Antonio Magnaghi
EVP of Engineering, System1
Antonio Magnaghi is the EVP of Engineering at System1. Most recently, he was the VP Data Science – Engineering at Live Nation (Ticketmaster). He led applied R&D and SW engineering/development on several strategic, large-scale initiatives at Live Nation/Ticketmaster and was in charge of designing and implementing novel machine learning algorithms as the core technology of Ticketmaster marketing and user intent discovery platforms. Prior to Live Nation/Ticketmaster, he was the SVP Algorithms and Data at Demand Media, where he bootstrapped a completely new R&D group, developed novel algorithms, and holds several patents. He also served as the Senior Software Engineer at Yahoo! from 2005 to 2008 and was the Software Design Engineer at Microsoft for almost two years. He is skilled in distributed systems, machine learning, scalability, and algorithms, and graduated from the University of Tokyo with a Ph.D. in Computer Science.
Content & Articles by Antonio Magnaghi
How To Craft Your Website Messaging & Positioning as a Startup
In this Mucker Growth Series session, Anthony Pierri, co-founder of FletchPMM, walks through how to craft website messaging and positioning as a startup. FletchPMM is a consultancy that has worked...
2026 New York Tech Week Recap of Mucker Sessions
Mucker Capital went to New York Tech Week to host sessions for founders, operators, and builders thinking through how AI is changing product, growth, and search. Among the sessions were:...
Closing Enterprise Deals in Founder-Led Sales as a Startup
In our recent Mucker Growth Series session, I invited David Mackay, Managing Director at D9Y and one of our operating experts at Mucker, to talk about closing enterprise deals in...
The 10 Security Gaps That Plague Startups Before Their A Round
A NOTE ON SEVERITY Not every item on this list carries the same level of risk. Some are the kind of finding that stops a deal. Others are serious but...
Community-Led Growth for Startups: Why Most Communities Fail and How to Build One That Actually Works
In our recent Mucker Growth Series session, I invited Sam Jacobs — founder and CEO of Pavilion — to talk about community-led growth: what it actually means, why most communities...
Pricing Models & Monetization Systems for Startup Success
In our recent Mucker Growth Series webinar session, we invited Jeffrey Tjiok and Jack Benson from Simon-Kucher to break down how startups can build pricing into their DNA from day...