Chung Meng Cheong
Operating Exec
at Silver Lake
Former CPO and GM of startups and mid-sized companies including Upwork, 33Across, Financial Engines, Realtor.com, as well as Operating Executive at Silver Lake, a leading tech private equity firm.
I’ve gone through multiple adventures of creating new product categories, finding product-market fit, (re)building the organization, and scaling from pre-revenue to eight+ figures. Lately, I’ve been hands-on exploring AI’s potential for new products and new ways of working.
I enjoy serving as a thought partner to founders navigating growth and operating model challenges. In my most recent role at Silver Lake, I “roll up my sleeves” and work directly with management teams on their most important problem.
Articles by Chung Meng Cheong
7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself
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...
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,...
2025 New York Tech Week Recap Of Mucker Sessions
Last week during New York Tech Week 2025, we joined more than 1,000 events hosted by founders, investors, and VCs. This post is a full Mucker recap of the three...