Daniel Scalisi
Chief Growth Officer
at Wendi
Early-Stage Growth Executive | Strategic Advisor | GTM Specialist. Helping companies align their strategy, sales, growth and soul.
- 15+ years across early-stage startups and midsize tech companies
- Built and scaled private, venture, or institutionally backed SaaS, AI, and digital media businesses from incubation to profitability and growth stage
- Built four companies with two successful exits
- Grew two companies into Inc 5000 fastest growing in the US
- Built go-to-market strategies from 0 to tens of millions in ARR, from first customers to thousands
- Grew teams from a handful to 100+
- Fluent in sales, marketing, brand positioning, product-market fit development, pricing, and founder mentoring
Articles by Daniel Scalisi
The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out
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....
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies
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...
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...