Eytan Elbaz
Co-founder
at ReadyAI
Eytan Elbaz is a co-founder of Scopely (acquired by Savvy Games) as well as a founding member of Applied Semantics (acquired by Google), where he conceived and product-designed AdSense.
Eytan served as Google’s Head of Domain Channel, and co-founded a leading influencer marketing platform Social Native.
Eytan is ranked a Top 100 Seed investor in the world by Business Insider. His personal angel investments include Oculus Rift (acquired by Facebook), Anduril, and Climate Corporation (acquired by Monsanto).
Eytan’s award-winning public service announcements on the subjects of Tolerance and Bullying have been aired around the globe and are on permanent display at the Museum of Tolerance.
Articles by Eytan Elbaz
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 2 Recap: Startup Growth – Tuesday Oct 14
After a packed AI Building Day, we continued LA Tech Week with Startup Growth Day, a full schedule of sessions focused on go-to-market strategy, founder journeys, and scaling startups in...
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
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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....