Jon Carter

CEO, Snap Kitchen

Jon Carter has over 15 years of senior-level eCommerce experience including: Ticketmaster.com, Livenation.com and UnionBank.com. Jon is a recognized expert in eCommerce and advises individual investors, Private Equity and a range of consumer product and technology companies; start-ups to Fortune 500. Prior to that Jon was Senior Vice President of eCommerce at Live Nation Entertainment. In that role, he ran product, design, engineering, online marketing and fulfillment operations for a diverse range of businesses including: Ticketing, Merchandise, VIP, Fan Club, as well as all other ancillary products. As GM of the Direct to Consumer business for Live Nation Artists (Music Today), Jon was responsible for the eCommerce storefronts of over 600 brands including: Sesame Street, Jay Z, Shakira, U2, Madonna, Deadmau5, Kaskade and KISS as well as sports and fitness clients like NASCAR and Jillian Michaels. Before joining Live Nation, Jon served as Vice President of Product for UBOC.COM (the eCommerce arm of Union Bank, a bank with $97 B in assets). He is currently CEO of Snap Kitchen in Austin, Texas. Jon has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Articles by Jon Carter

Build Alignment Before You Burn Out

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In this Mucker Growth Series session, Colin Belyea, founder of Karmic and an expert in Reddit organic growth, breaks down how Reddit has become one of the most influential discovery...

Sales Comp Kick Start: Keys to Getting It Right as You Begin to Build Your Sales Team

Webinar Recap featuring Donya Rose, Managing Principal from The Cygnal Group Sales compensation is one of the most critical aspects of building a successful sales organization. Many early-stage founders stumble...

Austin Tech Week 2025 Recap

Mucker Capital hosted two powerful days of programming during Austin Tech Week, bringing together founders, operators, and growth leaders to share real-world insights from the startup trenches. Across four sessions,...

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 3 Recap: AI Search – Wednesday Oct 15

After two packed days exploring AI startup building and go-to-market growth, Day 3 of LA Tech Week shifted focus to the evolving world of AI Search, how new AI technologies...

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 2 Recap: Startup Growth – Tuesday Oct 14

After a packed AI Building Day, we continued LA Tech Week with Startup Growth Day, a full schedule of sessions focused on go-to-market strategy, founder journeys, and scaling startups in...