Jamie Byrne

Director, YouTube

Jamie Byrne is currently leading Global Creator and Enterprise Partnerships for Youtube. Most recently, he was responsible for leading Content Commercialization for YouTube, helping to drive increased monetization to the YouTube content ecosystem. Jamie joined YouTube in June 2006 prior to the company’s acquisition by Google. His early accomplishments at YouTube include leading the development of key advertising products and leading YouTube’s Sales Development function. Prior to joining YouTube, Jamie worked for Yahoo! in Los Angeles. Before Yahoo!, Jamie spent 5 years at DoubleClick in New York where he held various positions including overseeing DoubleClick’s sponsorship development group and kick-starting DoubleClick’s mobile initiatives. Jamie received a bachelor of communications and a bachelor of history from Rutgers University. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Articles by Jamie Byrne

How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...

7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself

Learn the 7 steps to product-led growth (PLG) to build a product that sells itself. Drive activation, boost conversions, and scale efficiently with Wes Bush from ProductLed....

The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out

A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...