved retention and responsiveness.

Results

15,000+Members scaled from zero
500+Clients managed directly
~50%Faster client onboarding
20+ hrsManual work automated each week

How I work

Product operations Workflow automation Trading systems Onboarding design CRM & lead flow Dev coordination KPI tracking AI-augmented ops

Zapier, Make, n8n, HubSpot, ClickUp, MetaTrader 4/5, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor.

Markets experience spans forex, futures, and crypto: systematic and risk-conscious. I also invest in private operating businesses and real estate. None of this is a regulated advisory offer. Personally: married, one daughter, and an active golfer.

Always learning

Certifications

Formal training in project management, AI, and sales, the same skills I use to run my companies. Where available, each one links to a verified record.

AI-Enhanced Product Management

Harvard Business School AI Institute · Jun 2026

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Generative & Agentic AI in Data Science Operations

Harvard Business School AI Institute · Jun 2026

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Responsible AI Fundamentals

Harvard Business School AI Institute · 2026

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Sales Advantage

Dale Carnegie Training · Apr 2015

Certificate of achievement

Communication & Human Relations

Dale Carnegie Training

Certificate of achievement

Business & Kinesiology

Orange Coast College

Coursework

Private mentorship

Work with me one-on-one

I take on a small number of people each season who are serious about leveling up. You get the same playbook I used to scale Market Master to 15,000+ members and build TradeMesh from scratch, applied to your situation.

What we can work on

  • Trading: building a repeatable process, risk rules, and the discipline to follow them
  • Automation & systems: automating your trading or business operations so they scale without extra headcount
  • Building a business: launching and growing a fintech, education, or online product

How it works

  1. Apply in about three minutes so I can understand where you are.
  2. Book a free 30-minute strategy session with me or one of my coaches.
  3. Leave with a game plan built around your goals, and see if mentorship is the right next step.

Spots are limited each month, so please only apply if you're serious and ready to take action. Mentorship is educational. It isn't financial, investment, legal, or tax advice, and no specific income or trading results are promised.

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