Anna Barber

Managing Director, Techstars LA

Anna Barber is a senior strategic and entrepreneurial executive in the educational technology, mobile learning and kids media sectors. She is currently a Managing Director for Techstars LA and Consultant at Barber Shop Consulting. She was the SVP Product at Age of Learning, Inc. / ABCmouse.com, where she structured product group, hired key VP level employees, and managed design and development of new technology platform. Prior to Age of Learning, Inc., she co-funded Scribble Press and served as its CEO for almost seven years. During her tenure she raised three rounds of capital, expanded the company from Los Angeles to New York., and designed its new retail format. She was also the VP Product Development at Rentanything.com from 2000 to 2001 and the VP Product Mangement at Petstore.com from 1999 to 2000. Anna graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in American Studies and later earned her degree from Yale Law School.

Articles by Anna Barber

Build Alignment Before You Burn Out

Everything Feels Urgent At early-stage companies, everything feels urgent: shipping product, closing customers, raising money. In that environment, planning can feel like a luxury, or even a liability. In my...

How To Use Reddit To Scale Organic Growth For Your Startup

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...