Dave Davis

SVP, International Licensing and Distribution, Fox

Dave Davis is currently the SVP of International Licensing and Distribution at Fox. He was previously the SVP of Digital Transactional Sales at Paramount Pictures, where he managed international digital transactional sales business (VOP & EST) across almost 200 territories. Prior to Paramount Pictures he was the VP of Sales Strategy & Development at NBC Universal, where he structured and negotiated output deals with major free and pay television broadcasters in Europe for feature films and TV series and launched PictureBox, the first-ever studio-owned SVOD film service in the UK. Previously he was the Director of Worldwide All Media at Motion Picture Association of America and was the Director of Business Development at ADX – Advanced Data Exchange from 2000 to 2002. Dave holds a B.A. in Government from Wesleyan University and obtained his J.D. from University of Michigan Law School.

Articles by Dave Davis

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 1 Recap: AI Building – Monday Oct 13

We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day...

Using Customer Feedback to Build a Product that Customers Will Love

Customer feedback is the lifeblood of successful product development, but many startups struggle with collecting, validating, and prioritizing the constant stream of input from users, advisors, and internal teams. In...

How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...

7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself

Learn the 7 steps to product-led growth (PLG) to build a product that sells itself. Drive activation, boost conversions, and scale efficiently with Wes Bush from ProductLed....

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...