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, we explored what it takes to build and scale in today’s AI-driven, fast-moving environment. Day 1 Oct 20, 2025 – Startup Founder Stories: Live & […]
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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 are transforming SEO, discovery, and the future of content visibility online. We hosted three full days of events at LA Tech Week: Day 1: AI
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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 the age of AI. We hosted three full days of events at LA Tech Week: Day 1: AI Building Day – Exploring how founders are
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We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day 1: AI Building Day – Exploring how founders are building and scaling AI startups Day 2: Startup Growth Day – Hands-on tactics for go-to-market and
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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.
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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. We raised through Series B with investors like Benchmark and NEA. From the outside, it looked like a typical startup success story. The reality? It
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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 it provides opportunities beyond traditional SEO methods. AI and Search Engine Convergence AI adoption is rapidly accelerating, transforming how companies reach customers. LLMs (Large Language
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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. In simple terms, this means ensuring your brand is the one these AI platforms mention and recommend. This guide will walk you through how AI-driven
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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, AI-enabled operations. From automating financial reports to scaling cold outreach, he broke down how lean teams can use automation & AI to save precious time.
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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 sessions we hosted, each one focused on supporting early-stage founders: Session 1: Building An AI Startup Founder Panel Session 2: Buyer Journey Framework – The Secret
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