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.
Content & Articles by James Revell
Setting Up A Founder-Led Organic LinkedIn Content Machine With Claude
In this Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Jonathan Martinez, founder and CEO of GrowthPair, to share how founder-led LinkedIn content took his startup from zero to $1M in annual...
Lessons From Building An AI-Native Startup with Octagos
In this Mucker Growth Series session, we invited friends from one of our portfolio companies Haley Chute, CPO & CMO, and Harpreet Marwaha, COO & CFO of Octagos, to share...
How To Craft Your Website Messaging & Positioning as a Startup
In this Mucker Growth Series session, Anthony Pierri, co-founder of FletchPMM, walks through how to craft website messaging and positioning as a startup. FletchPMM is a consultancy that has worked...
2026 New York Tech Week Recap of Mucker Sessions
Mucker Capital went to New York Tech Week to host sessions for founders, operators, and builders thinking through how AI is changing product, growth, and search. Among the sessions were:...
Closing Enterprise Deals in Founder-Led Sales as a Startup
In our recent Mucker Growth Series session, I invited David Mackay, Managing Director at D9Y and one of our operating experts at Mucker, to talk about closing enterprise deals in...
The 10 Security Gaps That Plague Startups Before Their A Round
A NOTE ON SEVERITY Not every item on this list carries the same level of risk. Some are the kind of finding that stops a deal. Others are serious but...