Don Cansino
Board Advisor
at FPT
Don is a seasoned executive who has decades worth of experience building award-winning products in mobile entertainment, SaaS, fintech, retail, and automotive industries. Don is passionate about guiding talented teams with his technical expertise in building innovative products that consumers love.
He has held executive positions at startups and at some of the most transformative large companies that have pioneered technology and product innovation.
Don was previously the CTO at CurbWaste, where he helped scale their SaaS/fintech software as revenue increased 8x through multiple funding rounds.
Prior to the startup world, Don headed up product for Walmart, where he oversaw the OmniChannel strategy for all 10 service counters — including wireless, automotive, and health/wellness — each generating over $1B in revenue. He introduced new offerings in wireless and health, tripled online adoption in automotive, and built a universal tech stack to power all service areas.
Don also served as Vice President at AT&T, bringing to market products such as Data Free TV, Mobile DVR, and streaming applications for Rogers in Canada. Earlier, at DIRECTV, he launched the Emmy Award-winning NFL Sunday Ticket experience across streaming platforms and interactive television.
At DIRECTV, Don pioneered the media industry with innovations like TV Everywhere, Kid’s App, Commercial Application, What’s Hot, and Bar Finder. He also expanded digital offerings for DIRECTV Latin America and helped resolve piracy issues, contributing to the company’s rise as a leader in television.
Don earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Purdue University, holds numerous U.S. patents, and speaks three languages.
Articles by Don Cansino
Engineering Customer & Product Feedback Loops with Holden Munson & Sofia Maravich
In this Mucker Growth session, Holden Munson and Sofia Maravich from Rethink Labs, explore how to develop a useful system of collecting customer data and integrating it into your team....
How Startups Can Win More Enterprise Deals Through Value Selling with Mike Genstil
In this Mucker Growth session, Mike Genstil with ValueCore delves into the concept of value selling and its application in enterprise sales. Delivering value at every touchpoint of...
How to Keep Your Emails Landing in the Inbox with Google’s Updated Spam Policies with Daniel-wise Ojaide
In this Mucker Growth session, Daniel-wise Ojaide from Warmbox.ai delves into the changes to Google and Yahoo’s updated spam policies and how to ensure your emails and outbound campaigns are...
Best Customers, Best Results: Unlocking Retention-Driven B2C Growth with Julius Lai
In this Mucker Growth session, Julius Lai from ArtShare discusses customer retention, which is often overlooked but essential for startups facing growth challenges. The following content will provide practical recaps...
Leveraging a Financial Model for Fundraising Success with Steven Plappert
In this Mucker Growth Session, Steven Plappert, CEO and co-founder of Forecastr, tackles how to use your financial model to the best capacity when fundraising. Your financial model can be...
How to Nail Your Pitch Deck (and Avoid Mistakes Founders Make) with Matt Gore
Have you ever thought of the average attention span per slide when an investor is going through your pitch deck? What kind of pitch deck are investors expecting? Our recent...