Nelson Cheng

Startup Advisor, Film Producer, and Actor

Nelson Cheng is a former Product Manager and Product Marketing Manager for Google and Amazon with experience in product development, strategic planning, and marketing. He has been an advisor to several startups and is a mentor at MuckerLab, a startup accelerator in Los Angeles. Originally from the East Coast, Nelson holds an A.B. in Economics from Princeton University. He directed “The Magic Life”, a documentary about the business side of being a magician, which was a selection of the International Documentary Association’s DocuWeeks Showcase. It’s distributed by Gravitas Ventures and is available on iTunes, Amazon Prime, and Hulu. As an actor, you can see him in “Catherine” — a web series starring Jenny Slate and an official selection of Sundance 2014. He can also be seen in Adult Swim’s “For-Profit Online University”, HBO’s “The Newsroom”, Funny or Die’s “HUVr” (15 million+ views), and in Hulu’s upcoming series “Difficult People”.

Articles by Nelson Cheng

How to Build a Customer Support Function for Startups Using AI Tools with Alex Velinov

Delivering high-quality customer support can be one of the most resource-draining parts of a startup. The good news: we’re at a turning point where founders can use AI tools to...

Zero → 100: The Exact Steps We Took to Close Our First 100 Paying Customers

Going from zero customers to 100 in just four months sounds impossible—unless you’re a founder willing to roll up your sleeves and hustle relentlessly. I’m Gaurav Bhattacharya, co-founder of Jeeva.ai,...

Unblocking Startup Growth: Best Practices for Sales Discovery & Qualification with Richard Harris

Startups are in a constant race against time and resources, navigating complex sales environments with lean teams and limited margins for error. In a recent session from the Mucker Growth...

The LinkedIn Playbook: How Startup Founders Can Stand Out & Scale

This LinkedIn Playbook is based on insights from a recent one-time Mucker Growth Session webinar featuring LinkedIn growth experts Alec Paul (Founder of SalesBrand) and Kyle Williams (Founder of Brickstack)....

DeepSeek vs OpenAI: Comparison Breakdown and What It Means For Your Tech Startup With Dan Cleary

In this recent webinar of our Mucker Growth Series, we discussed the evolving AI landscape with Dan Cleary, founder of PromptHub. He provided an in-depth breakdown of DeepSeek vs. OpenAI,...

Building Product Without Knowing Code With Adam New Waterson

In a deep dive into AI-driven product development, Adam New-Waterson, a former CMO turned Chief Product Officer and now solopreneur, shared how non-technical founders can harness the power of AI...