James Revell
Board Member
at 40hammocks
High-output revenue strategist with deep expertise across performance and partner marketing, revenue operations, demand generation, content distribution, and brand growth. Proven ability to scale GTM functions, unlock new revenue channels, and drive sustainable growth across early-stage and enterprise environments.
Leadership roles span notable companies including Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV), Rubicon Project (now Magnite, NASDAQ: MGNI), and World Poker Tour (NASDAQ: AESE). As a founding team member at Wildfire Systems, served as VP of Global Affiliate & Growth Marketing, where he helped build and scale its merchant’s roster to over 30k for this influencer-powered, white-label B2B2C Fintech platform with global reach. Expert in affiliate ecosystems, publisher/creator monetization, and incremental ecommerce revenue strategies via product-level intent signals. Known for translating complex partnership and marketing strategies into repeatable, high-leverage outcomes.
Advisor, contributor, and panelist at Martech Record. Operating Expert with Mucker Capital. Civic leadership includes serving as Commissioner for the City of Carlsbad, Trustee at Notre Dame de Namur University, and Director at San José State University Alumni Association. Academic credentials include a BA in Political Science, MBA in Marketing, and MPA in Human Resource Management.
Articles by James Revell
Austin Tech Week 2025 Recap
Mucker Capital hosted two powerful days of programming during Austin Tech Week, bringing together founders, operators, and growth leaders to share real-world insights from the startup trenches. Across four sessions,...
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 3 Recap: AI Search – Wednesday Oct 15
After two packed days exploring AI startup building and go-to-market growth, Day 3 of LA Tech Week shifted focus to the evolving world of AI Search, how new AI technologies...
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
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...
