Eric Wu
Partner, Growth Marketing
at Andreessen Horowitz
Eric Wu is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) on the Go-To-Market Network team, focused on SEO and growth marketing.
Before joining a16z, he was Director of Product at PayPal where he led the shopping experience team. Prior to PayPal’s acquisition of Honey, he served as the Vice President of Product Growth for Honey. Over his 20 years in SEO, he has held various consulting roles at companies like Uber, Pinterest, and TripAdvisor.
Eric graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in Cognitive Science specializing in Human Computer Interaction.
Articles by Eric Wu
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
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...