Jeff Marquart

EVP, Gavin de Becker and Associates and The Private Suite at LAX

Jeff is the EVP at Gavin de Becker and Associates and The Private Suite at LAX, both Texas Pacific Group (TPG) portfolio companies, where he built and executed successful business development programs for high-end services. Jeff is also an angel /seed investor in startup enterprises; examples include Mindshow VR (now joined by DFJ, Time Warner, Bertelsmann, Vulcan), The Venue Report, and Voyajoy. Jeff is based in Los Angeles and travels often to the Bay Area, NY, and South Florida.Jeff is a partner/owner at Gavin de Becker and Associates and The Private Suite at LAX, both Texas Pacific Group (TPG) portfolio companies, where he built and executed successful business development programs for high-end services. Jeff is also an angel /seed investor in startup enterprises; examples include Mindshow VR (now joined by DFJ, Time Warner, Bertelsmann, Vulcan), The Venue Report, and Voyajoy. Jeff is based in Los Angeles and travels often to the Bay Area, NY, and South Florida.

Articles by Jeff Marquart

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

Learn the 7 steps to product-led growth (PLG) to build a product that sells itself. Drive activation, boost conversions, and scale efficiently with Wes Bush from ProductLed....

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...

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...