Bobby Benfield

CEO, Twigtale

Bobby Benfield is currently the co-founder and CEO at Twigtale, a Disney-backed startup that enables families to create highly meaningful personal photo stories within minutes using a mobile device or desktop. Benfield is also the Founder and a Managing Partner at Vista Grande Ventures and a co-founder at TIY Products. He previously served as Chief Revenue Officer at Beautycounter and Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Shopzilla, Inc. Before joining Shopzilla, Bobby practiced corporate law at O Melveny & Meyers LLP, specializing in corporate finance and M&A. He is the author of the article, Curing American Managerial Myopia: Can the German System of Corporate Governance Help and a contributing author to the book Advising and Defending Corporate Officers and Directors. Bobby holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego and a J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.

Articles by Bobby Benfield

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...

How to Build a Customer Support Function for Startups Using AI Tools with Alex Velinov

Delivering high-quality customer support can be one of the most resource-draining parts of a startup. The good news: we’re at a turning point where founders can use AI tools to...

Zero → 100: The Exact Steps We Took to Close Our First 100 Paying Customers

Going from zero customers to 100 in just four months sounds impossible—unless you’re a founder willing to roll up your sleeves and hustle relentlessly. I’m Gaurav Bhattacharya, co-founder of Jeeva.ai,...

Unblocking Startup Growth: Best Practices for Sales Discovery & Qualification with Richard Harris

Startups are in a constant race against time and resources, navigating complex sales environments with lean teams and limited margins for error. In a recent session from the Mucker Growth...