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

Creative GenAI Applications to Fuel Early Stage Startup Growth with Rosemary Brisco and Bob Mitton

In this Mucker Growth Session, Rosemary Brisco and Bob Mitton, renowned consultants in the AI field, focus on how startups can utilize AI to enhance growth and efficiency across various...

How To Identify Key Product Metrics To Unlock Value For Product-Led Startups with David Jesse

In this Mucker Growth Session, David Jesse, Senior Product Advisor & Coach at Prodify with prior product leadership experience at DoorDash, Groupon, and eBay, focuses on aligning your product metrics...

Managing Complex B2B Sales Motions for Startup Founder-Led Sales with Luke Welch

In this Mucker Growth Session, Luke Welch, owner of Luke Welch GTM Consulting and former VP of Global Marketing Solution Sales at Salesforce, focuses on the challenges and best practices...

How to Kickstart Content Marketing at Early-Stage Companies with Dennis Shiao

In this Mucker Growth Session, Dennis Shiao, founder of marketing agency Attention Retention, walks through how to make an impact with content marketing even when you have limited budget and...

How to Improve Your Team’s Performance and Prevent Burnout with Glenn Gow

In this Mucker Growth Session, CEO coach Glenn Gow discusses improving your team’s performance and preventing burnout. PDF of Glenn’s presentation slides Right Now, Things are Hard On any given...

Finance 101 for Early Stage Startup Founders with Debbie Rosler

In this Mucker Growth Session, Debbie Rosler from Burkland dives into the fundamental financial best practices and infrastructure early -stage startups need to put in place. Finance 101: Why Should...